Mahaan (1983 film)
| Mahaan | |
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| Directed by | S. Ramanathan |
| Written by | M. D. Sundar |
| Based on | Shankar Guru (1978) by V. Somashekhar |
| Produced by | Satyanarayana A. Suryanarayana |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Waheeda Rehman Parveen Babi Zeenat Aman Ashok Kumar Amjad Khan Shakti Kapoor Kader Khan |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | Satya Chitra International |
| Distributed by | Shemaroo Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹10 crores (equivalent to ₹135 crores, or US$77.9 million in 2019) |
Mahaan (transl. Great) is a 1983 Hindi-language action thriller film produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana and directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in a triple role alongside Waheeda Rehman, Parveen Babi, Zeenat Aman, Ashok Kumar, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, Sujit Kumar and Shakti Kapoor. The music is by R.D. Burman. The film is an official remake of the 1978 Kannada film Shankar Guru.
The film features popular songs like "Jidhar Dekhoon Teri Tasveer Nazar Aati Hai", "Pyaar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli" and "Ye Din To Aata Hai Ek Din Jawaani Mein". Amitabh Bachchan played a triple role in the film after playing double roles in several of his earlier films. This is also the only film where Amitabh Bachchan has played a triple role.
The film celebrated a golden jubilee in South India and in rest of the India it celebrated silver jubilee.