Ramesh Bahl returned with Amitabh and Randhir Kapoor after Kasme Vaade which was a hit. Pukar released in 1983 when Amitabh was hospitalised and his career started going downhill. Pukar also is a rare film on Goa's Liberation(1961) though not logically correct yet the film is quite watchable. The film has Amitabh as Ramdas(rare name) his friend being a freedom fighter of Goa, while running from the Portuguese government he gets injured and he tells his friend Shreeram Lagoo to shoot him which he does but Ramdas mistakes it and starts hating revolutionaries. The film also has Randhir Kapoor who becomes a revolutionary. The film as i said is not at all realistic but it's watchable. The first half moves a fast pace, soon Amitabh from a small guy becomes a big person, sadly the film does have some funny scenes, one among them being Amitabh dressed as a zorro to rob Prem Chopra. There are some well handled scenes, however the film does succumb to the clichéd formula towards the end.
Direction is decent Music by RD Burman is awesome, The songs became a big hit Samunder Mein Nahake, Bachke Rehna re Baba are superb while Tu Maike Mat Jaiyo(sung by Amitabh, RD Burman) too was a hit Maarenge Ya and Jaane Jigar too are good numbers RD Burman sang almost all songs for Big B maybe due to the Kishore-Amitabh spat that time though Kishore sang for him in Mahaan and Sharaabi in that period.
Amitabh who for some reason wears dark shades even in night scenes for half the film carries his part like only he could however his character could be better. Randhir Kapoor is decent in his role Zeenat Aman and Tina Munim are good in their roles Prem Chopra as Monteiro is good too Shreeram Lagoo, Satyen Kapoo, Sharad Saxena are all good rest are all okay
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