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Sooryavansham
Sign in to saveSooryavansham (, ) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Amitabh Bachchan in dual roles, with Soundarya (in her only Hindi film), Jayasudha, Rachna Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. The film is a remake of the 1997 Tamil-language film Surya Vamsam, and revolves around a traditional father and his illiterate yet obedient son, following their tense relationship and shows how the strict patriarchy causes a drift between them.
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6.0Thakur Bhanupratap, a well-respected village head, deems his youngest son Heera, a failure and treats him poorly. However, despite his father's disappointment, Heera tries his best to make him proud.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh / Heera Singh
- Soundarya as Radha Singh
- Anupam Kher as Dharmendra
- Mukesh Rishi as Deshraj Thakur / Kevda Thakur
- Shivaji Satham as Radha's father
- Bindu as Radha's mother
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
4,068 votes
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 168 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 168
- FilmAffinity ID
- 967494
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- publication date
- 1999-01-01
Sources (3)
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8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- Box office
- References
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Sooryavansham (, ) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Amitabh Bachchan in dual roles, with Soundarya (in her only Hindi film), Jayasudha, Rachna Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. The film is a remake of the 1997 Tamil-language film Surya Vamsam, and revolves around a traditional father and his illiterate yet obedient son, following their tense relationship and shows how the strict patriarchy causes a drift between them.
Made on a budget of (), principal photography took place in and around various locations in India such as Hyderabad, Gujarat and Rajasthan, as well as Sri Lanka. S. Gopal Reddy acted as the cinematographer, while Gautham Raju edited the film. Koti composed the film score while Anu Malik composed the film's songs, with lyrics penned by Sameer.