Sooryavansham
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| Directed by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Produced by | G. Adiseshagiri Rao |
| Written by | Aadesh K. Arjun (dialogues) |
| Story by | Vikraman |
| Starring |
Amitabh Bachchan Soundarya Jayasudha Anupam Kher Kader Khan Mukesh Rishi |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Cinematography | S. Gopala Reddy |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Distributed by | Padmalaya Combines |
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Release date
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21 May 1999 |
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Running time
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176 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sooryavansham is a 1999 Bollywood musical melodrama film starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Jayasudha, Soundarya, Rachana Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. The film marked the Bollywood debut of Telugu director E. V. V. Satyanarayana and remained his first and only directorial in Hindi. It is also the only Hindi film that the late actress Soundarya acted in. Although the film was a little above average at the box office, critics hailed Amitabh Bachchan's performance as one of his best since his comeback after a hiatus in 1997. Also it attained a strong cult status and telecasted many times in television channel - Set Max.
It is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Suryavamsam (1997), starring Sarath Kumar and Devayani. The movie is often televised on some Indian movie channels typically as matinee movie. In July 1999, about two months after the release of Sooryavansham, Amitabh Bachchan was accorded "The Greatest Star of Stage or Screen" distinction by BBC News online users. The movie is spoken highly of not only for its realistic storyline, but also for its lyrical songs. At the Box Office, Sooryavansham earned a raw collection of Rs 45.0 million (1999), and its external collection was £51,165 (in the UK).
The movie shows a true to life story related to a common run Indian family, where the esteem of a family is held in high regard. The story is an exemplary portrayal of the liabilities of a responsible father, obligations of a dutiful son, role of a virtuous wife and harmony in the family unified by psychological bonds.
The story is set in the backdrop of rural India. Thakur Bhanupratap Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is the head of the “Sooryavansh” ancestry in the village of Bharatpur where he is also the distinguished Sarpanch of the local Gram panchayat. The people of Bharatpur reckon Thakur Bhanupratap with great honour and respect for his blue blood and virtuous ideologies. Thakur Bhanupratap has three sons – the youngest among whom is Heera (Amitabh Bachchan, in a dual role). Thakur Bhanupratap considers Heera good-for-nothing and avoids any kind of verbal or physical communication with him because of Heera being illiterate. Although illiterate and neglected by his father, Heera is very benevolent and obedient, and has intense respect and reverence for his father. His significance in the household is no greater than the servants working in the palatial bungalow of the family.
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