Amar Deep (1979 film)

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Amar Deep
Directed by	R. Krishnamurthy K. Vijayan
Produced by	K. Balaji
Starring	Rajesh Khanna Vinod Mehra Shabana Azmi Deven Verma Bindu Roopesh Kumar
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal Anand Bakshi (lyrics)
Release date	18 May 1979
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Amar Deep is a 1979 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by R. Krishnamurthy and K. Vijayan and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in the lead role supported by Vinod Mehra, Shabana Azmi and introduces new actress Deepa. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi and the music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film was a remake of Tamil film Dheepam which itself was a remake of Malayalam film Theekkanal. Amardeep was a silver jubilee hit on its release.

Plot[]

Raja is adopted by a don at a young age. After the don's death, Raja inherits his property. However, wealth and power make him arrogant. He wants to marry Radha, the daughter of his servant, Ramu. Raja asks for Ramu's permission to marry her and Ramu accepts the proposal. But Radha refuses to do so as she loves Kishan. Raja finds out finds out about this and complains to Ramu. Ramu forbids his daughter to meet Kishan. Then Raja finds out a secret from Kishan's past which changes his attitude towards him. He gives Kishan a job and arranges his marriage with Radha. Raja entrusts Kishan with a lot of responsibility which means Kishan has to travel for work all the time. Kishan eventually starts to become suspicious about Raja's kindness towards him. Does Raja want Kishan to be out of the way so he can be near Radha, or is there another reason?

Cast[]

• Rajesh Khanna as Raja/Sonu
• Vinod Mehra as Kishan
• Shabana Azmi as Radha
• Deven Verma as Rahim
• Bindu as Asha
• Roopesh Kumar as Ramesh
• A. K. Hangal as Ramu
• Deepa as Lata
• Mithun Chakraborty as Sajan (Guest Appearance)
• Ashok Kumar as Don (Guest Appearance)
• Savitri as Sonu and Kishan's Mother (Guest Appearance)

Crew[]

• Director - R. Krishnamurthy, K. Vijayan
• Producer - K. Balajee
• Music Director - Laxmikant–Pyarelal
• Lyricist - Anand Bakshi
• Playback Singers - Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Anuradha Paudwal, Mohammed Rafi

Soundtrack[]

External links[]

• Amar Deep at IMDb
• Amar Deep on bollywoodhungama.com

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