Amar Akbar Anthony: A ex-convict must flee his mob boss, leaving his family to fend for themselves. His wife goes blind & his children are abandoned. They are adopted by a Hindu policeman, a Muslim tailor, and a Catholic priest. The Hindu-raised son becomes a policeman in his turn; his Muslim-raised brother becomes a singer; & the last son, played by Amitabh, becomes a happy-go-lucky Catholic who lives on the edge of the law. The boys meet again & their lives are entangled in an incredible plot full of coincidences & furious action sequences interspersed with songs. In the end, the grieving mother recovers her sight, the evil mob boss is punished, and the family is at last re-united.
Starcast: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Shabana Azmi, Neetu Singh, Nirupa Roy, Pran & Jeevan. Directed by Manmohan Desai, Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, Lyrics by Anand Baxi. Singers: Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi, Mukesh, Shailendra Singh & Mahendra Kapoor.
