Qurbani

First of all, (Amrish Puri) wore such a wig that you will never forget for the rest of your life. As a leading man, I didn't like (Feroz Khan); (Vinod Khanna) is more charismatic and persuasive in comparison. I didn't like the story either; it had lots of forced and illogical matters. And there wasn't much to pay off, or rather make you forget. For instance, just one song caught my attention; "Kya Dekhte Ho", and no action scene did.

(Feroz Khan), as a director and producer, maintained a formula of action, romance, and sex in all of his movies. With the emphasis of sex. This round, he enjoyed putting his leading lady (Zeenat Aman) in a bikini, and risqué outfits, let alone putting the disco dancers in swimsuits! For decades, the Indian cinema used to be demure and bashful when it comes to titillation. Hence what (Khan) was doing was an event. Sure he saw this as historical and profitable. However, for me, this is a shameful way whether to go down in history, or to make money!

On the other hand, the cinematography is incredibly vivid, the colors are dazzling, and the image is crystal, DVD crystal. You will notice something about the costumes of the leads, or all the cast for that matter; they are all so chic to say the least, even their sunglasses. The movie looks like a long ad about Armani (Well, the Indian Armani then!). Mostly in Bollywood, the music numbers are what used to be taken care of chromatically, but this time it's the whole movie.

While the movie got some stars, (Amjad Khan) was the one who beat them all. He did a nice role nicely, looking like a smart version of Insp. (Clouseau). Loved the moment when he was playing the drum while disguising as a hippie, or regulating a car by his bare hands while praying God.

(Qurbani) is cops and robbers stuff, with a story of a friendship. It's brainless, elegant and sexy. Smashing all box office records when it was released assures that sometimes what a movie needs to be successful entertainment is nothing but being brainless, elegant and sexy. A mix that you, along with millions, would love. But not necessarily me.

The Clint Eastwood of Bollywood, Feroz Khan went way out of the box to deliver a cult ahead of it's time. This movie offers everything that you would expect of a crime thriller - Fast but on track screenplay, great music, action (couldn't expect anything less from the deadly duo of Khan & Khanna), romance, deception, misconception and finally an epic sacrifice. Back then when most of the director's in Bollywood were struggling to deliver anything more than action and few dance numbers to the youths of the nation, Khan cleverly manages to deliver Bollywood its first iconic sex symbol (Zeenat Aman) without going overboard. The sizzling dance numbers "Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aye" & "Laila Main Laila" once witnessed will surely have a lasting impact.

A complete entertainment package with some great dialogues, intense action sequences with few comical punches to ease the tension, wonderful music and choreography.

Review By Kamal K

The movie serves its purpose well i.e. Entertainment...

The star cast is power packed ..be it the good guys or the bad guys... It has action , eye catching sequences and comedy And Beautiful Songs.

That Firoz Khan was a suave filmmaker was proved by Dharmatma which he made in the seventies. Qurbani confirmed the debonair director's skills.

Qurbani is essentially a story of friendship and sacrifice. Firoz himself and Vinod Khanna play the friends while Zeenat Aman is their common romantic interest. The story revolves around friendship, love, and there is a sub plot of underworld excesses affecting the lives of the three protagonists.

The film ends with the sacrifice of one friend. Vinod Khanna dies thus uniting Firoz Khan and Zeenat Aman forever. One of the film's songs {Aaap jaisa koi} sung by Nazia Haasan almost became a national anthem and made Nazia a legend.

Looking for a cool, stylish, action-packed Bollywood flick with some memorable musical numbers? "Qurbani" fits the bill.

I rented this from an Indian video store in town, on the advice of my wife. The DVD is pretty easy to find and has English subtitles.

The music is exceptional. Several of the tracks were lifted for the cult-classic compilation "Bombay the Hard Way," and I was shocked at how much of that album came directly from this film. There are at least three musical numbers which will leave a vivid impression on you - particularly a disco number with trippy visuals.

The action also doesn't disappoint, and there's a leg-breaking scene that's surprisingly intense. This is one Bollywood classic that I actually think is worth owning.