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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Awwal Number<br />
| image = Awwal Numberfilm.jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = Promotional Poster<br />
| director = [[Dev Anand]]<br />
| producer = Navketan Productions<br />
| writer = Dev Anand<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Aamir Khan]]<br/>[[Aditya Pancholi]]<br />
| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
| cinematography =<br />
| editing =<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|1990|05|11|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 143 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Awwal Number''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1990|1990]] Indian [[sports film|sports]] [[action film]] directed by [[Dev Anand]]. The film features the then 67-year-old Dev Anand with [[Aditya Pancholi]] and [[Aamir Khan]]. Dev Anand first offered the role of Ranvir Singh to cricketer [[Imran Khan]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Romancing With Life|last=Anand|first=Dev|publisher=Penguin India|year=2007|isbn=978-0-14-341856-6|location=India|pages=290}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story revolves around [[cricket (game)|cricket]] where a new star Sunny (Aamir Khan) has been included in the team in place of another famous star Ronny ([[Aditya Pancholi]]). All this creates hatred in the heart of Ronny against Sunny, although Sunny respects him. Ronny decides to take revenge on Sunny; meanwhile a [[terrorist]] decides to put a [[bomb]] in the field where a match is to be organised between [[India]] and [[Australia]].<br />
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DIG Vikram Singh (Dev Anand) comes to know about the plan of the terrorists and goes on to prevent the attack, saving thousands of lives. Sunny also becomes a star by playing a match-winning stroke for the country.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Dev Anand]]... DIG Vikram Singh (Vicky)<br />
*[[Aamir Khan]]... Sunny<br />
*[[Aditya Pancholi]]... Ranvir Singh (Ronny)<br />
*[[Neeta Puri]]... Maria<br />
*[[Ekta Sohini]]... Aarti Rani <br />
*[[Sudhir Pandey]]... Sundaram<br />
*[[Vikram Gokhale]]<br />
*[[Parikshat Sahni]]... in a special appearance as a Selection committee member <br />
*[[Ram Mohan]]... In a special appearance as a Selection committee member <br />
*[[Aanjjan Srivastav]]... In a special appearance as a Cricket commentator<br />
*[[Bharat Bhushan]]... Sunny's Grandfather<br />
*[[Birbal (actor)|Birbal]]... Chhaganlal<br />
*[[Sameer Khakkar]]... Terrorist<br />
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]... Kundi<br />
*[[Raj Kishore]]... In a special appearance as a Bartender<br />
*[[Mac Mohan]]... Mani<br />
*[[Cindy Crawford]]... Dev Anand's step mother in the picture <br />
*[[Subbiraj]]... Police Commissioner Patil<br />
*[[Ajit Vachani]]. Police Inspector<br />
*[[Aftab Shivdasani]]... Young Sunny<ref>http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/5398/index.html</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed By [[Bappi Lahiri]] and the lyrics were by [[Amit Khanna]]. Voices were rendered by [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Udit Narayan]] and [[S. Janaki]].<br />
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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Awwal Number"<br />
| [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Lakhon Main Nigahon Mein"<br />
| [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Yeh Hai Cricket Out"<br />
| [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Udit Narayan]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Poochho Na Kya" <br />
| [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Chum Chum Chum"<br />
| [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Tere Liye"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
Aamir Khan, quoted in an interview after Dev Anand's death, said: "He was an icon for many generations and entertained us throughout his life. The only film I signed without reading the script was ''Awwal Number''."<ref>http://ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2011120520111205004711346a793e3ba/%E2%80%98Only-film-I-signed-without-reading-the-script-was-Awwal-Number%E2%80%99-.html?pageno=2{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0154183}}<br />
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[[Category:1990 films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about cricket in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Dev Anand]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]</div>>Randy Kryn