Mr. Natwarlal

Mr. Natwarlal
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Directed by	Rakesh Kumar
Produced by	Tony
Written by	Gyandev Agnihotri(Story) Kader Khan (Dialogue) Rakesh Kumar (Screenplay)
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Rekha Ajit Khan Kader Khan Amjad Khan
Music by	Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography	Fali Mistry
Edited by	Waman B. Bhosle Gurudutt Shirali
Release date	June 8, 1979
Running time	148 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Mr. Natwarlal is a 1979 Hindi action comedy film produced by Tony Glaad (as "Tony") and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Ajit Khan and Amjad Khan. The music is by Rajesh Roshan, the songs are written by Anand Bakshi. The highlight of the film was a children's song sung by Amitabh Bachchan. Ishraq-Suja, known for writing a novel named "Shadman & Zarin er Bhalobasha", made their first filmwriting debut with this film. Tony decided to take them as the writer of the film. The film was shot in Kashmir with most of the shooting done in Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir

The name of film and lead character were inspired from a notorious Indian conman, Natwarlal.

Getting Amitabh to sing was a gimmick that was tried for the first time in this movie. Kabhi Kabhi earlier had Amitabh use spoken verse within a melodic song, but this was the first time he sang in a movie. This was subsequently copied by other filmmakers in films like Laawaris, Silsila and Pukar.

As per trade guide, which was premium box-office publication back in 70's and 80's (and even today) , Mr. Natwarlal was 'Hit' at boxoffice. In today's lenient classification system, Mr. Natwarlal is easy Blockbuster.

Natwar is a young boy, when his beloved older brother and caretaker, police officer Gridharilal (Ajit Khan), is framed for bribery by sinister criminal mastermind Vikram (Amjad Khan). When he grows up, Natwar (Amitabh Bachchan) creates a secret identity for himself, posing as a powerful and mysterious underworld figure named Mr. Natwarlal, determined to slowly but surely exact vengeance on Vikram.

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