The film I am now going to talk about is again multi star cast by top actors . In the lead role we have Amitabh Bachchan starring with Rakhee, Vinod Khanna and Rekha. If one wants to give a tribute to Amjad Khan for his best performance, it is for this film as his acting in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar was brilliant.
Welcome you to one more filmy safar of Amitabh Bachchan films. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar a blockbuster released on 27th October in 1978 not only reminds us of the brilliant performance by Amitabh Bachchan, but also for the songs that are very popular. The script is written by Kader Khan, Vijay Kaul and Laxmikant Sharma is a eternal love story and one can compare it to the modern Devdas. Amitabh’s role is close to Devdas and in the climax he dies. Rakhee’s role is like Paro and Rekha is Zohra Bai whose character is close to Chandramukhi’s.
Prakash Mehra produced and directed this film based on the Bengali novel Devdas by the Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. In the film, Sikandar essayed by Amitabh Bachchan is an orphan and is raised on the streets and slums of Bombay and how he changes his life to become a rich business man only to woo his lady love Rakhee. It was Bachchan’s 9th film with the producer director.
Amitabh Bachchan in one of his most dynamic and best performances stands out in the film as he carries the entire film on himself. The seriousness, the maturity, the poise and dignity in which he has essayed the role is commendable as every other film of his, he gives his best.
The film also had Ranjeet in the villain’s role along with Amjad Khan. Nirupa Roy and Kader Khan in a special appearance. Amitabh Bachchan in his personal collection of events shared about this film and feels extremely guilty and recalls an incident . Acting in films can be sometimes risky when it comes to giving one’s best shot that should look like a reality and we all know Amitabh Bachchan is for perfection. On the sets of Muqaddar Ka Sikandar , veteran actor late Vinod Khanna was hurt injured while shooting for a scene when Amitabh Bachchan had to fling a glass on him in anger which caused a deep cut and bleeding on the chin of Vinod Khanna. Amitabh Bacchhan is said to have rushed him immediately to the hospital and made sure he was fine but till date he feels its un forgiving accident.
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar was one of the highest grossing films of that year. Here we complete our story on Amitabh Bachchan’s films.
