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Avtaar
Sign in to saveAvtaar is a 1983 drama film starring Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi. It was directed by Mohan Kumar, and the music was by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. Avtaar was critically acclaimed and earned around 8 crore worldwide. The film earned several Filmfare award nominations. Rajesh Khanna received an All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award for his performance in this film in 1983.
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7.7Avtaar Krishen lives a poor lifestyle with his wife, Radha, and two sons, Ramesh and Chander. He works in a factory and toils hard so that his sons can get the necessary education, and live a better lifestyle. He gets injured and crippled while working, but is compensated adequately by his employer, Bawaji.
Cast
- Rajesh Khanna
- Shabana Azmi
- A.K. Hangal
- Gulshan Grover
- Sachin Pilgaonkar
- Sujit Kumar
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 150
- FilmAffinity ID
- 518767
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- publication date
- 1983-00-00
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- Awards
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Avtaar is a 1983 drama film starring Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi. It was directed by Mohan Kumar, and the music was by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. Avtaar was critically acclaimed and earned around 8 crore worldwide. The film earned several Filmfare award nominations. Rajesh Khanna received an All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award for his performance in this film in 1983.
The film was later remade into the Telugu film O Thandri Theerpu (1985), starring Murali Mohan and Jayasudha, in Kannada as Kaliyuga (1984), starring Rajesh and Aarthi, in Malayalam as Jeevitham (1984), starring Madhu and Unni Mary and in Tamil as Vaazhkai (1984), starring Sivaji Ganesan and Ambika.