This Prakash Mehra hit of 1978 starring Amitabh Bacchan, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Rakhee Gulzar, Amjad Khan and Kader Khan was my last birhday gift from my wife.
It is a story of an orphaned and abused boy who struggles to lead a respectable life amidst all the odds. The boy first try to find solace in the sympathy extended to him by his master's daughter, Kamna but a bitter misunderstanding tears them apart. He was then adopted by a kind-hearted woman, Fatima who names him Sikander who dies leaving her daughter Mehru in-charge of Sikander. It was while Sikander was in the graveyard following Fatima's death that he meets a Fakir who instills in him hope and the philosophy of keeping a smiling face while fighting the obstacles of life. Thus the broken-hearted Sikander turns determined and gradually builds a fortune mainly by helping police trap smugglers. In this juncture he meets Vishal, a budding lawyer who risks his life to save Sikander from a bomb threat. Vishal and Sikander becomes great friends and Sikander offers his residence to Vishal and his mother. Meanwhile Sikander becomes a frequenter of Zohrabai's brothel much to the rage of Dilawar, a criminal. Sikander's rivals takes this opportunity and enrages Dilawar further against Sikander. Vishal, in the meantime, meets Kamna and falls in love with him. Thus the stage gets set for the final showdown where on the one hand Sikander has to fight his rivals including Dilawar and on the other he has to choose between his friendship and his love.
The film, though is devoid of any serious suspence but has all the ingredients for an exciting drama. The acting have been superb and the direction praiseworthy.
It is a story of an orphaned and abused boy who struggles to lead a respectable life amidst all the odds. The boy first try to find solace in the sympathy extended to him by his master's daughter, Kamna but a bitter misunderstanding tears them apart. He was then adopted by a kind-hearted woman, Fatima who names him Sikander who dies leaving her daughter Mehru in-charge of Sikander. It was while Sikander was in the graveyard following Fatima's death that he meets a Fakir who instills in him hope and the philosophy of keeping a smiling face while fighting the obstacles of life. Thus the broken-hearted Sikander turns determined and gradually builds a fortune mainly by helping police trap smugglers. In this juncture he meets Vishal, a budding lawyer who risks his life to save Sikander from a bomb threat. Vishal and Sikander becomes great friends and Sikander offers his residence to Vishal and his mother. Meanwhile Sikander becomes a frequenter of Zohrabai's brothel much to the rage of Dilawar, a criminal. Sikander's rivals takes this opportunity and enrages Dilawar further against Sikander. Vishal, in the meantime, meets Kamna and falls in love with him. Thus the stage gets set for the final showdown where on the one hand Sikander has to fight his rivals including Dilawar and on the other he has to choose between his friendship and his love.
The film, though is devoid of any serious suspence but has all the ingredients for an exciting drama. The acting have been superb and the direction praiseworthy.
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