Ibuk Four years after the classic Amar Akbar Anthony Manmohan Desai made another classic Nasseb. What makes it different from the latter was its lavish budget. Another difference were the villains, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor and Amrish Puri (wow!!).It all starts when four friends(Kader Khan,Amjad Khan,Pran and Jagdish)receive a winning lottery ticket and Jagdish wins. Out of sheer greed Kader Khan and Amjad Khan kill Jagdish and frame Pran. They throw Pran into a river and he is persumed dead. Kader Khan and Amjad Khan start a hotel with their winnings. Years later we find out that Pran is actually very much alive and returns to avenge his friend's murder, which results in a superb finale that takes place in a hotelThe songs were extremely good. John Jani Janardhan was a childhood favourite of mine and still is. The song is memorable for the special appearances by film stars. Rajesh Khanna, Simi Garewal, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Dharmendra, Rakesh Roshan and Sharmila Tagore( forgive me if I have missed someone). Zindagi imtihaan leti hai was also a favourite of mine and so was Rang Jamake Jayenge.After reading my review of classic films people might assume Iam in my 30's or 40's in fact Iam only 22. I absolutely love classic movies, they have a appeal that is sorely lacking in todays films. Manmohan Desai thank you for giving me a passion for Bollywood movies.

Liakot Ali Naseeb is a multi budget Movie that was a Big Blockbuster Hit. It had a Extremely large star cast to create one of the biggest Indian films ever made. Naseeb is the typical Manmohan Desai movie that contains Action, Romance, Comedy, Family relationships and lots of fun and entertainment. Naseeb meaning fate has many points in the movie which counts on Fate. Amitabh Bachchan was good as usual. Rishi Kapoor was pretty amusing. Shutrungh Sinha was honestly speaking boring. Hema Malini was tremondous and was the Best actress of the early 80s. Reena Roy and Kim don't have much scope. Naseeb has almost all the Bollywood Villains ever from Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Om Shivpuri. Manmohan tries to add many characters in small or main roles from Pran to Jeevan. It even has a song sequence that celebrates the Silver Jubilee of a previous movie by the same director. The song has Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna and the famous Kapoor family members including the late Raj Kapoor who was a classic Bollywood Actor. This movie is Big in actors and Big in Production. A big time entertainer.

omarhussaini Sure it's a great movie -- if you don't have a brain! The writers take way too many liberties with the plot. Nothing in this movie is realistic or plausible. Now I know you're probably thinking it's a movie and it's not supposed to be realistic...Give me a break. Of course it's a movie but how would you like it if Superman suddenly started to shoot web out of his wrists. Or Spiderman morphed into the Hulk. Some things just shouldn't happen! There is a scene here where one of the heroines is reading the villains' lips when they're backs are turned towards her. Also when Kader Khan realizes the true identity of who "Don" is, it's just not believable. He couldn't make the connection that fast - if in fact he were to make the connection at all. Also why the hell does Sinha marry Reena Roy? He doesn't love her and I thought that's what Bollywood films are about. On the plus side the actors all deliver for the most part. Amitabh and Rishi Kapoor nail down their roles. Shatrughan Sinha is just - weird. Amjad Khan and Amrish Puri are both really good. Of the woman Hema Malini's easily the best while Kimi Katekar is just horrible. The songs are really good as are the action sequences although the last one is a clear rip-off of the Towering Inferno and goes too long. Some Multi-starrers are made because the director wants to make a great movie (such as Amar Akbar Anthony) while others like this one are made to take your money. Coincidentally both of these movies are made by Manmohan Desai and there are many things about this one that tell you that it was supposed to be a sort of sequel to Amar Akbar Anthony (i.e. Amitabh's drunk scene in front of the mirror, two of the three heros play the same roles they did in the earlier movie, the actor who plays Dabisco also played Dabisco in the first one, Pran's character, the whole three heroes three heroines deal). The film definitely is a good one and I liked it as such ( 6 or 7 out of 10), but it certainly isn't great and didn't deserve to become the top Bollywood film of the 80s. But then again with the quality of Bollywood films you never know.

gulabi This is a movie that is best seen for people who want entertainment. The plotline is average (standard for a Hindi action blockbuster), but the action scenes are definitely novel ones for Hindi movies. I have not seen them repeated elsewhere in Hindi cinema. If you are a fan of martial arts or Western action movies though, you might recognize the elements.It is the actors and the music that are the real backbone of the movie. Unfortunately, the camerawork shows you how they have aged and reveals any excessive makeup. Amitabh is in classic form, and Rishi Kapoor shows you why he deserves the title of "The Dancing Kapoor", esp. in the final song sequence "Rang Jamake". This is an excellent song sequence and will remind you of the final song sequence in "Amar, Akbar, Anthony".The music is wonderful, not too much of it and not bizarre in execution on screen. I had not heard these songs in over 10 years, and they still sound very good.An unusual aspect of this movie is there is very little in the way of romantic scenes. Hema Malini has the role of a woman who is not helpless.Strong-willed is one thing, but ability to defend yourself physically is an added dimension, a welcome one. There is also nothing in the way of the extended woman-abuse (rape, slapping, beating, etc.) scenes you see in Hindi movies. Heck, even the violence is toned down. So this film is probably more suitable for family viewing.Overall, I would say a 7 out of 10. ("Amar, Akbar, Anthony" by comparison would be an 8.5 out of 10, to give you an idea.)