Awwal Number

About the film

Awwal Number (transl. Number One) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language sports action film produced and directed by Dev Anand. It stars Dev Anand, Aamir Khan, Ekta Sohini, Aditya Pancholi, and Neeta Puri in pivotal roles.

Plot

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 create 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.

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.

Soundtrack

The music was composed By Bappi Lahiri and the lyrics were by Amit Khanna. Voices given by Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar, Bappi Lahiri, Udit Narayan and S. Janaki.

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.

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