Bobby (1973)

Raj, the son of strict, wealthy parents, falls in love with Bobby, the daughter of a poor Christian fisherman -- a romance his parents oppose.

Director:

Raj Kapoor

Writers:

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (screenplay) (as K.A. Abbas), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (story) (as K.A. Abbas)

Stars:

Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor, Pran

5 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dimple Kapadia	...	Bobby J. Braganza
Rishi Kapoor	...	Raja
Pran	...	Mr. Nath
Prem Nath	...	Jack Braganza
Sonia Sahni	...	Mrs. Sushma Nath
Durga Khote	...	Mrs. Braganza
Aruna Irani	...	Nima
Prem Chopra	...	Prem Chopra
Farida Jalal	...	Alka 'Nikki' Sharma
Piloo J. Wadia	...	Mrs. Pestonji (as Mrs. Piloo Wadia)
Pinchoo Kapoor	...	Mr. Sharma
Jagdish Raj	...	Police Inspector
Shashi Kiran	...	Shyam (Raj's college-mate)
Raj Rani	...	Mrs. Sharma
Aarti	...	(as Arti)

Storyline

Mr. Nath lives a very wealthy lifestyle in India along with his wife, Sushma, and a 6 year old son, Raj. Both he and Sushma lead a very busy life, so much so that they have no quality time to spend with Raj, leaving his care, even breast-feeding, to their maidservant, Mrs. Braganza, who Raj regards as his mother. When Mr. Nath finds Raj to be precocious, he has him enrolled in a distant boarding school. When Raj returns after 12 years, he does not find any change, save that Mrs. Braganza does not work there anymore as she has been fired by Sushma. At his 18th birthday party, he meets with flirtatious Nima, and this is when he sets his eyes on Bobby, Mrs. Braganza's 16 year old granddaughter, and falls head over heels in love with her. To his delight he finds that she also loves him, much to the chagrin of his parents, who agree to meet with Bobby's dad, Jack, and Mrs. Braganza, but humiliate them. This does not deter Raj and Bobby and they continue to meet, so much so that Mr. Nath ...

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Plot Keywords:

drinking from a bottle | father son relationship | one word title | name in title | name as title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Rishi Kapoor first film as the hero and debut film of Dimple and singer Shailendra Singh,Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Anand Bakshi entry to R.K.Films by this film. One day Laxmikant took Anand Bakshi to see his house which was still under construction, when they want to come out they lost their way, they dint know the way out,so they went on finding the way meanwhile Anand Bakshi got an idea of a song, Bahar Se Andher Na Ahsake...... when Raj Kapoor heard it he liked it found the situation for this song and got it recorded, became a big hit song. Mukesh was to sing a song which comes in the background but it dint happen. Song writer Vithalbhai Patel wrote a song Yeh Umar Nahi Hai Pyar Ki.... for this film, but it wasnot used. In Awaara made about 20 years before Bobby there is an outdoor scene between Raj Kapoor and Nargis, in the the tune of background music comes there is Na Mangu Soona Chandni.... the song of Bobby.

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Connections

Featured in Rang (1993)

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Soundtracks

Ankhiyon Ko Rahne De
Music by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (as Laxmikant Pyarelal), Lyrics by Anand Bakshi
Sung by Lata Mangeshkar

User Reviews

Crazy Romeo & Juliet story

A completely crazy Romeo and Juliet-style story about two teenagers, him rich and her poor, who fall head over heels for each other and defend their love against all adversity. Maybe not Raj Kapoor's best, but certainly interesting and groundbreaking for its time. This was actually the first Bollywood film I ever saw where it was clearly expressed (even though through a song and dance scene) that the pair was sleeping with each other - even more unusual as the couple consisted of two teenagers! Very Seventies in style with a severely overacting cast, but great fun nevertheless. In many ways a movie of a much freer and more uncompromising spirit than most Bollywood fare of today - but then, it was the Seventies...

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

28 September 1973 (India)

Also Known As:

Bobi - ljubezenska zgodba na indijski nacin

Filming Locations:

R.K. Studios, Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

R.K. Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

168 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color