Watched this 1971 film especially for Mehmood and his comedy, although this film did not have as much comedy as a normal Mehmood film would have, but this discrepancy was covered up by two good songs 'Chanda O Chanda' sung separately by Lata Mangeshkar & Kishore Kumar and a duet 'Jogi O Jogi' sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Kishor Kumar, with excellent music by R.D. Burman. This was a typical film by South Indian producer Gemini, a social drama revolving around a good hearted and homeless person Mehmood with the background of living in a chawl (middle class housing in Mumbai, which was called 'Bombay' then) along with its various characters and their interactions with Mehmood. Portrayal of different families, living in a typical middle class chawl has been characterised and shown very well. People of different communities and regions living with the suburban short comings like a common spot for fetching water, which flows for a limited time, matches reality. This film is for those interested in a story portraying some real life situation with some entertainment. Mehmood was well supported by Radha Saluja, who left Bollywood after working in a few films. Overall it was a clean film without any glamour, though not being dull.
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A Simple Comedy with Exceptional Songs by R D Burman
mohinderchugh15 August 2020
If you are looking for a clean comedy movie with exceptional Songs than this movie should not be missed. Two songs Jogi O Jogi, Pyar Mein Kya Hoga
and Chanda O Chanda are exceptional.There is also a parody song Mere Saamnewale Kamre Mein is really very good. Acting by Mehmood as Bhola ,Radha Saluja as Gauri ,Pran as Sher Singh ,Aruna Irani as Renu,Nazir Hussain as Dindayal ,Mukri as Makhanlal ,Lalita Pawar as Leela ,Kanhaiyalal as Manoharlal ,Keshto Mukherjee as Mr. Chatterjee ,David as Professor ,Ramesh Deo as Keshavlal ,Jalal Agha as Jeevan ,Sulochana as Mrs. Chatterjee is really good.
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