![]() The people of Gulabad in Baharistaan are terrorised by a dreaded dacoit, Abu Hasan, who loots and wrecks havoc on rich caravans passing through the desert routes. In the screenplay, Shanti Prakash Bakshi and Boris Saakov have taken major liberties in the original folklore. ![]() In India, the character had been essayed by two iconic actors of the south, MG Ramachandran in Tamil and NT Rama Rao in the Telugu version, once in Bengali and twice in Hindi, before the Indo-Soviet collaboration, produced by FC Mehra’s Eagle Films and Uzbek Films starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra along with a slew of Soviet actors was released in 1979. Although the story is best suited for animation or as a children’s film, because of the content and possibilities it provides, it has been adapted in several cultures which have made variations to the plot. It was the Soviets to whom the Indian government, and people, looked for collaboration in almost all fields – from space travel to defence equipment, and yes, even in joint production of films, of which “Alibaba Aur 40 Chor” is an example.ĭirected jointly by Umesh Mehra and the Russian Latif Faiziyev, the film is based on the fable of Alibaba one of the most famous of theĪrabian Nights. Several years ago, India had an all-weather friend-the Soviet Union (USSR) till its dramatic collapse in 1991.
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