Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Movie Trailer 1978

Crew
    Directed by     Prakash Mehra
    Produced by     Prakash Mehra
    Written by             Vijay Kaul, Kader Khan,Laxmikant Sharma
    Music by              Kalyanji-Anandji
    Distributed by     Prakash Mehra Productions

Cast
    Amitabh Bachchan as Sikandar
    Vinod Khanna as Vishal Anand
    Raakhee as Kaamna
    Rekha as Zohra
    Goga Kapoor as Goga
    Amjad Khan as Dilawar
    Ram Sethi as Pyarelalji
    Kader Khan as Fakir Darvesh Baba
    Ranjeet as J.D.


Story
As an orphan on the streets in Shimla, young Sikandar (Amitabh Batchchan) has no one to care of him. For a short while he works for Mr. Ramnath, Little Kamna Ramnath (Rakhee Gulzar) gives Sikandar the kind of consideration and friendship no one has ever before given him. After that Ramnath leave Shimla for Bombay, Sikandar follows them there. Eventually Fatima, a young widow who works for Ramnath, adopts Sikandar. At Kamna's birthday party Ramnath mistakes Sikandar for a thief and has him thrown out. Little Kamna turns against Sikandar and wants to have nothing further to do with him. At Fatima's grave, a Darvesh (Kader Khan) advice young Sikandar how to deal with the realities of life. Young Sikandar works hard and grows up to be a wealthy and respected young man. Kamna, who stills wants to have nothing to do with Sikandar, is unaware that he has been helping her all along by paying for her handicapped father's medical bills. Sikandar meets a dancing girl, Zohra Bai (Rekha) who falls in love with him at first sight, but Sikandar still loves Kamna. Dilawar (Amjad Khan), a vengeful lover of Zohra, declares Sikandar to be his enemy. When a young lawyer, Vishaul (Vinod Khanna) saves Sikandar's life, Sikandar takes him in to his home and treats him more than a brother. Vishaul who knows nothing of Sikandar's feeling for Kamna. Becomes Ramnath's assistant and falls in love with Kamna. Before Sikandar can declare his love to Kamna, his life long dream is shattered when he see her in Vishaul's arm. Sikandar feels he has been betrayed by his best friend and by his love.

Did you know ?

1. When Amitabh Bachchan threw a glass at Vinod Khanna in one scene, it cut Vinod Khanna's chin and as a result he needed six stitches.
2. Prakash Mehra had envisaged the film as a modern day take on Devdas.
3. Till date, Amitabh and Vinod Khanna haven't worked together again.