Abdullah movie is a 1980 Bollywood romantic drama film, The director is Sanjay Khan while the Producer is Asghar Ali, Sanjay Khan, and Zarine Khan.
This film’s leading star cast are Raj Kapoor, Sanjay Khan, Zeenat Aman, and Danny Denzongpa Along with Sanjeev Kumar, Madan Puri, Sujit Kumar, Mehmood, Om Prakash, Kader Khan, and Farida Jalal in supporting roles.
George Marzbetuny wrote the story, while Kader Khan written the dialogue. At the time, it was one of the most expensive Indian movies.
Cast and Crew
- Director: Sanjay Khan
- Writer: Kader Khan (dialogues), George Marzbetuny (story)
- Producer: Asghar Ali, Abbas Khan, Zarine Khan
- Starring: Raj Kapoor, Sanjay Khan, Zeenat Aman, Danny Denzongpa
- Cinematography: V. Gopi Krishna
- Editor: M. S. Shinde
- Music Director: R. D. Burman
- Production company: Zafo Films Private Limited Productions
- Genres: Action, Drama, Romance
- Release date: 8 August 1980
- Country: India
- Language: Hindi
- Box office: 3.4 crore INR
Story:
Khaleel is a violent bandit terrorizing the country in an unnamed Arab nation. The government asks Sheikh Mohammed Al-Kamal, a man of honor who works to keep people safe, to assist in the search for Khaleel. When Khaleel’s botched effort to kidnap the Sheikh’s wife Zainab, the Sheikh’s fight to bring him to justice takes on a personal dimension.
Abdullah is a devoted Muslim who maintains a well that supplies water to thirsty travelers while living in a little hut in the middle of the desert. One day, he learns from a friend, Ameer, that a nearby settlement had been raided by Khaleel, who had killed everyone but Yashoda, a pregnant lady. Immediately after Yashoda gives birth to a son she names Krishna, asks Abdullah to take care of him, and passes away, Ameer is killed. Abdullah faces his apprehensions about raising a Hindu youngster and treats Krishna like his own son.
One day, Krishna will kill Khaleel, according to the magician who serves him. Khaleel’s life will come to an end at the hands of this Krishna, just as the Hindu deity Krishna had killed Kansa, his maternal uncle. Khaleel is enraged by this and decides to assassinate Krishna. To neutralize any threat against him, he assaults Abdullah, kidnaps Krishna, and is prepared to kill the young boy. As a result, Abdullah and the Sheikh started working to put a stop to this and deal with Khaleel permanently.
Star Cast:
- Raj Kapoor as a Abdullah
- Sanjay Khan as a Shaikh Mohammed-Al-Qamaal
- Zeenat Aman as a Zainab
- Danny Denzongpa as a Khaleel
- Sujit Kumar as a Jamaal
- Mehmood as a Ahmed
- Om Prakash as a Hindu Priest
- Sanjeev Kumar as a Ameer
- Madan Puri as a Military Commander
- Kader Khan as a Military Officer
- Farida Jalal as a Yashoda
- Rajeev Bhatia as a Krishna
- Nazir Hussain as a Blind Man
- Bob Christo as a Magician
- Helen as a Item Dancer in song “Jashn-E-Bahaara”
Music/Songs
This film’s music composer is R. D. Burman while Lyricist is Anand Bakshi.
- “Om Jai Jagdish Hare”……Lata Mangeshkar
- “Jashn-E-Bahaara”………….Asha Bhosle
- “Bheega Badan Jalne Laga”……..Asha Bhosle
- “Maine Poochha Chand Se”…….Mohammed Rafi
- “Ae Khuda, Har Faisla Tera”……Kishore Kumar
- “Lallah, Allah Tera Nigahbaan”….Manna Dey
Box office Collection
Abdullah ranked as the 17th highest-grossing Indian movie of 1980 with domestic box office receipts of 3.4 crore. The movie did poorly at the domestic box office, though, according to critics.
Despite doing poorly at the native Indian box office, Raj Kapoor’s fame in the Soviet Union helped the movie become a worldwide hit there. It was the most-watched Indian film in the Soviet Union in 1983 with 31.9 million viewers, ranking it in the top 30 most-watched films from the subcontinent.
