Muqaddar Ka Sikander
| Mu qaddar Ka Sikandar | |
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Film poster
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| Directed by | Prakash Mehra |
| Produced by | Prakash Mehra |
| Written by |
Kader Khan Vijay Kaul Laxmikant Sharma |
| Starring |
Amitabh Bachchan Raakhee Vinod Khanna Rekha Amjad Khan Kader Khan Ranjeet Nirupa Roy Ram Sethi |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Distributed by | Prakash Mehra Productions |
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Release date
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October 27, 1978 |
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Running time
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182 min |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Hindi Urdu |
| Budget | ₹10 million (US$150,000) |
| Box office | ₹170 million (US$2.6 million) |
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (Hindi: मुकद्दर का सिकंदर, English: Conqueror of Destiny) is a 1978 Indian Hindi drama film. Produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, it stars Amitabh Bachchan in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date. The films also stars Vinod Khanna, Raakhee, Rekha and Amjad Khan.
The film was the top grossing hit of 1978. The film was the third biggest hit of the decade after Sholay and Bobby. The film was such a huge hit, that people used to stand in queues, waiting endlessly, to buy the film's tickets. Sometimes the crowds slept in front of the cinema halls overnight in their wait for the tickets.
Although it was nominated for several major Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, it failed to win in any category. It was remade into the Telugu film Prema Tarangalu (1980). and in Tamil as Amara Kaaviyam.
An orphan boy begins working in the house of a wealthy man named Ramnath (Shreeram Lagoo). Ramnath does not like him. It is later revealed that another orphan had killed his wife, hence his animosity. Ramnath's young daughter Kaamna, however, empathizes with the boy and they form a friendship. Eventually, the boy is adopted by a Muslim woman named Fatima (Nirupa Roy) who also works for Ramnath, and who names him Sikandar (meaning: Conqueror.) On the occasion of Kaamna's birthday, Sikandar is refused entry to the party, and when he breaks into Kaamna's room to deliver her gift he is caught and accused of trying to rob the house. He and his mother are banished from Ramnath's home. Shortly thereafter, Fatima dies, leaving young Sikandar with the responsibility of looking after her daughter, Mehroo. A fakir, Darvesh Baba (Kader Khan) advises the mourning Sikandar to embrace the woes of life and find happiness in sadness, for then he would become the conqueror of fate.
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