Today
we talk about the film Laawaris released in 1981 a totally masala film directed
by Prakash Mehra. The film in which
Amitabh Bachchan not only got his popularity for his acting but also for the
song sung by him, ‘Mere Angene Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai’. He sang the second
version in this film that became very popular with his comic performance as
well. The song gave tribute to all
sizes and shapes of a wife!! Fat, tall, short, dark, fair etc.
Starring
in the film along with Amitabh Bachchan were Zeenat Aman and Amjad Khan. The
story revolved around an orphan who goes in search for his biological parents.
The film was considered a super hit film at the box office and was the fourth
highest grossing film of Bollywood in the year 1981. It also earned nominations
for Best Actor to Amitabh Bachchan and Best Supporting Actor to Suresh Oberoi.
A
child born out of a wedlock and when the mother decides to raise her child
alone, she dies in child birth. The little baby boy is given to a drunken
driver to be killed but ends up falling in love with the child and he decides
to raise the baby himself. He names the baby Heera which means diamond and this
Heera is none other than Amitabh Bachchan. When he grows up the drunken Gangu
Ganpat reveals that he is not the father which angers Amitabh Bachchan and he
starts his search for his parents.
The
film became a hit as the angry young man role too. we end one more topic on Amitabh Bachchan
films. Stay tune for the next film that are exciting and interesting narrations
as well.