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Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
It has an animal that would go on to dominate the Bollywood imagination in the Eighties and Nineties: The snake.
Dharam Veer (1977)
Setting the note is Sheroo, who despite the leonine name is actually a falcon. Sheroo is the pet falcon of the hero’s father, Jwala (played by Pran).
Coolie (1983)
Years before the pigeon played courier in Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), we had Allah Rakha the eagle who is our hero Iqbal’s (Amitabh Bachchan) most loyal friend.
Sachaa Jhutha (1970)
Before Tuffy, there was Moti, one of the early movers in Hindi cinema’s canine department. Moti does everything you expect a caring family member to do.