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Laawaris is an 1981 drama directed by Prakash Mehra. The film became known for its song "Mere Angene Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai" rendered twice: the first time by a young Alka Yagnik, who earned her first Filmfare nomination as best female playback singer, and the second time by Amitabh Bachchan. The second version became very popular due to Bachchan's comedic performance in drag. The lyrics pay tribute to every type of wife, be they fat, tall, short, dark, or fair skinned. Even today, the song is popular among audiences.

Laawaris starred Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Zeenat Aman and Raakhee. In Hindi, "Laawaris" loosely means bastard or orphan. Although the word still has negative connotations, they are not as extreme as in English. The story revolves around an orphan who stumbles over reality in search for his parents.

The film was a huge blockbuster, got the highest verdict present at that time from the Trade Guide (Bollywood box office magazine), and was among those rare movies which crossed 2 Crore (2,000,000) per territory. There were only 13 All-time earner (Crossing 1 Crore per territory) movies till 1984, and Laawaris was among them.

It earned additional Filmfare nominations for Best Actor (Amitabh Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actor (Suresh Oberoi).

The music of this movie was composed by Kalyanji–Anandji, while the lyrics were written by Anjaan and Prakash Mehra. The movie features some popular songs like "Apni Toh Jaise Taise" and "Mere Angne Mein", whose male version was sung by Amitabh Bachchan. The song "Mere Angne Mein" was recreated by Tanishk Bagchi in the year 2020 in the voice of Neha Kakkar and Raja Hassan. The song "Apni Toh Jaise Taise" was recreated by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy in the voice of Mika Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan in the 2010 film Housefull. Both the music videos starred Sri Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez.

Directed by: Prakash Mehra
Produced by: Prakash Mehra
Written by: Shashi Bhushan, Kader Khan, Prakash Mehra, Din Dayal Sharma
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman
Music by: Kalyanji-Anandji
Release date: 22 May 1981

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