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Written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, 'Saat Hindustani' was Amitabh Bachchan's first film.
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Working with an acclaimed director like KA Abbas in his first film must have taught Big B a lot about filmmaking.
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The film was about a group of people who wanted to set free Goa from its Portuguese administrators.
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Goa was a Portuguese colony before becoming a part of the sovereign Indian state.
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Amitabh Bachchan played a Muslim poet in the film.
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Big B's character was called Anwar Ali in the film.
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In the film, his character comes from Bihar to take part in the freedom struggle.
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Kaifi Azmi penned down the lyrics for the film.
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'Saat Hindustani' won Amitabh Bachchan the National Award for best newcomer.
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Apart from Amitabh Bachchan, Utpal Dutt was also seen in an important role in 'Saat Hindustani'.
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The film was released in 1969, but Amitabh Bachchan took some years to taste the commercial suucees.
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'Saat Hindustani' proved to be a good launching pad for Amitabh Bachchan. Later, he went on to become one of the legendary actots of the Hindi film industry.
