| Brief Description: | Amar Akbar Anthony became a legend and by far the most successful entertainer of its time. Released in 1977, it was a super hit and is considered the best film made by Manmohan Desai, the undisputed king of the lost and found formula. A typical Manmohan Desai "masala" it had the apt quantity of the necessary ingredients like action, emotion, drama, comedy and tragedy. The film's highlight apart from its story, screenplay, dialogue and direction was the character of Anthony Gonsalves played by Amitabh Bachchan. The film undoubtedly sees one of Amitabh's best performances ever. It gave him immense popularity and catapulted his position and career to unmatched heights and to super stardom. It also gave a whole new dimension to his acting career and the success of the film showed that he was more than just being the Angry Young Man of Indian Cinema. |
