Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)

Three brothers are separated after their parents' murder. Years later, their only hope of avenging their parents and reuniting as a family lies in the song they learned as children.

Director:

Nasir Hussain

Writers:

Javed Akhtar (screenplay), Javed Akhtar (story),

Stars:

Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Vijay Arora

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dharmendra	...	Shankar
Zeenat Aman	...	Sunita
Vijay Arora	...	Vijay
Imtiaz Khan	...	Roopesh (as Imtiaz)
Ravindra Kapoor	...	Usman Bhai Butliwala (as Ravinder Kapoor)
Satyendra Kapoor	...	Jack (as Satyendra Kappu)
Nasir Khan
Shyam Kumar	...	(as Sham Kumar)
M.B. Shetty	...	Martin (as Shetty)
Ajit	...	Shakhaal
Tariq	...	Ratan (Monto)
Anamika	...	Jack's daughter
Sanjana
Ashoo	...	Mr. Verma
Sofia

Storyline

Shankar (Dharmendra), Vijay (Vijay Arora), and Ratan (Tariq) are three brothers. On their father's birthday, their mother taught them a song titled "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" which they held dearly to their hearts. As fate may have it, one day, the boys' father witnessed a robbery by Shakaal (Ajit), and his henchmen. To protect their identity, Shakal decided to kill the boys' father before he could go to the police. So one night, Shakaal and his men storm into the boys' father's room and kill both their mother and father. Shankar and Vijay witness the act and flee. They make their way to a passing train, where Shankar is separated from Vijay. Several years pass by and the boys have grown up. Shankar is haunted by the memory of his parent's murder and is now joined by his friend Usman on a crime spree around the city. Vijay was adopted by a fairly wealthy man who is the grounds keeper to the love of his life, Sonita (Zeenat Aman) And Ratan, was raised by the boys' maid, and changed his name ...

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | murder | train | separation | brawl | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Action | Musical | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Filming Locations:

India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nasir Hussain Films, United Producers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

164 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Padayani (1986)

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Soundtracks

"lekar hum deewana dil phirte hain manzil manzil"
Sung by Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar

User Reviews

The Best Bollywood Movie I Ever Seen

Let us start, in accordance with Indian priorities, with the music. RD Burman's soundtrack is terribly good, not only in itself but also because it seems to interact wonderfully with the script and the general ambiance intended by the director: psychedelic rock'n'roll coupled with lovely ballads set the tone to a movie which is, first of all, about society, education and their influence on the individual (a very common theme in Indian cinema). The music is also, in a very literal sense, the driving force of the movie. The first scene presents us with an idyllic family reunion in which all members sing a delightful song (Yaadon Ki Bharat) which is but a prelude to the massacre that follows. The three brothers see their parents being killed, run away and part; they grow up in very distinct social contexts and will be reunited only at the end of the movie, in a very emotional scene, when one of them sings the tune and thus discloses his origin. In the meantime, the fact that this same character sings and plays at a fancy hotel allows for the introduction of some of the best guitar-driven and experimental music Bollywood has ever heard. The movie focuses on the two other brothers. One of them is a thief and a bitter drunkard (with a good heart, of course, and a heroic nature), while the other one is some sort of a happy-go-lucky boy who just wants to get the best out of life. He falls in love with a beautiful, high-class Bombay girl, in a relationship that unsurprisingly raises some issues on class difference. Everything ends up in a happy tone, of course, leaving you with the desire to listen to those songs over and over again.