in the sunset along with their respective love interests. Cast Vinod Khanna as Amar Khanna (born Amar Tripathi); Akbar and Anthony's older brother, Lakshmi's love interest, Kishanlal and Bharati's oldest son Rishi Kapoor as Akbar Illahabadi (born Raju Tripathi); Amar and Anthony's younger brother, Salma's love interest, Kishanlal and Bharati's youngest son Amitabh Bachchan as Anthony Gonsalves (born Chhotu Tripathi); Amar's younger brother, Akbar's older brother, Jenny's love interest, Kishanlal and Bharati's middle son Shabana Azmi as Lakshmi Anand; Amar's love interest Neetu Singh as Salma Ali; Akbar's love interest, Tayyab Ali's daughter Parveen Babi as Jenny D'Souza; Anthony's love interest, Robert's estranged daughter Nirupa Roy as Bharati Tripathi; Kishanlal's wife, Amar, Akbar and Anthony's mother Pran as Kishanlal Tripathi; Bharati's husband, Amar, Akbar and Anthony's father Jeevan as Robert D'Souza; Kishanlal's archenemy, Jenny's estranged father, Albert's twin brother Jeevan also portrays Albert, Robert's twin brother. Yusuf Khan as Zebisco; Jenny's bodyguard Ranjeet as Ranjeet Anand; Lakshmi's stepbrother Kamal Kapoor as Superintendent Khanna; Amar's foster father Shivraj as Illahabadi; Akbar's foster father Nazir Hussain as Father Gonsalves; Anthony's foster father Special Appearances Mukri as Tayyab Ali; Salma's grumpy father Moolchand as Pedro; Robert's acquaintance Helen as the girl at the airport who is sent by Kishanlal to impersonate Jenny Nadira as Lakshmi's abusive stepmother Pratima Devi as Lakshmi's elderly grandmother Production Amar Akbar Anthony has a cinematic antecedent in Yash Chopra's 1965 film Waqt, in which a father's three sons are separated from each other. Waqt also inspired the 1976 super-hit diamond jubilee Pakistani film Talash, starring Shabnam and Nadeem. However, Amar Akbar Anthony was slated to release in 1975, prior to Talash'''s release. Prayag Raj wrote the film's screenplay, while Kader Khan wrote the dialogue. The character of Anthony Gonsalves was named after the famous composer and teacher of the same name, whose pupils included Pyarelal (of Laxmikant–Pyarelal, the composer duo of the film) and R. D. Burman.Booth, p. 3 Director Manmohan Desai had planned for Amitabh's character to be named “Anthony Fernandes,” with Bakshi's song entitled “My Name is Anthony Fernandes.” However, the song didn't go well with Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Composer Pyarelal then recalled his famous violin teacher and suggested that the character's last name be changed to “Gonsalves.”Booth, p. 5 The nonsensical monologue preceding the "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves" sequence was taken in part from a 1878 speech by British politician Benjamin Disraeli in reference to W.