Mahaan (1983 film)

Mahaan (transl. Great) is a 1983 Hindi-language action drama film produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana and directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in a triple role alongside Waheeda Rehman, Parveen Babi, Zeenat Aman, Ashok Kumar, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, Sujit Kumar and Shakti Kapoor. The music is by R.D. Burman.The film is an official remake of the 1978 Kannada film Shankar Guru.[2][3]

Mahaan
Film poster
Directed byS. Ramanathan
Written byM. D. Sundar
Based onShankar Guru (1978 film)
Produced bySatyanarayana
A. Suryanarayana
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Waheeda Rehman
Parveen Babi
Zeenat Aman
Ashok Kumar
Amjad Khan
Shakti Kapoor
Kader Khan
CinematographyA. Vincent
Music byR. D. Burman
Production
company
Satya Chitra International
Distributed byShemaroo Entertainment
Release date
  • 29 April 1983 (1983-04-29)
Running time
172 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹4.1 crores (equivalent to ₹57 crores, or US$7.9 million in 2019)[1]

The film features popular songs like Jidhar Dekhoon Teri Tasveer Nazar Aati Hai, Pyaar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli and Ye Din To Aata Hai Ek Din Jawaani Mein. Amitabh Bachchan played a triple role in the film after playing double roles in several of his earlier films. This is also the only film of Amitabh Bachchan so far where he played a triple role.

Synopsis

Vikram Singh (Amjad Khan) is framed for possession of drugs but claims he was framed by a business associate named Rajan (Sujit Kumar). After release from prison, he kills Rajan and frames his former lawyer Amit (Amitabh Bachchan). Amit is forced to go on the run, while his pregnant wife Janki (Waheeda Rehman) gives birth to twin sons Guru and Shankar (Both played by Amitabh Bachchan). Unfortunately, she becomes separated from one of her sons Guru when her son is stolen by a barren couple. With her husband on the run and one son missing, Janki is forced to raise Shankar on her own. Amit thinks his wife Janki is dead so he tries to lead a normal life using the name Rana Ranveer and is living with his adopted daughter Manju (Parveen Babi). But Janki is living in another city with Shankar who has become a police inspector. Guru had been brought up by a barren couple and grows up to be a theatre actor and pursued by Rita (Zeenat Aman). Manju meets and falls in love with Shankar, unaware that he is Rana Ranveer's long lost son. At the end, their lives intertwine and all are reunited and become a family again.

The movie celebrated golden jubilee (3 shows) in South India and in rest of the India it celebrated silver jubilee (3 shows). When premiered in Sony TV in the year 2009, it earned highest TRP.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics by Anjaan.

#SongSinger
1 "Yeh Din To Aata Hai Ek Din Jawaani Mein" R. D. Burman, Asha Bhosle
2 "Pyar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
3 "Asli Kya Hai, Naqli Kya Hai" Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar
4 "Jidhar Dekhoon Teri Tasveer" Kishore Kumar
5 "Aadhi Baat Ho Chuki" Kishore Kumar
6 "Har Chhori Rani Hiyaan" Kishore Kumar
7 "Jidhar Dekhoon Teri Tasveer" Amitabh Bachchan

References
  1. "Amitabh Bachchan Hits, Flops and Blockbusters : Box Office Analysis". 20 December 2018.
  2. "Top ten Kannada films to have been remade - The Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "FRAMING MOVIES Take Twenty-Four: Mahaan (1983)". 10 October 2013.
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