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Avam

  • 19871987
  • 2h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
79
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Rajesh Khanna, Ashok Kumar, Poonam Dhillon, and Shafi Inamdar in Avam (1987)
AdventureMysteryThriller
A Captain discovers that his assignment to work with a Defence minister is a front for government espionage, and is pulled into a complex tangle of deceit in the struggle to keep his country... Read allA Captain discovers that his assignment to work with a Defence minister is a front for government espionage, and is pulled into a complex tangle of deceit in the struggle to keep his country safe.A Captain discovers that his assignment to work with a Defence minister is a front for government espionage, and is pulled into a complex tangle of deceit in the struggle to keep his country safe.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
79
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    • B.R. Chopra
    • Rahi Masoom Reza(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Rajesh Khanna
    • Ashok Kumar
    • Smita Patil
    • B.R. Chopra
    • Rahi Masoom Reza(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Rajesh Khanna
    • Ashok Kumar
    • Smita Patil
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    • 1User review
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    Avam (1987)
    Avam (1987)
    Rajesh Khanna, Raj Babbar, Poonam Dhillon, and Smita Patil in Avam (1987)
    Shafi Inamdar in Avam (1987)

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    Rajesh Khanna
    Rajesh Khanna
    • Captain Amar Kumar
    Ashok Kumar
    Ashok Kumar
    • Veshat Ansari
    Smita Patil
    Smita Patil
    • Dr. Shabnam
    Raj Babbar
    Raj Babbar
    • Rafiq Jafri
    Poonam Dhillon
    Poonam Dhillon
    • Sushma
    Shafi Inamdar
    Shafi Inamdar
    • Mohanlal
    Nana Patekar
    Nana Patekar
    • Colonel Mustafa Ali Zahidi
    Shreeram Lagoo
    Shreeram Lagoo
    • Mahamantri
    Om Shivpuri
    Om Shivpuri
    • Jagrathan
    Saeed Jaffrey
    Saeed Jaffrey
    • Defense Advocate
    Vijay Arora
    Vijay Arora
    • Thakur Suryabhan Singh
    Deepak Parashar
    Deepak Parashar
    • Surender Jagrathan
    Sushma Seth
    Sushma Seth
    • Durga Jagrathan
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar
    Ashalata Wabgaonkar
    • Saraswati
    • (as Ashalata)
    Manisha
    • Princess Saloni
    Huma Khan
    Huma Khan
    • Mrs. Suryabhan Singh
    Iftekhar
    Iftekhar
    • Ram Kumar
    Chandrashekhar Vaidya
    Chandrashekhar Vaidya
    • Retd. General Shivkumar
    • (as Chandrashekhar)
      • B.R. Chopra
      • Rahi Masoom Reza(dialogue)
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      Rekha had done the dubbing for Smita Patil in this movie due to her sudden death.
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    6/10
    Political thriller
    Awam is a political thriller directed by B.R.Chopra. It was perhaps his last film with Rajesh Khanna. It had many stars - Ashok Kumar, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Poonam Dhillon & Nana Patekar in a minor role.

    The minus point of this film is it's running time which is close to 3 hours. It tends to drag at a few places.

    Songs are also average.

    There is a nice little twist in the climax but you have to wait for it.

    It is a routine role for Rajesh Khanna & he performs as expected. His pairing with Poonam Dhillon is quite good. Since it is a multi Starrer, justice has not been done to all the stars.

    The expectations of the film were sky high but when the film released, many were disappointed. It proved only an average success.

    Just another addition to Rajesh Khanna's list of films.

    One expected much more from the BRChopra-Kaka combination after Karm.
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    • Mar 25, 2014

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1987 (India)
      • India
      • Hindi
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    • Filming locations
      • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Production company
      • NH Studioz
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    • 2 hours 36 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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