Coolie(1983)
Coolie (1983) is a 167-minute Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman and Rishi Kapoor. With a rating of 6.7/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1983.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1983
- Director
- Manmohan Desai
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Rating
- 6.7/10
Storyline
A young boy is separated from his family in a flood and grows up working as a porter at a train station. He later leads a fight to protect the rights of the station workers against a powerful and corrupt businessman.
“A coolie's fight for justice at the station.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Coolie
Cast reunions in this film: Rishi Kapoor & Kader Khan (15 films together), Amrish Puri & Kader Khan (14 films together), Amitabh Bachchan & Kader Khan (14 films together), Amrish Puri & Suresh Oberoi (12 films together), Amrish Puri & Rishi Kapoor (10 films together), and Amrish Puri & Amitabh Bachchan (10 films together).
Trivia
- The film's release was delayed after Amitabh Bachchan suffered a serious injury on set during a fight scene.
- Amitabh Bachchan's real-life accident and recovery were written into the movie's storyline.
- The film features a cameo by legendary singer Kishore Kumar, who plays a priest in a temple scene.
- It was one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 1983, partly due to public concern for Bachchan's health.
- The iconic theme song 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara' was originally planned for a scene in this film but was used later for a national integration video.
- Pran, who played the villain, was reportedly very emotional during the shooting of scenes after Bachchan's injury.
- The movie's climax was shot at the Victoria Terminus railway station in Mumbai, now known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.