Qurbani

<p>Rajesh, a former in a circus, is now a thief, expert in breaking open treasuries. In one such robbery, he is being watched by police inspector Amjad Khan. Sheela is a gorgeous and singer. Rajesh and Sheela are in love. Rajesh has not disclosed to Sheela that he is a thief. Inspector Amjad Khan arrests Rajesh for theft after he is seen by an officer at a traffic accident. The court sentences Rajesh to two years imprisonment. Sheela is devastated after she realises Rajesh is a thief. Rajesh meets Vikram in jail, who along with his sister Jwaala, seeks revenge against crime boss Rakka, who cheated Jwaala and siphoned her money. Meanwhile, Amar is a criminal in Rakka’s gang who revolts against Rakka. He is a widower with a daughter Tina (Natasha Chopra) studying in a boarding school. Before quitting Rakka’s gang, Amar has committed a crime, masked, and inspector Amjad Khan is investigating that case. Amar saves Sheela from a gang of rowdy bikers. They meet regularly as Sheela likes Amar’s daughter Tina. Soon, Amar begins to love Sheela, who does not reciprocate because she still loves Rajesh. After a short time, Amar and Sheela get together. Rajesh completes his . Upon release, he meets Vikram who again reminds him of the deal to rob Rakka. During the conversation, Amar incidentally reaches the site and a fist fight ensues between Amar and Vikram. While fleeing, Vikram swears revenge against Amar. Thus Rajesh and Amar meet for the first time. Rajesh takes Amar to introduce him to Sheela; Sheela and Amar pretend as if they do not know each other since they don’t want Rajesh to suspect them. Later, Vikram’s goons kidnap Tina and beat Amar, who is hospitalized. In return for Amar and his daughter’s safety, Rajesh agrees to do Vikram’s job. He nurses Amar back to health and soon they become thick friends. Amar promises Rajesh he will support him in this one last robbery. They plan to shift to after the robbery with the money. They concoct a scheme whereby Amar would steal and jewellery from a safe, phone the police, let Rajesh take the blame an get arrested, and get a prison term for about 12 to 18 months. After his release, he will join Amar in the UK. Things don’t go according to plan as Rajesh gets arrested for killing Rakka, while Amar and Sheela arrive in London with the stolen money. Rajesh thinks that Amar framed him so that he can get Rajesh out of the way, and keep all the money (as well as Sheela) for himself. Rajesh escapes from prison and reaches London to confront Amar. After a brief tussle, Rajesh realizes that Amar did not frame him. Vikram and his goons reach London to take revenge against Rajesh and Amar. In the climax of the movie, Amar sacrifices himself to save Rajesh, Sheela and Tina from getting killed by Vikram. The film had a production budget of ( ). Filming began in 1979, and was one of the most expensive Indian films at the time. Feroz Khan’s expenses included for a new camera, for several scenes (including a song sequence) on a large set (representing a ‘s den), and for an authentic silver sword. suggested in 1979 that the production costs of may exceed those of , another similarly expensive production at the time. To draw shock from the audience, a scene was included with the calculated decimation of a in an underground parking lot. This was at a time when not many in India had seen a Mercedes, let alone sat in one. UK stunts were designed and arranged by James Dowdall, photographed by Eric Van Herren and produced by Nick Farnes who, with James Dowdall, wrote the UK scenario. Feroz Khan initially asked to play the role of Amar. Amitabh replied he would be available in 6 months, according to Feroz, but Feroz could not wait that long. So the role of Amar went to Vinod Khanna. The film was going to be released on 27 June 1980 and clash with but the sudden demise of on 23 June 1980, resulted in the release postponed for one week and finally it was released on 30 June 1980 to become the biggest hit of the year, with a of 13.8 ( of 12.4 crore) at the Indian box office in 1980. This is equivalent to 15.26 million in 1980, or US$58 million ( 330 crore) in 2018. was the music director for the song ” “, which introduced him and singer to Indian films. The first initial song Biddu recorded for was a version of a song. When Nazia Hassan and heard it, they refused saying they didn’t want to sing a copy. They insisted they wanted an original song. A reluctant Biddu asked them what they had in mind. That’s when “Aap Jaisa Koi” was born. The movie is known for its music and songs, including the title “Qurbani Qurbani”, written by the poet, and rendered by , , and Aziz Nazan. received a special award for ‘The Most Amazing Evergreen Song’ by Bollywood music producers, . The remaining songs and the background score were composed by Kalyanji–Anandji. The song “Laila O Laila” was also very popular. The songs’ lyrics were written by and , including , performed by and written by Indeevar. Feroz Khan met Biddu and Nazia Hassan at a party hosted by a close friend in . Nazia’s parents insisted Feroz listen to her sing. Feroz did and was highly impressed. Feroz had his eye on the International star Biddu to score a song for . Biddu was reluctant to score music for an Indian film. It was with sincere persistence and Feroz telling Biddu to do it for his mom who lived in India. Feroz also played to his hometown sentiment since both Feroz and Biddu hailed from Bangalore. Many music directors (including the film’s original music directors Kalyanji–Anandji) opposed Feroz Khan hiring Biddu to score a solo song in the film, because they viewed Biddu as an outsider. After several discussions, Feroz Khan stuck to his choice. Its songs were popular and the movie sold the most number of records and audio tapes in 1980. The music and songs ushered in the ” ” of the that lasted until the mid-1980s. “Aap Jaisa Koi”, sung by Nazia Hassan and produced by Biddu, had a strong impact on audiences. was 1980’s best-selling in India, and the sixth best-selling of the 1980s. was awarded the Golden Disc accolade when exceeded 500,000 units sold in India. The album then went Platinum within seven months, a record for the at the time, selling 1 million units. The song “Laila O Laila” was recreated in the film with the title , sung by Pawni Pandey and featuring . was remade in Turkish as directed by in 1984, which features Behçet Nacar in Feroz Khan’s role and in Vinod Khanna’s role, and in Tamil as in 1986 by producer . The film had in Feroz Khan’s role and in Vinod Khanna’s role and was shot in the , but was an average hit.</p>