Fakira

Infobox Film
name = Fakira


image_size = 180 px
caption =
director = C. P. Dixit
producer = N. N. Sippy
writer =
narrator =
starring = Shashi Kapoor
Shabana Azmi
Danny Denzongpa
music = Ravindra Jain
cinematography = Fali Mistry
editing = Waman Bhosle
Gurudutt Shirali
distributor =
released = 1976
runtime =
country = flagicon|India India
language = Hindi
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0298327

"Fakira" is a 1976 Hindi movie produced by N.N. Sippy and directed by C.P. Dixit. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Asit Sen, Ramesh Deo, Madan Puri and Shetty. The music is by Ravindra Jain. The film became a box office hit. [ [http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng= BoxOffice India.com ] ] The film's team of producer (N.N. Sippy), cast (Shashi Kapoor, Asrani, Danny Denzongpa, Madan Puri) and music composer (Ravindra Jain) had teamed together before for the box office hit Chor Machaye Shor (1974). "Fakira" was later remade into the Telugu film Dongalaku Donga (1978) starring Krishna and Jayaprada.

Plot

Two small children, who are brothers, lose their parents in a fire. They are harassed by bad men and get separated. They grow up and become criminals. One is played by Shashi Kapoor, while the other is played Danny Denzongpa. They become enemies, not knowing that they are brothers. A policewoman, played by Shabana Azmi, goes undercover in the Shashi Kapoor's criminal group, which includes Asrani and Aruna Irani. She and Shashi Kapoor fall in love, but Aruna Irani doesn't trust as she loves Shashi Kapoor herself. Madan Puri is the main villain.

Awards & Nominations

*Filmfare Best Art Direction-S. S. Samel
*Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award-Fali Mistry
*Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer-Mahendra Kapoor for the song "Sunke Teri Pukar"
*Filmfare Nomination for Best Female Playback Singer-Hemlata for the song "Sunke Teri Pukar" [ [http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953 ] ]

References