Aamne Samne(1982)
Aamne Samne (1982) is a Hindi film directed by Ashim Samanta. Starring Kamal Kapoor, Arti Gupta and Dinesh Thakur. With a rating of 6.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1982.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5, Hungama Play, ShemarooMe, VI movies and tv
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1982
- Director
- Ashim Samanta
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A man named Johny is both a famous actor and a wanted criminal. He hires his look-alike, Gopi, to pretend to be him so he can avoid the police and commit crimes. Gopi gets the job but ends up caught by both the police and a dangerous gang.
“A look-alike swaps lives with a criminal. Double the trouble.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Aamne Samne
Cast reunions in this film: Mithun Chakraborty & Bindiya Goswami (4 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Kamal Kapoor (3 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Ashim Samanta (2 films together), and Mithun Chakraborty & Tarun Ghosh (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Aamne Samne' translates to 'face to face', referencing the dual roles played by Jeetendra.
- Jeetendra performed a rare double role here, playing both the city slicker Johny and the naive villager Gopi.
- This was one of the few films where actress Sridevi played a supporting role opposite Jeetendra, before their iconic pairings in later hits.
- Director Ashim Samanta was the son of legendary filmmaker Shakti Samanta, known for films like 'Howrah Bridge' and 'Amar Prem'.
- The film's music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, who was at the peak of his disco-pop fame in the early 1980s.
- Despite its star cast, the film did not achieve major commercial success compared to other Jeetendra-Sridevi collaborations of the era.
- The plot of a criminal using a look-alike to create an alibi was a popular trope in Hindi cinema, seen earlier in films like 'The Great Gambler' (1979).