Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
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Kalyanji-Anandji | |
Distributed by | Prakash Mehra Productions |
Release date | 27 October 1978 |
Running time | 182 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹est.10 million[1] |
Box office | ₹est.269 million[1] |
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (transl. Conqueror of Destiny) is a 1978 Indian
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar was the highest-grossing
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Plot
The story revolves around a nameless,young orphan boy who finds employment in the house of a wealthy man, Ramnath, played by Shriram Lagoo. Unfortunately, Ramnath harbors an intense dislike for the boy due to a tragic incident involving another orphan who had killed Ramnath's wife. Despite this, Ramnath's young daughter Kaamna empathizes with the boy, and they develop a strong bond of friendship.
Later on, the boy is adopted by a
Unfortunately, tragedy strikes again when Fatima dies, leaving the young Sikandar to look after her daughter, Mehroo. In the midst of his grief and despair, Sikandar seeks guidance from a fakir named Darvesh Baba, played by Kader Khan. The wise Darvesh Baba advises Sikandar to find happiness in sadness and embrace the challenges of life. By doing so, he will become the conqueror of fate.
The film cuts to grown up Sikandar (
One night in a bar, Sikandar is introduced to Vishal Anand (Vinod Khanna), a down-on-his-luck lawyer. A friendship is formed when Vishal risks his own life to save Sikandar from a bomb blast. Vishal and his mother move into Sikandar's house.
A criminal named Dilawar (Amjad Khan) is in love with Zohra, and learns about her love for Sikandar. Dilawar confronts Sikandar and in the ensuing fight is thrashed by him. He swears to kill Sikandar.
At length Ramnath and Kaamna, who have been struggling financially, discover that Sikandar has been anonymously paying their bills. Ramnath goes to thank him. The two households become friendly, and Vishal begins to work with Ramnath. Encouraged, Sikandar tries to profess his love to Kaamna through a love letter. Because Sikandar himself is illiterate, Vishal transcribes the letter for him, but the plan backfires when Kaamna mistakes the letter as actually being from Vishal. Vishal is unaware that Kaamna is the girl Sikandar loves, and they begin to date. Sikandar, upon learning this, struggles with his emotions but decides he must sacrifice his love for the sake of his friendship with Vishal. He covers up any evidence of his feelings toward Kaamna, and at his urging, Vishal and Kaamna plan to marry.
Meanwhile, the marriage of Mehroo is at risk of being cancelled; her fiancé's family have learned about Sikandar's frequent visits to Zohra, and they object to the union on these grounds. Vishal, knowing Sikandar won't change, visits Zohra and offers to pay her if she agrees to abandon Sikandar. Zohra, upon learning the reason, refuses the money but promises Vishal that she would rather die than let Sikandar visit her again. Later, Sikandar arrives at Zohra's. When she is unable to stop his entry, she kills herself by consuming poison hidden in her diamond ring, and dies in his arms.
Dilawar in the meantime has formed an alliance with Sikandar's arch enemy, J. D. (Ranjeet), and upon learning of Zohra's death hatches a plan to destroy Sikandar and his family. Kaamna and Mehroo are both preparing for their weddings; J. D. and his henchmen kidnap Mehroo but Vishal follows them and rescues her. Dilawar kidnaps Kaamna, but Sikandar follows him. He rescues Kaamna and sends her home while he fights Dilawar. In the final battle, both Dilawar and Sikandar are mortally wounded and Dilawar is surprised to learn that Sikandar never loved Zohra. A dying Sikandar reaches the wedding of Kaamna and Vishal. Just as the wedding ceremony is completed, Sikandar collapses. His dying words inadvertently reveal his love for Kaamna, and Vishal sings him a reprise from the movie's theme song: "Life is going to betray you someday... Death is your true love as it will take you along..." Sikandar's entire life flashes before him and he dies in Vishal's arms just as the song is completed. The film ends with the wedding having become a funeral.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Sikandar
- Vinod Khanna as Vishal Anand
- Raakheeas Kaamna
- Rekha as Zohra Bai
- Ranjeet as J.D.
- Amjad Khan as Dilawar
- Nirupa Roy as Fatima
- Kader Khan as Darvesh Baba
- Shreeram Lagooas Ramnath
- Goga Kapoor as Goga
- Ram Sethi as Pyarelal
- Manmohan Krishna as Piano Instructor
- Paidi Jairajas Dr. Kapoor
- Yusuf Khan as Paul
- Vikas Anand as Police Inspector
- Sulochana Latkar as Vishal's Mother
- Sunder as Bus Conductor
- Mayur Raj Verma as Young Sikandar
Soundtrack
The Soundtrack was composed by the duo of the brothers
Song | Singer |
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Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | Kishore Kumar |
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (Sad) | Mohammad Rafi
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O Saathi Re (Male) | Kishore Kumar |
O Saathi Re (Female) | Asha Bhosle |
Pyar Zindagi Hai, Pyar Bandagi Hai | Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle, |
Wafa Jo Na Ki To | Hemlata |
Dil To Hai Dil | Lata Mangeshkar |
Salaam-E-Ishq Meri Jaan Zara Qubool Kar Lo | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
Beside Kishore Kumar and Mahendra Kapoor, Mohd. Rafi's voice was used in the movie for the Kishore Kumar song Rote Hue Ate Hain Sab. Mohd. Rafi wanted Kishore Kumar to sing the sad version, but as insisted by Music Director Kalyanji Anandji, that his voice suited the sad version best, Mohd. Rafi had agreed to sing the song Zindagi to Bewafaa Hai. The song was picturised on Vinod Khanna during the Amitabh death scene.
Box office
Produced on a budget of ₹10 million, the film grossed ₹170 million in India. It was the highest-grossing film of the year, as well as the third highest-grossing film of the decade, after Sholay (1975) and Bobby (1973). The film was a blockbuster, according to Box Office India.[4][9] The film was such a huge hit, that people used to stand in queues, waiting endlessly, to buy the film's tickets. Sometimes the crowds slept in front of the cinema halls overnight in their wait for the tickets.[citation needed] Its Indian gross is equivalent to $20.76 million in 1978.[a] Adjusted for inflation, its Indian gross is equivalent to ₹5.5 billion ($74.22 million) in 2017.[11]
It was also an overseas blockbuster in the Soviet Union, where the film grossed 6.3 million rubles (25.2 million ticket sales,[12] at average 25 kopecks ticket price),[13] which was $7.96 million[b] (₹98.9 million)[c] in 1984. Adjusted for inflation, its overseas gross is equivalent to $23 million (₹1.407 billion) in 2017.
Worldwide, the film grossed ₹269 million ($31.75 million).[16][a] Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to $148 million (₹8.84 billion) in 2017.
In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated 67 million tickets in India,[4][17] and 25.2 million tickets in the Soviet Union,[12] for an estimated total of 92 million tickets sold worldwide.
Accolades
26th Filmfare Awards | ||||||||
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Category | Recipient(s) | Result | ||||||
Best Film | Prakash Mehra | Nominated | ||||||
Best Director | ||||||||
Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | |||||||
Best Supporting Actor | Vinod Khanna | |||||||
Best Supporting Actress | Rekha | |||||||
Best Comedian | Ram Sethi | |||||||
Best Male Playback Singer | Kishore Kumar (For "O Saathi Re Tera Bina") | |||||||
Best Female Playback Singer | Asha Bhosle for (For "O Saathi Re Tera Bina") | |||||||
Best Story | Laxmikant Sharma |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) Hindi Movie Review, Budget and Box Office Collection". Bollywood Product. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b "How Kader Khan's dialogues made Devdas look cool in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar". ThePrint. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-93-5150-495-5.
- ^ a b c "Box Office 1978". Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "The Biggest Diwali BLOCKBUSTERS of All Time". Box Office India. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Dhirad, Sandeep (2006). "Filmfare Nominees and Winner" (PDF). deep750.googlepages.com. p. 52.
- ^ "Uppalapati Krishnam Raju Filmography". Cinegoer. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ YADAV, SANDEEP (12 May 2016). "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)". The Hindu.
- ^ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1978. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "The Biggest Diwali BLOCKBUSTERS of All Time". Box Office India. 10 December 2018.
- ^ Sergey Kudryavtsev (3 August 2008). "Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)".
- ^ Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War, page 48, Cornell University Press, 2011
- ^ "Archive". Central Bank of Russia. 1992.
- ^ "Reserve Bank of India – Publications".
- ^ "On Independence Day, here are the most successful Indian movies of every decade since 1947". Hindustan Times. 15 August 2018.
- ISBN 9788173870231.
External links
- Muqaddar Ka Sikandar at IMDb