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Wikipedia article




'Saat Hindustani' is a 1969 Indian action film written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. The cast included Madhu, Utpal Dutt, Shehnaz, A. K. Hangal, Anwar Ali (brother of Indian comedian Mehmood), and Amitabh Bachchan who made his debut with this film.

Overview



'Saat Hindustani' portrays the story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule.

[http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC33folder/KAAbbas.html K.A. Abbas (1914-1987)]


Synopsis



A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan) from Bihar and five other men, all belonging to different religions and parts of India, join their seventh comrade Maria (Shehnaz Vahanvaty), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in the state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.

Cast





*Madhu as Shubodh Sanyal

*Amitabh Bachchan as Anwar Ali

*Shehnaaz as Maria (as Shahnaz)

*Utpal Dutt as Joginder Nath

*Irshad Ali as Mahadevan

*Anwar Ali as Ram Bhagat Sharma

*Jalal Agha as Sakharam Shinde

*A. K. Hangal as Doctor

*Dina Pathak as Mrs. J. Nath

* Prakash Thapa as Tax Inspector

*Kanu Sarswat

Production



Crew

*'Direction' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

*'Story' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

*'Screenplay' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

*'Dialogue' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

*'Production' - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

*'Producer' - Manmohan Sabir

*'Production Secretary' - N. M. Trivedi

*'Cinematography' - S. Ramachandra

*'Editing' - Mohan Rathod

*'Audiography' - Minoo Bawa, B. P. Bharucha

** sp. Back Ground Music Recording Satish J Kaushik

*'Music Direction' - J. P. Kaushik

** asst. Sunil Kaushik

*'Lyrics' - Kaifi Azmi

*'Playback Singer' - Mahendra Kapoor

*'Audiographer' - Minoo Bawa

*'Audiographer' - B.P. Bharucha

Awards



*National Film Awards

*Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration

*National Film Award for Best Lyrics -Kaifi Azmi

References




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