Amar Akbar Anthony

Plot synopsis:
A chaffeur named Kishanlal (Pran) takes the blame for a fatal hit-and-run accident committed by his employer, the notorious mob boss Robert (Jeevan), on the assurance that his family's income will be tripled and their welfare looked after. He returns from prison to find his wife Bharati (Nirupa Roy) suffering from tuberculosis and his three sons starving. Seeking help from Robert for the sake of his family, he is ridiculed, humiliated and repudiated, until he turns on Robert and tries to kill him. Making his escape, Kishanlal inadvertently takes a car containing a shipment of gold bullion. Robert's goons give chase as Robert wants the gold back.
Kishanlal goes home to rescue his family – only to find his wife's suicide note. Unknown to him, she fails and is struck blind. Kishanlal leaves his sons in a public park (at the foot of a statue of Gandhi) in order to draw off the pursuing goons to keep the boys away from harm. In the car chase that follows, he crashes and is presumed dead by the witnessing police, but is revealed to have survived. But by the time he returns to the park with the gold, his three sons have vanished. Amar (the middle son) has been nearly ran over by Robert's goons and rescued by a Hindu policeman; a Muslim tailor finds Raju (the youngest) and adopts him, naming him Akbar; and a Catholic priest (Nazir Hussain) finds Anthony (the oldest) asleep on the steps of his church and took him under his care.
After 22 years, Amar (Vinod Khanna) becomes a policeman; Akbar (Rishi Kapoor) becomes a singer, and Anthony (Amitabh Bachchan) becomes a likeable, socially conscious scamp who runs quasi-legal operations and makes God his 'partner' by donating half his income to charity. The three meet when they donate blood for a hit-and-run victim, unaware that they are related and that the recipient is their biological mother Bharati, who is currently selling flowers.
In the meantime, Kishanlal used his gold to create his own criminal syndicate, destroying Robert's business and forcing a penniless Robert to work for him at a nearby dock. He also took in Robert's daughter Jenny as his niece before sending her to school in Europe. Robert becomes delighted to hear from Kishanlal that Jenny will return, but is distraught that Kishanlal won't let him see her, as he's still angry at Robert for making him lose his family. Eventually, the police arrives near Kishanlal's dock, forcing Kishanlal and his gang to disperse away from the scene. This allows Robert to escape away with another shipment of gold bullion, regaining his former place as mob boss and becoming Kishanlal's rival, determined to retrieve Jenny for himself and get back at Kishanlal for ruining his criminal empire.
During the tide, each of the sons fell in love with the women they find: Akbar falls in love with his neighbor doctor Salma Ali, much to disapproval of Salma's father Tayyaib Ali, who later gives his blessings after Akbar saves him and Selma from a house fire. Amar falls in love with a one-time crook named Laxmi, taking her and her grandmother to his home after arresting her abusive stepmother. Also, Anthony falls in love with Jenny after meeting her in church. Around the same time, Bharati regains her sight at a Diwali festival in honor of Sai Baba hosted by Akbar, whom she recognized as her youngest son Raju.
However, things get out of hand when Kishanlal is double-crossed by one of his bodyguards named Zubesko, who betrays Jenny to Robert in exchange for getting her hand in marriage, resulting Anthony's adoptive father to be murdered by Robert when he tries to stop them. Also, while witnessing Jenny's kidnapping, Laxmi ends up being kidnapped by her abusive brother Ranjeet, who is working for Robert. In their pursuit of justice against Robert, the brothers soon discover their mutual heritage with each other along with Kishanlal and Bharati, reuniting the family once again.
Working together, the three brothers form a plan to bring Robert and his gang to justice. Posing as an elderly tailor, a one-man band, and a priest, the three brothers and Salma infiltrate into Robert's mansion, where Salma helps Jenny and Laxmi escape while the brothers finally reveal themselves and defeat Robert and the mobsters before sending them to jail for good.
Despite justice being served for Robert and his gang, Kishanlal is sent back to prison for his past crimes, much to Bharati's dismay. However, Kishanlal comforts Bharati by telling her that their sons are reunited and have grown up, which is the only thing that matters to him the most. Kishanlal is then briefly released from his cell to share a heartfelt hug with his sons. The film ends with the three brothers and their loved ones happily riding into the sunset.
The film was inspired by Pakistani diamond jubilee film Talash released in 1976 starring Shabnam, Nadeem and Babra Sharif.

Tags: revenge, murder, romantic

Review:
Amar, Akbar and Anthony are separated from their family and from each other as small children, and each is raised separately and in a different faith.
Amar is raised a Hindu and grows up to become a police officer, Akbar is raised a Muslim and grows up to become a Qawaali singer whilst Anthony is raised Christian and grows up to be a small time hoodlum.Most of the movie is focussed on the character of Anthony, which is fine by me since he is played by Amitabh Bachchan - surely the most charismatic actor India has ever produced.As adults, none of the brothers have any idea of their familial origins, but believe their parents to be dead.
To make matters worse, each parent thinks the other is dead and both think their children are dead.
It must be said that they didn't go to great lengths to discover this, but the film would hardly have worked if they had so that's one piece of disbelief that has to be suspended.
It's not the last one, as the film is wholly guided by a series of coincidences that gradually has the various members of the family crossing each others paths.
I suppose one is encouraged to believe that these coincidences are orchestrated by the fates or a higher power, but putting it down to dramatic convenience worked just as well for me.Also brought into the plot are the loves of the three brothers, for the requisite romance and feminine wisdom.
The boys are lucky enough to have secured the affections of a bevy of beauties, and the actresses add a nice touch of glamour and colour to the film.
In addition to and intersecting with these we have the evil villain of the piece, carrying the terribly intimidating name of "Robert".At 175 minutes, Amar Akbar Anthony has plenty of time to flesh out its characters and develop the plot in a well paced fashion.
The movie goes through many different moods and emotions, but after the first 15 minutes of melodrama the tone is generally kept light and pleasant.As well as the romance and drama, the movie has a few moments where it shifts into action territory - Anthony especially has a knack for getting into a scuffle.
The fights are very imaginatively choreographed but terribly executed, looking very staged and faked.
This all adds to the fun of them though.
There's also the songs of course, though not too many - especially in the first half of the film.
Some of these are very catchy and the dance choreography cheerfully engaging.Although it has something of an ensemble cast, there is no question that the movie belongs to Amitabh.
His character is the most complicated and interesting, and his performance the most subtle and engaging.
He gets all the best lines, too.
He won the "best actor" award for this role, and it is largely for his performance that the movie is considered an Indian classic.Like many Indian movies that run in the three hour range, there's something in AAA for everybody, and Amitabh's charisma especially means that it never grows wearisome.
Although the first half an hour didn't have me terribly engaged, the film does just keep getting better and better (and more imaginative) as it progresses.
I had to constantly keep upgrading my rating for the film as I watched.
By the time the movie reaches its climax, it has managed to weave everything together so well that I was thoroughly delighted to be watching it.Recommended!.
A true classic.
This film is a true Bollywood classic.
The story is wonderful and quick moving.
The acting, brilliant.
It is a must see for anyone interested in Bollywood.
The film follows a standard Bollywood format,i.e. family tragedy and the ability to overcome.
Add that splash of romance and this movie has it all..
They don't make movies like this anymore.
Amar , Akbar, Anthony whenever I hear any of those three names I think of one of the greatest movies I've seen.
I'm 15 minutes into the movie and I'm already in tears, I couldn't believe a movie like this had so much impact at the first 15-20 minutes.
This movie was all around a good movie and is a must see.
It starts out with a poor male & female who have three children and the poor man is in trouble seeking out some way to get money for his wife's sickness plus food for his children.
When he goes to Robert he begs and the emotion he put into that movie was so heavy you could feel the pain the poor man was going trough.
Robert was actual one of those guys that made me say "Just kill this guy already".
Usually I like negative rolls and support the negative rolls but Robert was doing a amazing job.
The poor man escapes from the sharp claws from Robert he leaves with a car which was filled with gold.
He stops by his house to find a "sucide" letter from his wife so he takes his kids and drives off to somewhere then put's his kids in some random park.
The bad guys start chasing him so Robert tries to lose em but get's tied up in a car accident which he survived I must say that was a very fake part in the movie but every movie has a flaw eh?
Oh well anyways he finds the gold which surprisingly isn't burned and runs around the street with it trying to avoid the cops.
He goes to the park to see that his kids are nowhere to be found he starts yelling Aman..?
He dosen't yell the other two names so it's him screaming AMAN!
Akbar was raised by a Muslim by the time he found the child he was going to drive home but to see Akbar's mom in the street then the Muslim guy takes her to her home but she's blind!
She has no idea she is in present with one of her kids.
Anthony faints at a local church and Amar was found by a police officer.
All three of them grew up with pride of there religion so here we are somewhat 20 years later.The mom loses bunch of blood then is rushed to her hospital but what the kids don't know is that they are brothers and they really don't know there real mother nor does the mother know her kids due to her being blind.
So Amar, Akbar , and Anthony all end up at the same place in the hospital because they have the same blood type of there mother(NO DUH!!!) so they donate blood all to there mom then here comes the opening cerdits with a very touching song.
We get to the journey of the three young men and we find out that Akbar & Anthony are very close(Well at least in the first half) so anyways Anthony always refers to the old woman as his mother and so do the other two I think.
Anthony also calls Akbar & Amar as his brothers but let's get back to there real dad it seems his the evil guy now LMFAO!
But Robert get's away with bunch of gold and Anthony somehow helps him out for a little bit in the movie but what happens?
Will Robert regain control of money and power again?
Will Amar, Akbar, Anthony find the truth?
Will the mom ever be able to see her children again?
Watch the blockbuster to find out.Also the girl who fell in love with Amar did horrible acting at first she said she stole money because there family was poor but she looked like she was giving false information(worst crying in a movie I've seen) I wouldn't believe her no matter what but it turns out she told the truth.
An all time great.
This is a perfect hindi masala movie - it has everything - love, action, comedy, good songs and a great story.
Amar, Akbar and Anthony are all brothers separated when they are very young.
However fate has them crossing paths and eventually a big family re-union at the end.You walk out of the film, however, only remembering Amitabh as Anthony.
He is at his hilarious best.
There are places when he becomes the Angry Young Man he is famous for - but his comedy scenes are what set him apart in this movie.
The song "My name is Anthony Gonsalves" is an absolute classic and himself talking into the mirror after being beaten up is another great scene.All in all if you want a movie to entertain you for 3 hours this is it..
*** A perfect "Timepass" movie ***.
A true Manmohan Desai film tot he hilt...This was one of the late '70s movies whose mega success defied the logic of all movie pundits.
A typical lost-and-found formula of three brothers (brought up in three different religions); the movie stands out for brilliant individual performances and "seeti"(whistle) comedy and dialogues.
Besides the All-Time Amitabh in his memorable role as 'Anthony' and star-studded cast, it is the crispy one-liners and dialogues that lifted this movie above all.
Practically every song in this movie was big hit e.g.
'Anhonee ko Honee' 'My name is Anthony...', 'Tayab Ali', to name a few.
Don't miss to catch all the patented dialogues by the Villains - Pran, Jeevan.Back in my school, I remember my classmates reeling out dialogues at the back of their mind.A must have "Timepass" collection.
excellent and fantastic.
Amar akbar anthony is brilliant cinema and full of entertainment.
Directed by Manmohan Desai who has made films like coolie, mard and naseeb.
Once again Manmohan directs a fabulous movie with action, comesy and family drama.
Vinod plays Amar a hindu character and gives a good performance.
Rishi plays Akbar and gives a lovable performance.
Amitabh plays Anthony and gives an outstanding performance.
Amitabh received a Best actor award for his role of Anthony.
Shabana Azmi gives a decent performance, Neetu Singh is alright.
Parveen babi is lovely, Pran and Nirupa Roy are supporting roles in this movie and give good performances.
The movie has loads of great songs, my favorite is My name is Anthony Gonsalves..
Amar, Akbar, Anthony is about 3 brothers who are left by their Mum with their Dad and they all get separated while they are children and at the end the family find each other..
Amitabh Bachchan is a fantastic actor.
Him and Sharukh Khan are known as the Bollywood kings.
Nearly every film that Amitabh Bachchan comes in I give it either 9 out of 10, or 10 out of 10 like Naseeb, Coolie, Amar, Akbar, Anthony, Mard and a lot of other films.
Amar, Akbar, Anthony is about 3 brothers who are left by their Mum with their Dad and they all get separated while they are children.
Amar is found by a Indian and is grown to be an Indian.Akbar is found by a Muslim and is grown to be a Muslim.Anthony is found by a Christian and is grown to be a Christian and at the end the family including the mother all find each other.I loved the storyline and the fighting too..
Amitabh Rules.
Amar Akbar Anthony (AAA) cannot be rated AAA for the movie it is but anybody can rate AAA for Amitabh Bachchan's acting abilities.
When Amitabh plays he can put all the cast of any movie aside & he alone reign it.
This was evident for the umpteenth time by the supreme star he is.
His comedy was superb, his command over Hindi & English are so effortlessly shown.
His tapori Hindi of a Bombaiyya Christian suited him so well, no other actor including Rajesh Khanna (another superb star) could not have played so effortlessly.
The movie is considered a classic because it was the trendsetter of those times, then a lot of movies like AAA came with different casts, none had the quality of AAA and the versatility of Amitabh Bachchan.
Cheap imitations make this movie a deja vu feeling for many, as so many came & failed.
The audience those days had a fresh feel with this story which was based on deceit, thrill, comedy, drama, chase & good songs.
When you finish watching the movie you will only be appreciating Amitabh's acting ability.
Without him or a lesser hero this movie would surely have failed.
Love it totally.
This really was a great movie to watch, my mum really loves this film too, it;s the story about 3 brothers Amar (Vinod Khanna who played his part so well in the film,this guy is such a great actor and i hope he makes more great films like this one) Akbar (Rishi Kapoor, who is such a legend, he played his part so well and make me laugh in the film) and Anthony( played by Big B he was so funny and i just love the ending of this film too.
Shabana Azmi is in this film too, she looked so beautiful and elegant, and she too along with the other female leads acted really well.
and i really loved the music especially the title song, the film really is a classic and worth watching, it's a nice family movie.
A Bollywood masterpiece.
Probably the best example of Bollywood cinema from the early 80's, AAA is eye catching and wonderfully acted with a brilliant score.
Amitabh Bachchan truly steals the show with his over the top "My name is Anthony Gonsalves" sequence.
Shabana Azmi is fantastic in a supporting role.
The real dealmakers for the film, however, are Pran and Jeevan who respectively are devilishly fiendish as Kishenlal (reborn of course -- who can forget the brilliant "Sewer ka putter ..." sequence after spotting Robert on his return) and Robert, the antagonist to all.
Sure the ending is over the top, but hey, this was the heyday of Bollywood.
And isn't Taiyyab Ali one of the most comically genius roles of all time.Exceptionally done and a must-see..
Amar Akbar Anthony- A true gem.
This is a movie close to my heart as this was one of the movies I used to watch when I used to go to my Grandma's house.
This movie is absolutely perfect.
What makes it so perfect is that so much is packed into one film, there is action, comedy,drama and so much more.
The plot was not original but how it is packaged is extraordinary.The story, for those who don't already know is about three brothers who get separated from their parents and how their lives intertwine.
One is brought up by a Hindu, one by a Christian and the other by a Muslim.
Years later they meet when they give blood to their real mother (they don't know that yet).
Their Father(Kishenlal) is seeking vengeance on Robert, who he blames for separating his family.
Coincidentally he is also bringing up Jenny, Robert's daughter who he stole from him.
Cues heaps of fun for all ages.
The songs also deserves a special mention, all of them are perfect.
My personal favourite was the title song.
This was a huge hit when released and it my opinion remains of Manmohan Desai's best films.
All the three heroes performed well, however on the downside there was not much scope on the heroines.
Another downside was Jeevan,in my opinion he is not good as the main villain.
Pran and Nirupa Roy were superb as the parents.
Coincidentally 4 years later Manmohan Desai made Naseeb, another one of my favourite movies.
Wonderfully done, well done Manmohan Desai..
Entertaining film.
Manmohan Desai never mixed logic in his films but made good entertainers especially in 1970s, AAA was the first film with Amitabh Bachchan.
The film is another film on long lost and found theme The film is treated more on a lighthearted note, Amitabh's character called Anthony who is a rogue and runs illegal liqour business, however he is brought up by a priest.
while Vinod Khanna playing Amar is brought up by A Policeman and he becomes a tailor while Rishi gets brought up by a Muslim tailor.
The first half is more on the romance of all 3 characters, and some funny scenes between Vinod Khanna and Amitabh.
Strangely all three hardly interact much, while AB and Rishi have a cordial friendship, AB and Vinod Khanna have 2-3 scenes,There is also a scene where all 3 give blood to the mother(watch it to believe).
The film also has villain Jeevan with a big gang, and also Hercules There are several scenes to remember, like AB-Vinod fight, AB drunk act(which was shot without the director just by AB and Kader Khan who was dialogue writer), The first scene of AB and Pran.
There are many songs however, in fact 2 songs My Name and Humo Tumse come within a short gap yet the film is entertaining and keeps you entertained throughout It does get lengthy but those days films were made mostly which were 3 hours.
Direction by MDK is good Music by LP is memorable, be it Kishore's My Name is Anthony, Mohammad Rafi's duets Parda and Sai Baba, the combo song Humko Tumse which for the first time brought Mukesh, Rafi and Kishore in one song, The title song too is good.Amitabh Bachchan is simply terrific in his role, it seems second skin, In the same year he starred in Parvarish with MDk where he had a cop role, This film also won him his first best actor award.
Rishi Kapoor is good too in his act Vinod Khanna is good in a serious role, in the same year he and Amitabh worked in Parvarish where they played diverse roles.
Amongst heroines, Shabana Azmi is okay, Neetu Singh is fun loving while Parveen Babi is good Pran is good as usual, Jeevan is good in his own style, Ranjeet, Yusuf Khan, Nazir Hussain are all good, Nirupa Roy is as usual