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| Kabir as king Vikram the motorised in Anari (1975) | |
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Kabir makes an entrance: A motorbike suddenly roars around the corners. On it is Kabir, dressed in black trousers, red turtleneck, sleeves rolled back, huge sunglasses and a grandiose 1970s hairdo. His chest is adorned with a large gold medallion, which is to stay with him for many years in the film. Understated like a peacock in a chicken run, Kabir steers his bike first to a paan-walla and then to Raja and his friends. Sneering at Raja (Shashi Kapoor), Kabir describes him as the "village idiot". Kabir stars in a major role in ANARI (1975) as Vikram, night club owner and - blackmailer. Kabir is about 25 years old when the movie is filmed. He has about 13 scenes in Anari, right up until the very end. Is Anari a hit? + Night club owner Kabir in lots of rather comical outfits, not always intentionally so. His sartorial masterpiece is a shiny suit with wide stripes in three colours, this tasteful polyester ensemble being complemented by a white turtleneck pullover. Would Kabir/Raja wear this to have tea with the in-laws? + In other scenes, Kabir wears loud, colourful shirts that could have been copied off a sweets package. + Take a good look at Kabir's hair, which is a little like King Arthur having made excessive use of the blow-drier. + Kabir in swimming costume, lying on a sunbed. + The collar of Kabir's black shirt, protruding dramatically from under his white suit, is so pointed it could easily be used to stab a flea through the heart. + The funny scene in the park between lovers Raja and Poonam. + As always, Kabir clearing his throat and wielding a red telephone. + Raja's (Shashi Kapoor's) meaner-than-mean necktie, in the song scene in the park. Wide enough to accommodate two passing vehicles, this item is tastefully executed in a late flower power baroque style to accompany a shirt in equally understated and sun-bleached orange. It's just as well the man's suit is a pale mustard colour. Do not see this movie in black-and-white! + Comedian Mehmood as a paan-walla who comments on the proceedings like a one-man Greek chorus. + Shashi Kapoor, the likeable hero, a sunny Jim who could light up a candle just with his smile. The story: Young Raja and his next-door flirt Poonam grow up happily in a Bombay neighbourhood, surrounded by their friends. But the indisputable king of the streets is handsome but arrogant Vikram (Kabir Bedi), who races around on his motorbike, smoking cigarettes and pouring scorn on Raja and his mates. Clearly, Vikram is looking to go places, but his behaviour finds no favour with the local paan-walla. One evening... [please read more on the Anari film detail page] Andrea says: Never trust a man with a red telephone! This delightful mishmash of 'seventies paraphernalia, garish colours and men in dark glasses is a not-to-be-missed item in any collection of Kabir Bedi movies. |
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