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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Mahaan
| name = Mahaan
| image = Mahaan (1983).jpg
| image = Mahaan.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[S. Ramanathan (film director)|S. Ramanathan]]
| director = [[S. Ramanathan (film director)|S. Ramanathan]]
| producer = Satyanarayana<br/>A. Suryanarayana
| producer = Satyanarayana<br/>A. Suryanarayana
| writer = M. D. Sundar
| writer = M. D. Sundar
| based_on = [[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]
| based_on = ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]'' (1978) by [[V. Somashekhar]]
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman]]<br />[[Parveen Babi]]<br />[[Zeenat Aman]]<br />[[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />[[Kader Khan]]
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman]]<br />[[Parveen Babi]]<br />[[Zeenat Aman]]<br />[[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />[[Kader Khan]]
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]
| studio = Satya Chitra International
| editing =
| editing =
| distributor =
| distributor = [[Shemaroo Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|1983|04|29|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1983|04|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 172 minutes
| runtime = 172 minutes
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| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}}4.1 crores (equivalent to {{INR}}57 crores, or {{USD}}7.9 million in 2019)<ref>http://www.talkingmoviez.com/2018/06/amitabh-bachchan-hits-flops-and.html?m=1</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}4.1 crores (equivalent to {{INR}}57 crores, or {{USD}}7.9 million in 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.talkingmoviez.com/2018/06/amitabh-bachchan-hits-flops-and.html?m=1|title = Amitabh Bachchan Hits, Flops and Blockbusters : Box Office Analysis| date=20 December 2018 }}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Mahaan''''' ({{Translation|Great}}) is a 1983 [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]] produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana and directed by [[S. Ramanathan (film director)|S. Ramanathan]]. The film stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in a [[dual role|triple role]] alongside [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], [[Kader Khan]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Sujit Kumar]] and [[Shakti Kapoor]]. The music is by [[R.D. Burman]].
'''''Mahaan''''' ({{Translation|Great}}) is a 1983 [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]] produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana and directed by [[S. Ramanathan (film director)|S. Ramanathan]]. The film stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in a [[dual role|triple role]] alongside [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|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 (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/top-ten-kannada-films-to-have-been-remade/Sandalwood-Kannada-Rajkumar-Remake/photostory/27975825.cms|title=Top ten Kannada films to have been remade - The Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bollyspice.com/framing-movies-take-twenty-four-mahaan-1983/|title=FRAMING MOVIES Take Twenty-Four: Mahaan (1983)|date=10 October 2013|publisher=}}</ref>


The song ''Pyaar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli'', which featured in the movie was also popular. Amitabh Bachchan played a triple role in the film after playing double roles in several of his earlier films.
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.


The film celebrated a [[golden jubilee]] in South India and in rest of the India it celebrated [[Silver jubilee#South Asian film terminology|silver jubilee]]. When premiered on [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] in the year 2009, it earned the highest [[Target rating point|TRP]].
The film is an official remake of the 1978 [[Kannada]] film ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/top-ten-kannada-films-to-have-been-remade/Sandalwood-Kannada-Rajkumar-Remake/photostory/27975825.cms|title=Top ten Kannada films to have been remade - The Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bollyspice.com/framing-movies-take-twenty-four-mahaan-1983/|title=FRAMING MOVIES Take Twenty-Four: Mahaan (1983)|date=10 October 2013|publisher=}}</ref>


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
Vikram Singh ([[Amjad Khan (actor)|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.
Vikram Singh ([[Amjad Khan (actor)|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 ==
== Cast ==
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Amit / Rana Ranveer / Inspector Shankar / Guru (Triple Role) (Father & Two Sons)
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as
** Amit/Rana Ranveer Singh (Janaki's husband; Shankar and Guru's father)
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* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Janki (Amit's Wife)
** Inspector Shankar Singh (Amit and Janaki 's elder son; Guru's brother; Manju's husband)
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* [[Zeenat Aman]] as Rita (Guru's Love Interest)
** Guru Singh (Amit and Janaki 's younger son; Shankar's brother; Rita's husband )
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* [[Parveen Babi]] as Manju (Shankar's Love Interest)
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* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Janki (Amit's Wife; Shankar and Guru's mother)
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* [[Zeenat Aman]] as Rita (Guru's wife)
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* [[Parveen Babi]] as Manju (Shankar's wife)
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Rai Sahib (Rita's Grandfather)
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Rai Sahib (Rita's Grandfather)
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Vikram Singh
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Vikram Singh
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* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Rajan
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Rajan
* [[Mukri]] as Guru's Foster Father
* [[Mukri]] as Guru's Foster Father
* [[Iftekhar]] as [[Chief of police|Police Chief]]
* [[Urmila Bhatt]] as Guru's Foster Mother
* [[Urmila Bhatt]] as Guru's Foster Mother
* [[Mac Mohan]] as Vikram's henchman
* Pakhi as Advocate Gayatri
* Pakhi as Advocate Gayatri
* Nandita Thakur as Doctor Nirmala
*Babbanlal Yadav as Drama Director (Tara's husband)
* Harish Magon as Vikram's gang member


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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| 1
| 1
| "Yeh Din To Aata Hai Ek Din Jawaani Mein"
| "Yeh Din To Aata Hai Ek Din Jawaani Mein"
| [[R. D. Burman]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| [[R. D. Burman]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| "Pyar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli"
| "Pyar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| [[Kishore Kumar]], Asha Bhosle
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| "Asli Kya Hai, Naqli Kya Hai"
| "Asli Kya Hai, Naqli Kya Hai"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]]
| Kishore Kumar, [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| "Jidhar Dekhun Teri Tasveer"
| "Jidhar Dekhoon Teri Tasveer"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
| Kishore Kumar
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| "Aadhi Baat Ho Chuki"
| "Aadhi Baat Ho Chuki"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
| Kishore Kumar
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| "Har Chhori Rani Hiyaan"
| "Har Chhori Rani Hiyaan"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
| Kishore Kumar
|-
|-
| 7
| "Jidhar Dekhoon Teri Tasveer"
| Amitabh Bachchan
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 07:46, 10 October 2024

Mahaan
Film poster
Directed byS. Ramanathan
Written byM. D. Sundar
Based onShankar Guru (1978) by V. Somashekhar
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]

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]

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.

The film celebrated a golden jubilee in South India and in rest of the India it celebrated silver jubilee. When premiered on Sony TV in the year 2009, it earned the highest TRP.

Synopsis

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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.

Cast

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  • Amitabh Bachchan as
    • Amit/Rana Ranveer Singh (Janaki's husband; Shankar and Guru's father)
    • Inspector Shankar Singh (Amit and Janaki 's elder son; Guru's brother; Manju's husband)
    • Guru Singh (Amit and Janaki 's younger son; Shankar's brother; Rita's husband )
  • Waheeda Rehman as Janki (Amit's Wife; Shankar and Guru's mother)
  • Zeenat Aman as Rita (Guru's wife)
  • Parveen Babi as Manju (Shankar's wife)
  • Ashok Kumar as Rai Sahib (Rita's Grandfather)
  • Amjad Khan as Vikram Singh
  • Shakti Kapoor as Prem Singh (Vikram's Son)
  • Kader Khan as Simon Sardar
  • Aruna Irani as Tara
  • Sujit Kumar as Rajan
  • Mukri as Guru's Foster Father
  • Iftekhar as Police Chief
  • Urmila Bhatt as Guru's Foster Mother
  • Mac Mohan as Vikram's henchman
  • Pakhi as Advocate Gayatri
  • Nandita Thakur as Doctor Nirmala
  • Babbanlal Yadav as Drama Director (Tara's husband)
  • Harish Magon as Vikram's gang member

Soundtrack

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All lyrics by Anjaan.

# Song Singer
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

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  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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