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7.7/10   328 votes
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Director:
Prakash Mehra
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Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family more
Plot:
Young Arjun (Amitabh Bachchan) is brought up by his Daddu (Om Prakash). His Daddu decides for him to go to the city in search of a new job and life... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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User Comments:
One of the funniest movies ever made more (6 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Amitabh Bachchan ... Arjun Singh

Waheeda Rehman ... Savitridevi
Shashi Kapoor ... Raja
Smita Patil ... Poonam
Parveen Babi ... Nisha
Om Prakash ... Dasrath Singh (Daddu)
Ranjeet ... Ranjit Singh
Satyendra Kapoor ... Girdar
Ram P. Sethi ... Bhairon
Kamal Kapoor ... Sanyal (Raja's father)
Chandrashekhar ... Mehta (Lawyer)
Ashalata Wabgaonkar ... Nisha's mother
Dev Kumar ... Deva
Harish Magon ... Poonam's blind brother
Nandita Thakur ... Hotel Clerk
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Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Arjun Singh: I know such English that I will leave the British behind. You see sir, I can talk English, I can walk English, I can laugh English, I can run English, because English is such a funny language. Bhairo becomes Byron because their minds are very narrow... more
Movie Connections:
References The Party (1968) more
Soundtrack:
Jawani Jan-E-Maan more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
One of the funniest movies ever made, 25 April 2000
10/10
Author: lordguha from Canberra, Australia

This is undoubtedly one of the funniest movies ever made. Amitabh as a country bumpkin, Arjun Singh, is hilarious. The best thing is the laughter never stops. The plot is a same-old same-old story where child is separated from mother who sacrifices everything for her duty - with a happy reunion at the end. There are villains (Ranjit) and there are brothers (Sashi Kapoor) and there are vixens (Parveen Babhi) and there are lovers (Smita Patil) and there is a blind brother and a grandfather thrown in for good measure. But this movie is about Amitabh and thats all you remember at then end.

Amitabh comes to the city to make a decent living and his dialogue delivery and mannerisms are hilarious. Later in the movie he turns into the Angry Young Man he is famous for but the humour stays. Memorable parts include his walking, talking and speaking english, the song (pad gungaroo re bhand, meera nachi thi) and everything with his dadoo.

All in all I was rolling with laughter throughout the movie. If you want 3 hours of entertainment with Amitabh at his absolute best - this is it. It will easily give it a 10/10.

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