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Coolie

  • 1983
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.9K
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Coolie (1983)
ActionComedyDramaRomance

When Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman... Read allWhen Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.When Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.

  • Directors
    • Manmohan Desai
    • Prayag Raj
  • Writers
    • K.K. Shukla
    • Kader Khan
    • Prayag Raj
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Waheeda Rehman
    • Rishi Kapoor
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Manmohan Desai
      • Prayag Raj
    • Writers
      • K.K. Shukla
      • Kader Khan
      • Prayag Raj
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Waheeda Rehman
      • Rishi Kapoor
    • 16User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Iqbal A. Khan
    Waheeda Rehman
    Waheeda Rehman
    • Salma
    Rishi Kapoor
    Rishi Kapoor
    • Sunny
    Rati Agnihotri
    Rati Agnihotri
    • Julie D'Costa
    Shoma Anand
    Shoma Anand
    • Deepa Iyengar
    Suresh Oberoi
    Suresh Oberoi
    • Vicky Puri
    Om Shivpuri
    Om Shivpuri
    • Mr. Om Puri
    Satyendra Kapoor
    Satyendra Kapoor
    • Aslam
    • (as Satyen Kappu)
    Nilu Phule
    Nilu Phule
    • Nathu (Mama)
    Goga Kapoor
    Goga Kapoor
    • Goga
    • (as Goga)
    Puneet Issar
    Puneet Issar
    • Bob
    Mukri
    Mukri
    • Mr. Iyengar
    Shobha Khote
    Shobha Khote
    • Mrs. Savitri Iyengar
    Krishan Dhawan
    Krishan Dhawan
    • Maula Saab
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar
    • Parvati (Nathu's wife)
    • (as Ashalata)
    Tun Tun
    Tun Tun
    • Mother of 7 babies
    Sajjan
    Sajjan
    • Salma's Father
    Kader Khan
    Kader Khan
    • Zafar Khan
    • Directors
      • Manmohan Desai
      • Prayag Raj
    • Writers
      • K.K. Shukla
      • Kader Khan
      • Prayag Raj
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews16

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    fahim30

    The Best Movie

    I have seen this movie more than 40 times, it's one of my all time favorite. Amithab Is so good in this movie. He is good in the comedy part where he put his legs over his head and gets stuck. and the last part when he gets shoot and still prays to good and kills the bad guy. it' a cool movie
    6sharankandhai

    when amitabh dies, clips will be shown

    This is a movie which's clips will be shown on every channel when GOD Amitabh comes to die, i hope at least a hundred years from now. Because this is the movie in which that Punneet issar guy almost killed Amitabh bachchan during the shooting. About the movie itself, not the best Amitabh-Rishi movie, not the best Amitabh-Manmohan Desai movie (though not as bad as Ganga Jamuna Saraswati), actually not the best Amitabh movie. Worse is that you have Suresh Oberoi in it. rati Agnihotri is the leading lady. Okay, so they couldn't get Hema, Parveen or Zeenat, at least take jaya Pradha. The director has a song in this movie which says it all about the movie " accident hogaya rabba rabba" . But i may be prejudiced because they actually freeze the shot where Amit gets hurt and you see the man inb pain. And to see that happening to The Man who has given me and so many other people hours and hours and hours of joy in our life through his movies is painful. But to be a real bachchan fan, you need to own this movie just for the historic value
    10abd_mumin

    Not Best film of the year but Best film of the Decade

    I had to review this movie as I noticed a guy named sylvan de Souza was comparing Coolie with Singh is King. These days any tom dick and harry are reviewers. Comparing Coolie with Singh is King is like comparing Titanic (Box office Blockbuster and Critical Hit, Classic) with Master and Commander (Box office hit and critical hit at the time, but now long forgotten). I guess that guy Sylvan does Not understand that Coolie was a Enormous hit World wide. I got African and Arabic friends who say Coolie is like their favourite film, a legend of a movie in so many countries in Africa, Europe and the Arab world. It may be loud and over the top with lots of co incidences, but that's what Manmohan desai films are all about. Entertainment is the reason most people all over the world watch a movie. Its what makes money in the box office. Unfortunately Art films don't make huge money. Coolie is commercial entertainment cinema from the 80s at its best. One of the best Big B Films. Especially when he runs of the platform. Apparently women went mad at his macho style. Quote Malika Sherawat at Koffee with Karan
    hammer_pants

    Amitabh is truly an awesome action hero.

    This movie is fantastic. Amitabh stars as the orphaned Iqbal. He grows to become a coolie in the railway stations of India. His mother was kidnapped by an ex of hers when Iqbal was a child, the ex wanted the mother so bad, that he caused a city wide flood (yeah right!) His father is believed to be deceased and the only family he has are the coolie's he works with. He is the man who picks up the entire worlds' luggage on his shoulder. The songs are good. I give this classic movie an 8 out of 10.
    5IPyaarCinema

    Average

    Review By Kamal K

    The movie direction is very stupid and done illogically. The movie is has such a good story but lack of logic and bad screenplay made the movie unwatchable. It is a nightmare for talented actors and actresses in the movie.

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    • Trivia
      Puneet Issar whose fight scene caused injury to Amitabh Bachchan became out of work after he cause injury to the star to survive in the industry he started working in B grade films as no producer director wanted to work with him.
    • Goofs
      When Iqbal is explaining to the Railway Minister that one of his porters was assaulted by one of the commuters, there is a yellow stick in front of him which moves with him.
    • Crazy credits
      At the shot where Amitabh Bachchan actually got hurt and had serious injury, a card appear reading the same.
    • Connections
      Featured in Allah-Rakha (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Saari duniya ka bojh
      Lyrics by Anand Bakshi

      Music by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar & Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma

      Performed by Shabbir Kumar

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 1983 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Porter
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production companies
      • Aasia Films Pvt. Ltd.
      • M.K.D. Films Combine
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 57m(177 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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