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Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (मुकद्दर का सिकंदर, Conqueror of Destiny) is a 1978  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_India">Indian</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood">Hindi</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_film">drama film</a>. Produced and directed by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra">Prakash Mehra</a>, it stars <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date. The films also stars <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a>,  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raakhee">Raakhee</a>,  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amjad_Khan_(actor)">Amjad Khan</a>. 
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Directed by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra">Prakash Mehra</a> 
Produced by Prakash Mehra 
Written by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kader_Khan">Kader Khan</a> 
Vijay Kaul 
Laxmikant SharmaStarring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raakhee">Raakhee</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amjad_Khan_(actor)">Amjad Khan</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kader_Khan">Kader Khan</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjeet">Ranjeet</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirupa_Roy">Nirupa Roy</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Sethi">Ram Sethi</a>Music by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji-Anandji">Kalyanji-Anandji</a> 
Distributed by Prakash Mehra ProductionsRelease date October 27, 1978 
Running time 182 minCountry India 
Language Hindi 
UrduBudget ₹10 million (US$160,000) 
Box office ₹170 million (US$2.6 million) 
The film was the top grossing hit of 1978. The film was the third biggest hit of the decade after <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholay">Sholay</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_(1973_film)">Bobby</a>. The film was such a huge hit, that people used to stand in queues, waiting endlessly, to buy the film's tickets. Sometimes the crowds slept in front of the cinema halls overnight in their wait for the tickets.Although it was nominated for several major <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare">Filmfare</a> Awards, including Best Film, it failed to win in any category. It was remade into the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Andhra_Pradesh">Telugu</a> film <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prema_Tarangalu">Prema Tarangalu</a> (1980). and in Tamil as <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara_Kaaviyam_(1981_film)">Amara Kaaviyam</a>. 
 
 
Cast<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> as Sikandar 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a> as Vishal Anand 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raakhee">Raakhee</a> as Kaamna 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a> as Zohra Begum 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amjad_Khan_(actor)">Amjad Khan</a> as Dilawar 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjeet">Ranjeet</a> as J. D. 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayur&action=edit&redlink=1">Mayur</a> as young Sikander 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shreeram_Lagoo">Shreeram Lagoo</a> as Ramnath 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goga_Kapoor">Goga Kapoor</a> as Goga 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirupa_Roy">Nirupa Roy</a> as Fatima 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Sethi">Ram Sethi</a> as Pyarelal 'Awara' 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kader_Khan">Kader Khan</a> as Darvesh Baba 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Krishna">Manmohan Krishna</a> as piano instructor 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paidi_Jairaj">Paidi Jairaj</a> as Dr. Kapoor 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Khan_(actor)">Yusuf Khan</a> as Seth Paul 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikas_Anand">Vikas Anand</a> as police inspector 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> as Vishal's mother 
SoundtrackThe Soundtrack was composed by the duo of the brothers <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Anandji">Kalyanji Anandji</a>, with the lyrics by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjaan_(lyricist)">Anjaan</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra">Prakash Mehra</a>  (Salaam-e-Ishq).No. Song Singer(s) Duration01. "Rote Hue Ate Hain Sab" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> 05:2002. "Zindagi To Bewafa Hai" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Rafi">Mohammad Rafi</a> 02:3903. "O Saathi Re Tere Bina" Kishore Kumar 04:3004. "O Saathi Re Tere Bina-Female" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> 05:3505 "Pyar Zindagi Hai" Asha Bhosle, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a> & <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor">Mahendra Kapoor</a> 07:2506. "Wafa Jo Na Ki To" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemlata">Hemlata</a> 03:0907. "<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil_To_Hai_Dil">Dil To Hai Dil</a>" Lata Mangeshkar 04:09 08. "Salaam-e-Ishq Meri Jaan" Lata Mangeshkar & Kishore Kumar 05:49Beside Kishore Kumar and Mahendra Kapoor, Mohd Rafi voice were used in the movie for Kishore Kumar songs Rote Hue Ate Hain Sab. Mohd Rafi wants Kishore Kumar to sing the sad version but as insisted by Music Director Kalyanji Anandji, that his voice suited most the sad version, Mohd Rafi has agreed to sing the song Zindagi to Bewafaa Hai. The song was pictured on Vinod Khanna while Amitabh death scene. 
Box-officeMade on a budget of ₹10 million (US$160,000), the film grossed over ₹170 million (US$2.6 million) in India, the film was the highest-grossing film of the year and the third highest-grossing film of the decade after <a href="/1975/08/sholay.html">Sholay</a> (1975) and  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_(1973_film)">Bobby</a>  (1973). Boxofficeindia.com declared the film a blockbuster. 
Award nominations<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards">Filmfare Awards</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film">Filmfare Award for Best Film</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director">Best Director</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra">Prakash Mehra</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor">Best Actor</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Performance_in_a_Comic_Role">Best Comedian</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Sethi">Ram Sethi</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Story">Best Story</a> - Laxmikant Sharma<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer">Best Male Playback Singer</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> - "O Saathi Re"<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer">Best Female Playback Singer</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> - "O Saathi Re"

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (मुकद्दर का सिकंदर, Conqueror of Destiny ) is a 1978 Indian Hindi drama film . Produced and directed by Prakas...