Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
September 7, 1979Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Amitabh Bachchan
Natwarlal
Rekha
Shanno
Ajit Khan
Insp. Giridhari Lal
Kader Khan
Mukhiya / Baba
Rakesh Kumar
Director
Sayeed Sultan
Writer
Sayed Sultan
Writer
Gyandev Agnihotri
Writer
Tony Glaad
Producer
Tony Juneja
Producer
Rajesh Roshan
Composer
Bhanu Athaiya
Costume Design
Waman B. Bhosle
Editor
Gurudutt Shirali
Editor
Leena Daru
Costume Design
Fali Mistry
Director of Photography
Sant Singh
Art Direction
B.S. Juneja
Production Design
Goga Kapoor
Yunus Parvez
Gurbachan Singh
Iftekhar
Ratan Gaurang
Veeru Devgun
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 7, 1979
Original Nameनटवरलाल जी
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 28m
Genres
Wiki.
Mr. Natwarlal is a 1979 Indian Hindi action comedy film produced by Tony Glaad (as "Tony") and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Ajit, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan and the music is by Rajesh Roshan, the songs are written by Anand Bakshi. The highlight of the film was a children's song sung by Amitabh Bachchan. Tony Glaad decided to take them as the writers of the film. The film was shot in Kashmir with most of the shooting done in Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir
The name of the film and lead character were inspired by a notorious Indian conman, Natwarlal.Getting Amitabh to sing was a gimmick that was tried for the first time in this movie. Kabhi Kabhi earlier had Amitabh use spoken verse within a melodic song, but this was the first time he sang in a movie. This was subsequently copied by other filmmakers in films like Laawaris, Silsila and Pukar.
As per a trade guide, which was premium box-office publication in the 1970s and 1980s, Mr. Natwarlal was a "Super Hit". In today's lenient classification system, Mr. Natwarlal is easily a blockbuster.