Prabhat Kumar Shukla well, we all know that Manmohan Desai's movies are completely devoid of logic but yet are entertaining and paisa wasool. Coolie is remembered for Amitabh's unfortunate accident which gave the movie a lot of publicity.The movie is pretty entertaining,but would come after Amar Akbar Anthony,Naseeb,Suhaag and Parvarish among other Amitabh and Manmohan Desai movies.The action and comedy scenes are good. Amitabh is excellent as usual, specially his introductory scene is awesome,Waheeda Rehman is pretty good,Kader Khan is alright,Rishi Kapoor does not has much to do,Rati Agnihotri looks beautiful and does a good job. Rest of the cast is just OK, but the guy who plays Amitabh's uncle ,a coolie himself who brings him up does a very good job.Direction by Manmohan Desai is not at par with his previous work and there are certain parts in the second half of the movie where too many coincidences start taking place,and logic takes a complete backseat which is a bit much even for a Manmohan Desai film.The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal is average and some songs come as a hindrance in the story narrative, with the song "saari duniya ka bojh" being the best one, which shows the problems faced by coolies in their day to day lifeA DECENT AND ENJOYABLE ONE TIME WATCH mainly due to Amitabh's powerhouse performance as the macho coolie iqbal which is the primary reason that this movie became the biggest superhit of 1983.

sharankandhai This is a movie which's clips will be shown on every channel when GOD Amitabh comes to die, i hope at least a hundred years from now. Because this is the movie in which that Punneet issar guy almost killed Amitabh bachchan during the shooting. About the movie itself, not the best Amitabh-Rishi movie, not the best Amitabh-Manmohan Desai movie (though not as bad as Ganga Jamuna Saraswati), actually not the best Amitabh movie. Worse is that you have Suresh Oberoi in it. rati Agnihotri is the leading lady. Okay, so they couldn't get Hema, Parveen or Zeenat, at least take jaya Pradha. The director has a song in this movie which says it all about the movie " accident hogaya rabba rabba" . But i may be prejudiced because they actually freeze the shot where Amit gets hurt and you see the man inb pain. And to see that happening to The Man who has given me and so many other people hours and hours and hours of joy in our life through his movies is painful. But to be a real bachchan fan, you need to own this movie just for the historic value

chorima75 Becoming a mega-star in the late 70s proved to be a double-edged weapon for Amitab Bachchan. On one hand, films would be specifically written for him. On the other, his roles became repetitions of his star persona, with popular gags and situations endlessly recreated film after film. Compared to the embarrassing shows in which Mr. Bachchan would later be involved, "Coolie" is quite enjoyable and dignified.From the very beginning, it is pretty clear that Amitab Bachchan IS the movie. The opening credits (with his name above the title) do not roll till halfway into the film, when the main star makes his appearance: the camera pans towards him while he runs to the rescue of his father figure. "Coolie" somehow features the highest number of lost children, missing parents and secret identities per square meter. Bachchan plays Iqbal, a Muslim coolie (train porter), raised by a Hindi old man and in love with independent Julie, a Christian girl. Religious differences do not seem to matter in this movie, which curiously has Communist undertones, and not only for the coolies red shirts. The scene in which they invade the engagement party to demand decent homes looks like the camp version of an Einseinstein movie: Amitab fights against the villain while holding the sickle and hammer, which he calls "the weapons of the worker." Waheeda Rehman, still stunning in her late forties, perfectly plays Amitab's estranged mother (in real life she was just six years older than him). To some extent she is the heroine: she is the goal of his quest and the one for whom he confronts the villain at the end. Rishi Kapoor is lovable as the hero's sidekick (nicknamed "tingu-ji/ shorty" in contrast to Iqbal's "lambuji/ tall" in a hilarious song). His dance with the child version of his sweetheart is absolutely cute. In addition, the love songs between Iqbal and Julie (an elegant Rati Agnihotri) are nice to watch.Nowadays, this film is mainly remembered for the accident that almost killed Bachchan: during one of the numerous fight scenes, he knocked against a table and ruptured his spleen. India literally came to a halt, while fans camped outside the hospital, afraid that their beloved star would die. It is reported that blood donations (of which Bachchan would later become an advocate) dramatically increased. The actual take of the accident was the one used in the film. At that point, the screen freezes and an inter-title in English, Hindi and Urdu appears: "This is the shot in which Amitab Bachchan was seriously injured." The ending also blurs the limits between fiction and reality. The original one, in which Iqbal died, was changed (it would have looked like a bad joke). Instead, the last scenes recreate the real-life vigils of his fans outside the hospital. We see Muslims, Hindis, Christians and Sikhs all offering prayers for his recovery. The final speech truly sends shivers down my spine: a visibly pale Amitab (as Iqbal) thanks his friends (audience)for their support from the hospital balcony. Tears roll through his face while he says "It was your prayers what kept me alive", and you know that he is NOT acting. If you want to know what it means to be a Bollywood mega-star, "Coolie" is the film for you.

Liakot Ali This is among my favourite Bollywood films of all time. I grew up watching this film and have seen it 100s of time. this is one movie i never get bored watching. Amitabh in a powerhouse performance. This is the movie which shooked India, when Amitabh was injured on sets. In the original script Amitabh was suppose to die, but the script got changed and dedicated to his survival. The movie has great music, my favourite among the songs are Lambujee. It had Action, romance, comedy, family drama and the regular Bollywood Masala. It was an instant classic with a Brilliant Opening. It did great financially and is one of the Biggest Films of the 80s in Bollywood. The actress Rati was pretty good looking and decent. Rishi Kapoor was amusing as the supporting character. Kader Khan is great as the villain of the movie. A MUST SEE