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Abdullah - 1980 [DVD] |
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Starring : |
Sanjay Khan, Raj Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Parveen Babi, Mehmood, Danny Denzongpa, Kader Khan, Sujit Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Om Prakash |
Director : |
Sanjay Khan |
Guest Appearance : |
Nasir Hussain |
Comedian : |
Gufi Paintal |
Artist : |
Leela Mishra, Mukri, Madan Puri |
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Abdullah is a devout Muslim who lives in a small hut the middle of a desert in Persia, and looks after a well so that it provides water to thirsty travelers. One day a friend, Ameer, informs him that bandit Khaleel had raided a settlement nearby, killing everyone except for Yashoda, a pregnant woman. Shortly thereafter, Ameer himself is killed, a mortally wounded Yashoda gives birth to a boy, names him Krishna, asks Abdullah to care for him, and passes away. Abdullah overcomes his fears of bringing up a Hindu boy, and looks after Krishna as his own. Then Khaleel's Magician informs him that he is going to die at the hands of Krishna, just as Bhagwan Shri Krishna was known to have slain Kans, his maternal uncle, so also will Khaleel's life end at this Krishna's hands. Angered at this, Khaleel sets out to kill Krishna. He attacks Abdullah, abducts Krishna and readies him for a sacrifice, that will get rid of any threat against him. Will fate intervene to save Krishna, or will Khaleel succeed in sacrificing him? |
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1 member reviews for this DVD |
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Made me cry |
Ganapati Durgadas |
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Alright I might be a softy, or a bleeding heart liberal, but I was able to overlook the plainly dated staging and sometimes hammy acting because of the message it purveyed about interfaith acceptance. Maybe idealistic, but once you got past the tepid dance numbers and action scenes and focused on the primary leads of Abdullah and the child Krish, your heart does melt. The comic scenes often came off better than the fight scenes, and the heart-felt acting around the main message broke my heart. |
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