Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (transl. Why Does Albert Pinto Get Angry?) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and written by Saeed Akhtar Mirza. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in the lead roles.[1][2][3][4]
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| Directed by | Saeed Akhtar Mirza |
| Story by | Saeed Akhtar Mirza |
| Produced by | Saeed Akhtar Mirza |
| Starring | Naseeruddin Shah Shabana Azmi Smita Patil Om Puri |
| Cinematography | Virendra Saini |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Bhaskar Chandavarkar Manas Mukherjee |
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Running time | 110 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
It won the 1981 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie.[5]
Synopsis edit
The film captures the anger of a worker, in Mumbai exemplified by a young Christian car mechanic, Albert Pinto (Naseeruddin Shah), who is under the illusion that if he works hard and emulates the rich, one day he can also be successful. He makes friendly relations with his customers, who are usually the rich of the city and who keep telling him that good workers do not go on strike, and that strikes are the handiwork of low-class elements. Pinto gets angry with the supposedly wrong attitudes of the workers who he assumes go on strike under any pretext. However, when Pinto's father, who is a mill worker is abused by the low-class elements hired by the mill owners, he realizes that it is not the workers, but the capitalists who should be blamed for the plight of the workers. He also realizes the legitimacy of strikes. Towards the end of the movie, Pinto still remains an angry man; but now his anger is directed against the capitalists, not the striking workers.[6]
Cast edit
- Naseeruddin Shah as Albert Pinto
- Shabana Azmi as Stella D'Costa
- Smita Patil as Joan Pinto
- Dilip Dhawan as Dominic Pinto
- Sulabha Deshpande as Mrs. Pinto, Albert's mother
- Arvind Deshpande as Mr. Pinto, Albert's father
- Rohini Hattangadi as Vivek's wife
- Achyut Potdar as Chandumal Potdar (mill owner)
- Mushtaq Khan as The Lecherous Shopper tying to flirt with Joan Pinto
- Anjali Paigankar
- Om Puri as Madhu (mechanic)
- Satish Shah
- Avtar Gill
- Utpal Dutt
- Naresh Suri
- Nitin Sethi
Crew edit
- Assistant script writer: Sudhir Mishra
- Assistant Director: Ajay Mishra
- Costume Design: Jennifer Mirza, Kundan Shah
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie | Won |
Remake edit
In 2017 the film was remade with the same title. With a cast of Manav Kaul, Nandita Das and Saurabh Shukla, the official remake was directed by Soumitra Ranade. It was premiered at 1st edition of Singapore South Asian Film Festival held from 1 to 10 September 2017.[7] It released in theaters on 12 April 2019.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ Eleanor Mannikka (2010). "Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai:Overview". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai". Film.com.
- ^ Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (1980) Yahoo! Movies. Archived 16 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Awards IMDb
- ^ "Anglo-Indians in Indian cinema". Screen. 10 October 2009.
- ^ "Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai to have its world premiere at 1st edition of Singapore South Asian Film Festival". Bollywood Hungama. 26 August 2017.
- ^ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (6 March 2019). "Manav Kaul, Nandita Das and Saurabh Shukla... #AlbertPintoKoGussaKyunAataHai - an official remake of the cult classic by Saeed Akhtar Mirza - to release on 12 April 2019... Directed by Soumitra Ranade... The 1980 classic starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil. https://t.co/e3JaquzPMI" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
