Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)

Star Power : Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi, Shabana Azmi

Overall Rating : 3.5 of 7 chilies

Music : 6 of 7 chillies

Choreography : 5 of 7 chilies

Synopsis :

In a nutshell -- Three brothers, seperated in their youth, join together to fight evil, reunite their parents and save the women that they love.*

Comments:

*Oh, my, where do I start? Basically, this movie was a study in contrasts. It was the biggest hit of 1977 and won numerous Filmfare awards along with having one of the most popular songs of the year (Parda Hai Parda). It has famous stars of both screen and music. That said, it is the most quirky movie you will ever watch, with its convoluted, confusing storyline and zany antics. The cinematography is choppy, with abrupt hops between scenes. The storyline is, as I said, confusing and some of the choices the characters make are perplexing. The dances are okay, not real tour de forces, but adequate. The subtitles were somewhat fine. The music, on the other hand, is wonderful, with the stellar voices of Mohammad Rafi, Mahendra Kapoor, Shailendra Singh and others performing great songs. If you want to watch a fabulously fun number, you'll be rewarded at the end with "Amar Akbar Anthony" -- a great song with a madcap 60's style feel! In fact, if you are a lover of Pink Panther, It's a Mad, Mad World, What's New, Pussycat and the like, you will love this movie. It's the reason my family loves it -- its endearing crazy charm really grows on you.