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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Armaan<br />
| image = armaan81.jpeg<br />
| caption = Theatrical Poster<br />
| director = [[Anand Sagar]]<br />
| producer = [[Anand Sagar]]<br />
| starring = [[Raj Babbar]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />[[Shammi Kapoor]]<br />[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]<br />[[Dev Kumar]]<br />[[Deepak Parashar]]<br />[[Kalpana Iyer]]<br />[[Prema Narayan]]<br />
| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
| distributor = [[Sagar Films|Sagar Art Films]] Pvt. Ltd.<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1981|11|06}}<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| runtime = 131 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
'''''Armaan''''' is a [[Hindi]] film directed by Anand Sagar, starring [[Raj Babbar]], [[Shakti Kapoor]], [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Ranjeeta Kaur]], [[Dev Kumar]], [[Deepak Parashar]] and as a guest star [[Kalpana Iyer]] and [[Prema Narayan]] in song "Mere Jaesi Haseena". It is loosely based on the 1942 Hollywood classic ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]''.<br />
<br />
== Plot ==<br />
This film tells the story of the [[Indian independence movement|Indian freedom]] [[Annexation of Goa|struggle]] against the [[Portuguese Goa|Portuguese occupation in Goa]].<br />
<br />
Deepak Parashar plays a freedom<br />
fighter, Raj Babbar a bar owner,<br />
Ranjeeta Kaur the shared love interest,<br />
Shammi Kapoor the bar piano player<br />
and Shakti Kapoor the freeloading<br />
Portuguese Captain Gomes. Starts off in<br />
Dharampur then migrates to Goa which<br />
is then under Portuguese occupation.<br />
The banter between Shammi Kapoor<br />
and Shakti Kapoor, referring to Captain<br />
Gomes as HK - Holy King to his face,<br />
Haram Khor (freeloader) behind his<br />
back, lends a comedic touch.<br />
<br />
== Cast ==<br />
*[[Raj Babbar]]<br />
*[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />
*[[Shammi Kapoor]]<br />
*[[Ranjeeta Kaur]]<br />
*[[Dev Kumar]]<br />
*[[Deepak Parashar]]<br />
*[[Kalpana Iyer]]<br />
*[[Prema Narayan]]<br />
<br />
== Soundtrack ==<br />
<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Armaan<br />
| type = [[Soundtrack album]]<br />
| artist = [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 31 December 1981<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood film soundtrack]]<br />
*[[Chutney music|Chutney]]<br />
*[[Disco]]<br />
}}<br />
| length =<br />
| label = [[Saregama]]<br />
| producer = Anand Sagar<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
<br />
All the songs in this film were composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]], and the lyrics were written by [[Indeewar]] and [[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Original Motion Pictures: Armaan (1981)| publisher = [[Saregama]]| url =http://www.saregama.com/portal/pages/film?mode=get_album_info&albumId=187454}}</ref> The [[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood]] [[disco]] song "Ramba Ho Ho Ho Samba Ho Ho Ho" was listed at #21 on [[Binaca Geetmala annual list 1981]]. Another popular song was "Mere Jaesi Haseena", a song in the [[Indo-Trinidadian|Indian-Trinidadian]] hybrid style known as [[Chutney music|Chutney]].<ref>{{cite news |title=12 x 12: The 12 best Bollywood disco records |url=https://thevinylfactory.com/features/12-x-12-the-12-best-bollywood-disco-records/ |work=[[The Vinyl Factory]] |date=28 February 2014}}</ref><br />
<br />
{|class=wikitable <br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Jeevan Mitana Hai Deewanapan"<br />
| [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Pyar Hi Jeene Ki Surat Hai"<br />
| [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Zindagi Ke Raaste Mein"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Tich Batna Di Jodi"<br />
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]], [[Minoo Purushottam]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Mere Jaisi Haseena Ka Dil Jahan Jis Se Mil Jaye"<br />
| [[Sharon Prabhakar]], [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Rambha Ho Ho Ho"<br />
| [[Usha Uthup]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Accolades ==<br />
* Nomination [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director]] - [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
* Nomination [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] - [[Usha Uthup]] for the song "Ramba Ho Ho Ho Samba Ho Ho Ho"<br />
* Nomination [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] - [[Sharon Prabhakar]] for the song "Mere Jaesi Haseena"<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt0361313|Armaan (1981)}}<br />
{{Sagar Arts}}<br />
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[[Category: Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
[[Category: 1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category: Films featuring an item number]]<br />
[[Category: Indian films]]</div>2409:4060:2189:63:1B18:5143:D54B:8416