''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai'' () is a 1980 Indian

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-language

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directed and written by Saeed Akhtar Mirza. The film starred

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, Shabana Azmi and

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in the lead roles. It won the 1981 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie

Synopsis

The film captures the anger of a worker, in Mumbai exemplified by a young Christian car mechanic, Albert Pinto (

), who is under the illusion that if he works hard and emulates the rich, one day he can also be successful. He makes friendly relations with his customers, who are usually the rich of the city and who keep telling him that good workers do not go on strike, and that strikes are the handiwork of low-class elements. Pinto gets angry with the supposedly wrong attitudes of the workers who he assumes go on strike under any pretext. However, when Pinto's father, who is a mill worker is abused by the low-class elements hired by the mill owners, he realizes that it is not the workers, but the capitalists who should be blamed for the plight of the workers. He also realizes the legitimacy of strikes. Towards the end of the movie, Pinto still remains an angry man; but now his anger is directed against the capitalists, not the striking workers.

Cast

as Albert Pinto * Shabana Azmi as Stella D'Costa *

as Joan Pinto *

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as Dominic Pinto *

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as Mrs. Pinto, Albert's mother *

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as Mr. Pinto, Albert's father *

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as Vivek's wife * Achyut Potdar as Chandumal Potdar (mill owner) *

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as The Lecherous Shopper tying to flirt with Joan Pinto * Anjali Paigankar *

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as Madhu (mechanic) * Satish Shah * Avtar Gill * Utpal Dutt * Naresh Suri * Nitin Sethi

Crew

* Assistant script writer: Sudhir Mishra * Assistant Director: Ajay Mishra * Costume Design: Jennifer Mirza, Kundan Shah

Awards and nominations

, - , 1981 , Saeed Akhtar Mirza , Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie ,

Remake

In 2017 the film was remade with the same title. With a cast of Manav Kaul,

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and Saurabh Shukla, the official remake was directed by Soumitra Ranade. It was premiered at 1st edition of ''Singapore South Asian Film Festival'' held from 1 to 10 September 2017. It released in theaters on 12 April 2019.

References

External links

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Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai Review
{{FilmfareCriticsAwardBestMovie 1980s Hindi-language films 1980 films Films directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza Indian drama films