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Qurbani (1980) is a Hindi movie. Feroz Khan has directed this movie. Feroz Khan,Vinod Khanna,Zeenat Aman,Amjad Khan are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1980. Qurbani (1980) is considered one of the best Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
A cabaret dancer and singer, Sheela (Zeenat Aman) has two admirers: a small-time thief Rajesh (Feroz Khan), and a young, eligible widower, Amar (Vinod Khanna). Both are best friends and does not know that they love the same woman. Then an enemy in the gust of Vikram Singh (Shakti Kapoor) appears and make both men life miserable by exposing each others reality to one another, hereafter Rajesh and Amar's friendship turn upside down. Rajesh is blamed for Rakka's (Amrish Puri) death and is schedule to be jailed for a lifetime. While Amar along with Sheela and his small daughter escapes to the U.K. with a lot of diamonds and money stolen by Rajesh. Will Rajesh allow Amar to betray him or will he jumped to conclusion and escapes from the police to take revenge from his perpetrators?
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Qurbani (1980) Reviews
Khan Decodes The Formula For Creating Blockbusters in 80s
The Clint Eastwood of Bollywood, Feroz Khan went way out of the box to deliver a cult ahead of it's time. This movie offers everything that you would expect of a crime thriller - Fast but on track screenplay, great music, action (couldn't expect anything less from the deadly duo of Khan & Khanna), romance, deception, misconception and finally an epic sacrifice. Back then when most of the director's in Bollywood were struggling to deliver anything more than action and few dance numbers to the youths of the nation, Khan cleverly manages to deliver Bollywood its first iconic sex symbol (Zeenat Aman) without going overboard. The sizzling dance numbers "Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aye" & "Laila Main Laila" once witnessed will surely have a lasting impact. A complete entertainment package with some great dialogues, intense action sequences with few comical punches to ease the tension, wonderful music and choreography.
good action thriller
this movie is a very good action thriller with very good performances by Vinod Khanna and Feroz Khan and good comedy by Jagdeep, dinesh Hingoo (probably the first movie where he plays a parsi) and Amjad Khan (as the sharp cop who pretends to be a buffoon). The real show stealer is Zeenat Aman with her sensuous dancing and hit songs "aap jaisaa koi mere" and "lailaa oh lailaa".
state of the art ,then and today too
That Firoz Khan was a suave filmmaker was proved by Dharmatma which he made in the seventies. Qurbani confirmed the debonair director's skills. Qurbani is essentially a story of friendship and sacrifice. Firoz himself and Vinod Khanna play the friends while Zeenat Aman is their common romantic interest. The story revolves around friendship, love, and there is a sub plot of underworld excesses affecting the lives of the three protagonists. The film ends with the sacrifice of one friend. Vinod Khanna dies thus uniting Firoz Khan and Zeenat Aman forever. One of the film's songs {Aaap jaisa koi} sung by Nazia Haasan almost became a national anthem and made Nazia a legend.
Assessment
An interesting adaptation of a Western film in urban settings reflecting the westernized culture that came in so predominantly in the 1970's in India.The shift in scenes are well executed like when Feroz khan (Rajesh)is talking to the other convict Shakti Kapoor doing jail labour and the scene just shifts to Vinod Khanna (Amar)running towards a tree gazing Zeenat Aman(Sheela) and is child smoking. Vinod Khanna is at his brilliant best and his machismo blends superbly into the film.I have never seen a hero look as dashing on the Indian Film screen as Vinod Khanna in this film when he runs bare-chested towards a tree gazing at his baby daughter and Zeenat Aman who is playing with her.His friendship with Feroz Khan and the love triangle brings the film to a thrilling climax when finally he sacrifices his life to save his friend.It is a touching ending where the spirit of self-sacrifice is superbly depicted with the title-song. Amjad khan plays the wise-cracking role to perfection,Zeenat exhibits sex appeal perhaps unsurpassed on the Indian Screen and Feroz Khan is dashing particularly when he enters the discotheque during the no'Aap Jaise Koi Nahi Zindagi me aye to Baat Banjaye.'The songs in this film are great and in the modern era I have never heard such a great collection of songs in a HindiMovie.THe no.'Kya Dekhte Ho'is a lyric'that i love more than any other Hindi song i have ever heard,almost a part of my life. Not in a classic category ,but one of the most memorable films which reflect the aggressive and materialistic nature of people in the modern times in contrast to idealism. By Harsh Thakor
Ultra-Cool Bollywood Gangster Flick
Looking for a cool, stylish, action-packed Bollywood flick with some memorable musical numbers? "Qurbani" fits the bill. I rented this from an Indian video store in town, on the advice of my wife. The DVD is pretty easy to find and has English subtitles. The music is exceptional. Several of the tracks were lifted for the cult-classic compilation "Bombay the Hard Way," and I was shocked at how much of that album came directly from this film. There are at least three musical numbers which will leave a vivid impression on you - particularly a disco number with trippy visuals. The action also doesn't disappoint, and there's a leg-breaking scene that's surprisingly intense. This is one Bollywood classic that I actually think is worth owning.