''Awwal Number'' is a 1990 Indian

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directed by

Dev Anand Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was ...

. It stars

Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...

Ekta Sohini Ekta Sohini is an Indian actress and the wife of the actor Mohnish Bahl. After several small 1980s television roles, she made her film debut opposite Arbaaz Ali Khan in the coming-of-age romance film ''Solah Satra'' (1990) and starred as Aditya ...

Neeta Puri Neeta Puri is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She was born in Punjab, India. She made her film debut in 1985. Neeta Puri is married to Khursheed Latif, who is also a Hindi film director. Neeta Puri owns a western clothing and jewel ...

Aditya Pancholi Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema. Acting career 1985–87: Television movies and serials He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which ...

in pivotal roles.

Plot

The story revolves around

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where a new star Sunny has been included in the team in place of another famous star Ronny. The fame and hype of the new star creates hatred in the heart of Ronny against Sunny, although Sunny respects him. Ronny decides to take revenge on Sunny; meanwhile a

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decides to put a bomb in the field where a match is to be organised between India and Australia. DIG Vikram Singh discovers the terrorists' plan and foils the attack, saving thousands of lives. Sunny also becomes a star by playing a match-winning stroke for the country.

Cast

as DIG Vikram Singh "Vicky" *

as Sunny *

as Aarti *

as Maria *

as Ranveer Singh "Rony" *

Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kulbhushan Kharbanda (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in '' Shaan'' (1980), Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group 'Yatrik' in the 1 ...

as Kundi * Sudhir Pandey as Sundaram *

Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandrak ...

Parikshat Sahni Parikshit Sahni (born 1 January 1944) is an Indian actor who is known for playing the lead in TV series Barrister Vinod, '' Gul Gulshan Gulfaam'' ( Doordarshan) and ''Gaatha'' ( Star Plus). He has also appeared in three of Rajkumar Hirani's bl ...

in a special appearance as a Selection committee member *

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in a special appearance as a Selection committee member *

Anjan Srivastav Aanjjan Srivastav (born 2 June 1948) is an Indian film, television and stage actor, associated with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Mumbai of which he remained Vice-President for several years. Outside theatre, he is best known as ...

as In a special appearance as a Cricket commentator *

Aftab Shivdasani Aftab Shivdasani (born 25 June 1978) is an Indian actor, producer and model known for his works in Bollywood and also working for Tamil and Kannada film industry. Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby at the age of 14 months and eventually ...

as Young Sunny *

Bharat Bhushan ''Bharatbhushan Bhalla'' better known as ''Bharat Bhushan'' (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the s ...

as Sunny's Grandfather *

Birbal Birbal (; born Mahesh Das; 1528 16 February 1586), or Raja Birbal, was a Saraswat Hindu Bhatt Brahmin advisor and main commander (''Mukhya Senapati'') of army in the court of the Mughal emperor, Akbar. He is mostly known in the Indian subcon ...

as Chhaganlal *Sameer Khakkar as Terrorist *

Raj Kishore Raj Kishore (1933 - 7 April 2018) was an Indian actor who played roles in the Indian films such as '' Sholay'' (1975), '' Padosan'' (1968), '' Deewaar'' (1975), '' Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), '' Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1971), ''Karishma Kudrat Ka ...

in a special appearance as a Bartender *

Mac Mohan Mohan Makijany (24 April 1938 – 10 May 2010), popularly known as Mac Mohan, was an Indian actor, who worked in Hindi cinema. He was known for his villainous roles in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in over 200 films, i ...

as Mani *

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as Vicky's step mother in the picture *

Subbiraj Subbiraj Kakkar popularly known as Subbiraj was an Indian character actor in Hindi-language films and television. He was the son of the sister of veteran actor Prithviraj Kapoor named Kailash and thus a cousin of Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and ...

as Police Commissioner Patil *

Ajit Vachani Ajit Vachhani (10 August, 1951 – 25 August, 2003) was an Indian film and television actor. He had worked in many Hindi films as a character actor, including '' Mr. India'' (1987) (as "Teja"), ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), '' Kabhi Haan Kabhi N ...

as Police Inspector

Soundtrack

The music was composed By

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

and the lyrics were by

Amit Khanna Amit Khanna is an Indian film producer, director, writer, and journalist. He was the founder chairman of Reliance Entertainment, former president of the Producers Guild of India, and the founder trustee of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Imag ...

. Voices were rendered by

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...

Amit Kumar Amit Kumar (born 3 July 1952) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer. Kumar launched his own music production company, named Kumar Brothers Music. He predominantly worked in Bollywood and regional film songs since the 1970s, inc ...

Udit Narayan Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to: * Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer * Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent * Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch * Udit Patel (born ...

and

S. Janaki Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is referred to respectfully as "Janaki Amma" and Nightingale of South India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in ...

Production

Aamir Khan and his father were admirers of Dev Anand and Aamir quoted in an interview after Dev Anand's death: "The only film I signed without reading the script was ''Awwal Number''." Anand had initially offered the role of Ranvir Singh to cricketer

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0154183 1990 films 1990s Hindi-language films Films about cricket in India Films directed by Dev Anand Films scored by Bappi Lahiri Sports action films