Friends, we welcome you to one more new episode on Amitabh Bachchan’s film journey, and today we will bring to you his film Bandhe Hath, which means Tied Hands. The film was released in 1973, produced and written by O. P. Ralhan, and stars Amitabh Bachchan with Mumtaz as his leading lady. In supporting roles are Ajit, Ranjeet, Madan Puri, Asit Sen, O.P. Ralhan, TunTun, and Pinchoo Kapoor, to name a few.
“A Classic Tale of Transformation”
The music for this film is rendered by R. D. Burman, and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film is a remake of Mujrim of8, wherein Shammi Kapoor was in the lead role.
This is a story of a small time thief Shyamu who makes his living by
stealing and robberies. Amitabh in the role of the thief. Being a robber
he is always on the run from the police and one day lands up in a
village where he finds lookalike, a simpleton Deepak who is a
poet. Shyamu has a wicked mind and decides to take advantage of his
look-alike, and he kills him to steal his identity. But changes his mind
when he learns that Deepak is already dying of an illness. After his
death he decides to be Deepak and give the police a run by stating
Shyamu has died. However, the police inspector finds it suspicious and
is masked as poet Deepak.
He brings about the change in his life to become a good human being
due to his love interest, Mala, essayed by actress Mumtaz who is a
beautiful dancer and stage artist, and they fall in love. However, he
learns Deepak the poet also had his love angle Raini and they had
exchanged love letters which he wants to get hold of to avoid being
caught by the cops. He turns himself into a new leaf but Mala finds out
that he is also meeting Raini.
The film ends on a transformative note, showing a character’s journey from crime to redemption. It’s a classic starring Amitabh Bachchan and Mumtaz, an unusual pair for the time.
So here we end one more episode on films by Amitabh Bachchan in his long, illustrious career.
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