''Saat Hindustani'' () is a 1969 Indian

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-language

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written, directed, and produced by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film portrays the heroic story of seven Indians who attempt to liberate Goa from the Portuguese colonial rule. The film stars an

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led by

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, Jalal Agha, Anwar Ali, Madhukar,

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(in his film debut), and Shehnaaz.

Plot

A Muslim poet, Anwar Ali, from Bihar and five other men, all belonging to different religions and parts of India, join their seventh comrade Maria, a native of the Portuguese-occupied Goa, to raise

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sentiments in the state by hoisting Indian flags on Portuguese forts and buildings.

Cast

as Shubodh Sanyal *

as Joginder Nath * Jalal Agha as Sakharam Shinde * Anwar Ali as Ram Bhagat Sharma *Madhukar as Mahadevan *

as Anwar Ali *Shehnaaz as Maria (as Shahnaz) * A. K. Hangal as Doctor * Dina Pathak as Mrs. J. Nath * Prakash Thapa as Tax Inspector *Kanu Sarswat

Production

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by J. P. Kaushik and Kaifi Azmi was the lyricist. Songs were sung by Mahendra Kapoor.

Awards

;

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* Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration * National Film Award for Best Lyrics - Kaifi Azmi

References

External links

Box Office India
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{{Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration 1969 films 1969 action films 1960s Hindi-language films 1960s Urdu-language films 1969 war films Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners Films directed by K. A. Abbas Films set in Goa Goa liberation movement Indian Army in films Indian war films Indian action drama films Indian war drama films Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru Urdu-language Indian films Films shot in Goa Films set in the Indian independence movement Cultural depictions of Portuguese people Films set in the 1950s Films set in 1960 Films set in 1961 Films about poets