Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai, ('What makes Albert Pinto angry?' in English), is an 1980 Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Saeed Akhtar Mirza is an Indian screenwriter and director in Hindi films and television. He is the maker of important Parallel cinema films like Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! , Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai , Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro and Naseem , which won two National Film Awards in 1996.He is...

 based on his own story. The film starred Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...

, Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...

  and Smita Patil

Smita Patil

Smita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a...

 as leads

It won the 1981 Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie

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Synopsis

The films captures the angst of ordinary citizen of Mumbai exemplified by a young Christian car mechanic, Albert Pinto (Naseeruddin Shah) who derives vicarious pleasure from his rich clients’ lifestyle, which brings him in conflict with his family, his father who is mill worker, and joins the strike

Cast

• Naseeruddin Shah
  Naseeruddin Shah
  Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
  
   - Albert Pinto
• Shabana Azmi
  Shabana Azmi
  Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...
  
   - Stella D'Costa
• Smita Patil
  Smita Patil
  Smita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a...
  
   - Joan Pinto
• Dilip Dhawan - Dominic Pinto
• Shyam Gupta - Madhu (mechanic)
• Sulbha Deshpande - Mrs Pinto
• Arvind Deshpande- Mr. Pinto
• Naresh Suri
• Nitin Sethi
• motu upadhyaya
• Roshan Tanuja
• Satish Shah
  Satish Shah
  Satish Ravilal Shah is a Hindi and Marathi film and television actor best known for his comedy films. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the ever popular 80's sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi directed by Kundan Shah and Manjul Sinha. He is famous for playing the role of Municipal Commissioner...
  
  
• Muhafiz Haider
• Avtar Gill
  Avtar Gill
  Avtar Gill is a Canadian darts player.Gill was runner up in the 1986 Canada National Championships losing to Bob Sinnaeve in the final. Gill played in the 1987 World Professional Darts Championship, losing in the first round 3-1 in sets to Belgium's Frans Devooght.-External links:*...
  
  
• Rohini Hattangadi
  Rohini Hattangadi
  Rohini Hattangadi is an Indian actress of film, theatre and television. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in Gandhi...
  
  - Vivek's wife
• Jaidev Hattangadi
• Achyut Potdar - Chandumal Potdar (mill owner)
• Utpal Dutt
  Utpal Dutt
  Utpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period...
  
  

Crew

• Assistant script writer: sudhir
• Assistant Director: Ajay Mishra
• Costume Design: Jennifer Mirza, Kundan Shah
  Kundan Shah
  Kundan Shah is an Indian film director and writer.He is most known for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and his 1985-1986, TV series Nukkad with Saeed Akhtar Mirza.-Biography:...
  
  

External links

• Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai Review