Avam

Avam

1987 · 160 min · ★ 9.0 · Action, Mystery, Thriller

Indian Army Captain Amar Kumar lives with his father, Ram, and mother, Saraswati. Ram has been associated with top freedom fighters during India's struggle for independence from the British. Almost all of these freedom fighters had taken advantage of their involvement and have taken up important positions in India's administration, and these include Jagrathan, and Mohanlal. While others like Vaisakh Ansari and Ram have chosen not to.

Directed by B.R. Chopra · Written by Rahi Masoom Raza

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Rajesh Khanna Captain Amar Kumar
Ashok Kumar Veshat Ansari
Smita Patil Dr. Shabnam
Raj Babbar Rafiq Jafri
Poonam Dhillon Sushma
Shafi Inamdar Mohanlal
Nana Patekar Colonel Mustafa Ali Zahidi
Shreeram Lagoo Mahamantri
Om Shivpuri Jagrathan
Saeed Jaffrey Defense Advocate
Vijay Arora Thakur Suryabhan Singh
Deepak Parashar Surender Jagrathan

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