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{{short description|1990 film directed by Mohan Kumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
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| director = [[Mohan Kumar]]
| producer = Mohan Kumar
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| starring = [[Anil Kapoor]]<br/>[[Meenakshi Seshadri]]<br/>[[Shabana Azmi]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = K.K. Mahajan
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1990|08|10|India}}
| runtime = 161 mins<ref name="Cult">{{cite news |last1=Chinn |first1=Bob |title=Amba |url=https://archive.org/details/Cult_Movies_38_c2c_Cult_Movies_2003_YZ1/page/n59/mode/2up?q=amba |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Cult Movies |issue=38 |publisher=Cameo Distributors LLC |date=2003 |page=61}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
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'''''Amba''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1990|1990]] [[India]]n [[Bollywood]] film produced and directed by [[Mohan Kumar]].<ref name="Cult"/> It stars [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Meenakshi Seshadri]], [[Kiran Juneja]], and [[Shabana Azmi]] in the title role as Amba.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tripathi |first1=Salil |title=Unconventional actor Anil Kapoor steals the lead |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19890331-unconventional-actor-anil-kapoor-steals-the-lead-815916-1989-03-31 |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=India Today |date=31 March 1989 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Oldest Characters These Actresses Have Ever Played |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/the-oldest-characters-these-actresses-have-ever-played/20150324.htm |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Rediff |date=24 March 2015 |language=en}}</ref> The film failed to be successful at the box office. However the performances of the lead cast were appreciated.

==Synopsis==
Prabha lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed father Thakur Jasbir Singh and her brother Kunwar Ranvir. She receives a marriage proposal from equally wealthy Thakur Shamsher Singh but immediately rejects him and marries Rajendra. Prabha re-locates to move in with him and his widowed and principled mother, Amba Bhanupratap Singh, and his wayward brother, Suraj. Prabha soon gives birth to Rajat. Rajendra, who secretly visits local courtesan, Munnibai, returns home intoxicated one night and sexually molests and then kills Geeta, who is their servant, Bhiku's daughter, but is treated like a family-member. Then when Amba returns home after watching Ram Leela, she apprehends Rajendra, has him arrested, he is eventually tried in Court, found guilty after Amba's testimony, and hanged. A devastated and humiliated Prabha swears to avenge his death, and leaves to live with her equally vengeful dad and brother, and together they plot to turn Amba and Suraj's lives upside down - so much so that Amba and Suraj not only lose their ancestral estate, their house is burned down, they are blacklisted by the community, where Amba is the Sarpanch, and to top it all up, Suraj is arrested for killing Shamsher and sexually molesting Prabha, and if found guilty will also be hanged like his brother.

==Cast==
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* [[Shabana Azmi]] as Amba Bhanupratap Singh, mother of Suraj
* [[Anil Kapoor]] as Suraj "Sarju" B. Singh
* [[Meenakshi Seshadri]] as Lajjo
* [[Kanwaljit Singh (actor)|Kanwaljit Singh]] as Rajendra 'Raja' B. Singh
* [[Kiran Juneja]] as Prabha R. Singh
* [[Rajan Sippy]] as Kunwar Ranvir J. Singh, Brother of Prabha
* [[Mangal Dhillon]] as Thakur Shamsher Singh
*[[Sudhir Pandey]] as Thakur Jasbir Singh, Father of Prabha
*[[Sujit Kumar]] as Bhiku, servant
*[[Satish Shah]] as Neelkanth
*[[Yunus Parvez]] as Banne Miya
*[[Upasana Singh]] as Munnibai
*[[Shivraj]] as Gurghand
*[[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] as Naanima
*[[Ram Mohan]] as Judge
*[[Jaya Mathur]] as Geeta Yadav
*[[Birbal (actor)|Birbal]] as Amba's supporter
*[[Kamaldeep]] as Police Inspector
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==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack includes the following songs:<ref>{{cite web |title=Amba Movie Music |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/amba/songs/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=18 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Sheron Wali Mata Ka Jab Naam"
| [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
|-
| 2
| "Maa Ka Man Mamta Ka Mandir"
| [[Mohammed Aziz]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
|-
| 3
| "Ek Swarg Hai Aasman Par"
| Suresh Wadkar, Mohammed Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal
|-
| 4
| "Laga Ragda To Mit Gaya Jhagda"
| Mohammed Aziz, [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| 5
| "Sun Meri Shehzadi"
| Mohammed Aziz, Alka Yagnik
|-
| 6
| "Aurat Zaat Mard Se Jhagda"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|}

==Reception==
Bob Chinn of ''Cult Movies'' magazine wrote in 2003, "While this is obviously a star vehicle for Azmi, one must remember that there are stars and there are actresses. Shabana Azmi is that rare combination of both."<ref name="Cult"/> [[Sukanya Verma]] of [[Rediff.com]], however, criticised Azmi's choice of the part as "strange" and further writing, "The film shamelessly tries to fit in the Mother India mould dumbing down Azmi’s fiery brilliance to a cringe-worthy stereotype that’s as bearable as the tacky silver wig on her head".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |author1-link=Sukanya Verma |title=Rani, Vidya, Sridevi: WORST films of Bollywood's BEST Actresses |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-rani-vidya-sridevi-worst-films-of-bollywoods-best-actresses/20140508.htm#9 |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=8 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0099025}}

[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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