Kaalia

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Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Amjad Khan, Asha Parekh, and Pran Sikand in Kaalia (1981)

A simple man is forced to join the criminal world.

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Jailed for robbing his brother's unscrupulous employer, a simpleton has a transformation while in prison, emerging with a violent mission for revenge.Jailed for robbing his brother's unscrupulous employer, a simpleton has a transformation while in prison, emerging with a violent mission for revenge.Jailed for robbing his brother's unscrupulous employer, a simpleton has a transformation while in prison, emerging with a violent mission for revenge.

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IMDb RATING

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1.8K

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Amitabh Bachchan

Kallu…

Asha Parekh

Shanti

Parveen Babi

Shalini…

Amjad Khan

Shahani Seth…

Pran Sikand

Jailer Raghvir Singh
(as Pran)

K.N. Singh

Convict

Sajjan

2nd Defense Attorney

Murad

IGP Officer

Sudhir

Rawat

Hiralal

Convict

Brahmachari

Gopal
(as Brahmchari)

Ram Sethi

Crippled Prisoner

Brahm Bhardwaj

Judge
(as Brahm Bhardawaj)

Yunus Parvez

Abdul

Dev Kumar

Convict

Heena Kausar

Courtesan, song 'Dil To De Te Nahin'
(as Hina Kausar)

Bob Christo

Michael

Baby Geeta

Munni

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Trivia
Tinnu Anand was chasing Amitabh Bachchan for a year to narrate his script, from studio to studio, and every time Amitabh would say not today, tomorrow, due to the fact he had a really busy schedule. Finally, Tinnu had cornered Amitabh on the sets of Don and finally narrated his script. When Tinnu finished, Amitabh was silent. Tinnu said, "You don't have to tell me that you like my script because I know you like it very much." Amitabh was surprised and asked, "How do you know that? "Tinnu replied, "Before I came, a few people told me that if Amitabh Bachchan is hearing a script and he looks towards the sky and he starts stroking his hair, it means your script is rejected. I am glad you did neither while I was narrating the script.' Amitabh Bachchan liked Tinnu's confidence and signed the project.

Goofs
When Kallu is driving the car which he borrowed from the showroom, he moves the gear lever inconsistently to put the car into reverse - sometimes backwards, sometimes forwards.

Quotes
Kallu: I'm also the one who never stands behind anyone. Wherever I stand, the line starts from there.

Connections
Featured in Jambo Cinema (2020)

Soundtracks
Jahan Teri Ye Nazar Hai
Music by Rahul Dev Burman
Lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri
Performed by Kishore Kumar

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2/10

A badly executed film...somewhat painful to watch

"Kalia" was disappointing--overlong, illogical and generally ham-handed. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that a movie is bad--after all most Indian films suffer from these problems. The star of this film, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in "Amar, Akbar, Anthony" (1977) which had similar problems but was still a wonderful film.

Bachchan is a charismatic actor but even he cannot save this film from its repetitious plot twists, insipid songs, laborious dialogue and bad acting.

Bachchan plays a good-natured fellow, who is forced to turn to a life of crime to support his family when his brother is injured at the unsafe mill where he works. The mill owner/criminal mastermind callously refuses to help with money for an operation, even though the injury is his fault. Kaalia seeks revenge for his brother and ends up in jail where he becomes a hardened criminal. Heists, fistfights, interminable chases flesh out this 3 hour film. None are particularly interesting. See "Amar, Akbar, Anthony" instead.