Armaan (1981 film)

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Armaan
Armaan81.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anand Sagar
Produced by Anand Sagar
Starring Raj Babbar
Shakti Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor
Ranjeeta Kaur
Dev Kumar
Deepak Parashar
Kalpana Iyer
Prema Narayan
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Distributed by Sagar Art Films Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 6 November 1981 (1981-11-06)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Armaan is a Hindi film directed by Anand Sagar, starring Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Ranjeeta Kaur, Dev Kumar, Deepak Parashar and as a guest star Kalpana Iyer and Prema Narayan in song "Mere Jaesi Haseena". It is loosely based on the 1942 Hollywood classic Casablanca .

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Plot

This film tells the story of the Indian freedom struggle against the Portuguese occupation in Goa.

Deepak Parashar plays a freedom fighter, Raj Babbar a bar owner, Ranjeeta Kaur the shared love interest, Shammi Kapoor the bar piano player and Shakti Kapoor the freeloading Portuguese Captain Gomes. Starts off in Dharampur then migrates to Goa which is then under Portuguese occupation. The banter between Shammi Kapoor and Shakti Kapoor, referring to Captain Gomes as HK - Holy King to his face, Haram Khor (freeloader) behind his back, lends a comedic touch.

Cast

Soundtrack

Armaan
Soundtrack album by
Released31 December 1981
Genre
Label Saregama
Producer Anand Sagar

All the songs in this film were composed by Bappi Lahiri, and the lyrics were written by Indeewar and Anjaan. [1] The Bollywood disco song "Ramba Ho Ho Ho Samba Ho Ho Ho" was listed at #21 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1981. Another popular song was "Mere Jaesi Haseena", a song in the Indian-Trinidadian hybrid style known as Chutney. [2]

SongSinger
"Jeevan Mitana Hai Deewanapan" Kishore Kumar
"Pyar Hi Jeene Ki Surat Hai" Kishore Kumar
"Zindagi Ke Raaste Mein" Lata Mangeshkar
"Tich Batna Di Jodi" Mahendra Kapoor, Minoo Purushottam
"Mere Jaisi Haseena Ka Dil Jahan Jis Se Mil Jaye" Sharon Prabhakar, Bappi Lahiri
"Rambha Ho Ho Ho" Usha Uthup

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References

  1. "Original Motion Pictures: Armaan (1981)". Saregama.
  2. "12 x 12: The 12 best Bollywood disco records". The Vinyl Factory . 28 February 2014.