Saat Hindustani

Saat Hindustani
Directed by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Produced by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Written by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Screenplay by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Story by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Starring	Madhu; Shehnaz; Utpal Dutt; Amitabh Bachchan; Jalal Agha; Anwar Ali
Music by	J.P. Kaushik; Kaifi Azmi (lyrics)Utpal Dutt
Cinematography	S. Ramachandra
Edited by	Mohan Rathod
Release date	7 November 1969; ; ; ; ;
Running time	144 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Saat Hindustani (English: Seven Indians) is a 1969 Indian film, written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. The cast included Madhu, Utpal Dutt, Shehnaz, A. K. Hangal, Anwar Ali (brother of Indian comedian Mehmood) and Amitabh Bachchan who made his debut with this film.

Overview

Saat Hindustani portrays the story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule.

Synopsis

A Muslim poet Anwar Ali (Amitabh Bachchan) from Bihar and five other men, all belonging from different religions and parts of India, join their seventh comrade Maria (Shehnaz Vahanvaty), a native of Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise nationalist sentiments in the state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.

Cast

Madhu as Shubodh Sanyal
Amitabh Bachchan as Anwar Ali Anwar
Shehnaaz as Maria (as Shahnaz)
Utpal Dutt as Joginder Nath
Irshad Ali as Mahadevan
Anwar Ali as Ram Bhagat Sharma
Jalal Agha as Sakharam Shinde
A. K. Hangal as Doctor
Dina Pathak
Kanu sarswat

Crew

Direction - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Story - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Screenplay - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Dialogue - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Production - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Production Secretary - N. M. Trivedi
Cinematography - S. Ramachandra
Editing - Mohan Rathod
Audiography - Minoo Bawa, B. P. Bharucha
- - sp. Back Ground Music Recording Satish J Kaushik
Music Direction - J. P. Kaushik
- - asst. Sunil Kaushik
Lyrics - Kaifi Azmi
Playback Singer - Mahendra Kapoor