- Lawaaris
:This refers to the 1981 film. For the 1999 film see
Laawaris (1999 film) Infobox Film
name = Laawaris
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caption = Film poster
director =Prakash Mehra
producer =Prakash Mehra
writer =Shashi Bhushan Kader Khan Din Dayal Sharma
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starring =Amitabh Bachchan Zeenat Aman Raakhee Gulzar Amjad Khan
music =Kalyanji-Anandji
cinematography =N. Satyen
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released =22 May 1981
runtime = 167 mins
country =India
language =Hindi
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imdb_id = 0082644Lawaaris is a 1981 Bollywood film directed by
Prakash Mehra . The film became famous for its song "Mere Angene Mein, Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai" rendered twice: The first time by a youngAlka Yagnik who earned her firstFilmfare Nomination as Best Female Playback Singer, and the second time byAmitabh Bachchan , and his version became the top song of the 1980's decade. The film starredAmitabh Bachchan ,Amjad Khan ,Zeenat Aman andRaakhee Gulzar . The story revolves around an orphan(Lawaaris) who stumbles over reality in his search for his parents. The film became a "superhit" at the box office. [ [http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ= BoxOffice India.com ] ] . It earned additionalFilmfare Nominations as Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan ) and Best Supporting Actor (Suresh Oberoi ). [ [http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953 ] ]The film was remade into the
Telugu filmNaa Desam (1982) starringN. T. Rama Rao andJayasudha .References
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