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'Awwal Number' is a 1990 Indian sports action film directed by Dev Anand. It stars Dev Anand, Aamir Khan, Ekta Sohini, Neeta Puri, Aditya Pancholi in pivotal roles.

Plot



The story revolves around cricket where a new star Sunny has been included in the team in place of another famous star Ronny. The fame and hype of the new star creates hatred in the heart of Ronny against Sunny, although Sunny respects him. Ronny decides to take revenge on Sunny; meanwhile a terrorist decides to put a bomb in the field where a match is to be organised between India and Australia.

DIG Vikram Singh discovers the terrorists' plan and foils the attack, saving thousands of lives. Sunny also becomes a star by playing a match-winning stroke for the country.

Cast



*Dev Anand as DIG Vikram Singh "Vicky"

*Aamir Khan as Sunny

*Ekta Sohini as Aarti

*Neeta Puri as Maria

*Aditya Pancholi as Ranveer Singh "Rony"

*Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Kundi

*Sudhir Pandey as Sundaram

*Vikram Gokhale

*Parikshat Sahni in a special appearance as a Selection committee member

*Ram Mohan in a special appearance as a Selection committee member

*Anjan Srivastav as In a special appearance as a Cricket commentator

*Aftab Shivdasani as Young Sunny

*Bharat Bhushan as Sunny's Grandfather

*Birbal as Chhaganlal

*Sameer Khakkar as Terrorist

*Raj Kishore in a special appearance as a Bartender

*Mac Mohan as Mani

*Cindy Crawford as Vicky's step mother in the picture

*Subbiraj as Police Commissioner Patil

*Ajit Vachani as Police Inspector

Soundtrack



The music was composed By Bappi Lahiri and the lyrics were by Amit Khanna. Voices were rendered by Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar, Bappi Lahiri, Udit Narayan and S. Janaki.

Production



Aamir Khan and his father were admirers of Dev Anand and Aamir quoted in an interview after Dev Anand's death: "The only film I signed without reading the script was 'Awwal Number'." Anand had initially offered the role of Ranvir Singh to cricketer Imran Khan.

References




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