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

"yaadon ki baaraat nikli hai aaj dil ke dwaare"
Sung by Kishore Kumar and Mohammad Rafi

User Reviews

Fantastic 70's action packed flick....

Dodgy fashions, wacky sets and simply one of the greatest Hindi film soundtracks ever. The film is an acquired taste for some. This isn't your average happy family love flick with everyone dancing around huge larger than life sets. This is more of a gritty dark painful film full of anger and betrayal. This original lost and found formula features some of RD burmans finest work ever as a music director. from the title track to "churalia hai tumnein" and the fiery "lekhar hum diwana dil". all the tracks work brilliantly with the story. The villain in story is just the biggest baddest larger than life villain you just can wait get. Dharmedra plays the role of vengeful man brilliantly. the other two lesser know hero's do a rather fantastic job. Vijay Aurora the dashing young man after sizzling Zeenat Amaan's heart and Tariq the bad ass nightclub singer with the massive 70's shades and shiny flares. Neetu Singh though brilliant in the song "lekhar hum diwana dil" does not have much of a role in the film. the heroines in this film are just the hero's love interests and don't do much else. All in all this film is very entertaining and the scene where the brothers re-unite at the night club is enough to bring anyone to tears. The dialogues are fantastic and witty something which is quite lacking in todays films. A fantastic entertainer for everyone to watch.