description Amar Akbar Anthony Overview
Amar Akbar Anthony is a 1977 Hindi-language film directed by Manmohan Desai. It centers on three brothers raised in separate Hindu, Muslim, and Christian households after being separated as children. The ensemble cast achieved significant box office success, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 1977.
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info Amar Akbar Anthony Specifications
| Country | India |
| Year | 1977 |
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How do the three brothers in Amar Akbar Anthony end up in different religions?
After being separated as children, Amar is raised Hindu, Akbar Muslim and Anthony Christian. The film reunites them through a mixture of family melodrama, romance, crime and Manmohan Desai's trademark coincidences.
Who plays Amar, Akbar and Anthony?
Vinod Khanna plays Amar, Rishi Kapoor plays Akbar and Amitabh Bachchan plays Anthony Gonsalves. Their romantic partners are played by Shabana Azmi, Neetu Singh and Parveen Babi.
What is the significance of the blood-donation scene?
All three brothers unknowingly donate blood to their biological mother, Bharati, in a deliberately symbolic hospital sequence. The image of Hindu, Muslim and Christian sons sustaining one mother reinforces the film's secular-national theme.
Which famous songs come from Amar Akbar Anthony?
The soundtrack includes "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves," "Parda Hai Parda" and "Anhoni Ko Honi Kar De." Laxmikant-Pyarelal composed the music for the 1977 film.
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