Saat Hindustani (transl. Seven Indians) is a 1969 Indian action film written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. The cast included Madhu, Utpal Dutt, Shehnaz, A. K. Hangal, Anwar Ali (brother of Indian comedian Mehmood), and Amitabh Bachchan who made his debut with this film.[3]
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Directed by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
Story by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
Produced by | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Manmohan Sabir |
Starring | Madhu Shehnaz Utpal Dutt Amitabh Bachchan Jalal Agha Anwar Ali |
Cinematography | S. Ramachandra |
Edited by | Mohan Rathod |
Music by | J.P. Kaushik Kaifi Azmi (lyrics) Utpal Dutt |
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Running time | 144 min |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi-Urdu[1] |
Box office | ₹810,000 (net)[2] |
Saat Hindustani portrays the story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule.[4]
A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan) from Bihar and five other men, all belonging to different religions and parts of India, join their seventh comrade Maria (Shehnaz Vahanvaty), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in the state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.
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