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Maha Chor

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{{Infobox film
| name = Maha Chor
| image = Maha Chor.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Narendra Bedi]]
| producer = [[Narendra Bedi]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Rajesh Khanna]] [[Neetu Singh]] [[Prem Chopra]] [[Aruna Irani]] [[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] [[Kamini Kaushal]] [[Viju Khote]]
| music = [[R.D.Burman]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| released = 1 January 1976
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =

}}

'''''Maha Chor''''' (translated as "''high thief''") is a [[Bollywood films of 1976|1976]] [[Bollywood]] [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Narendra Bedi]], starring [[Rajesh Khanna]] in the lead role, paired opposite [[Neetu Singh]] for the very first time.<ref>http://www.citwf.com/person241842.htm</ref> The film had music by [[R.D. Burman]] and the lyricist whom Rajesh Khanna preferred for his films; [[Anand Bakshi]]. The film grossed 1.90 crores in 1976 and it became a box office hit.

==Plot==
Raju ([[Rajesh Khanna]]) is an orphan who is brought up by the people of a colony in the Juhu area of Bombay. He lives as a son of all residents of the colony and helps them with their financial needs by stealing and because of this, he is often jailed for some months. He is affectionately called "Raju" by Hindus and "Khan" by Muslims. Prem Singh ([[Prem Chopra]]) intends to build a hotel in the colony and compels people to vacate the place or pay Rs.10000 as rent. Actually, the land belongs to Neetu, the princess of Raigadh. Prem urges Neetu to marry him so that he can own the land of Juhu. But Neetu ([[Neetu Singh]]) resists the proposal. Neetu's uncle manages to get the photograph of the prince and sends it to Raj Matha. Prince Rajeshwar ([[Rajesh Khanna]]) had been kidnapped by Prem's mother in his childhood to prevent him from inheriting the wealth of Raigadh palace and to make her son the heir for it.

Raju steals a car of Prem Singh and gets caught when he tries to sell his car back to him. Seeing his intelligent innocence, he first uses him to transport smuggled kinds of stuff to Raigadh in the car. Neetu escapes from Prem and hides at the back of the car. While Raju drives towards to Raigadh, he finds her and takes her along with him. On the way, though they both fight, they develop a feeling for each other. Raju, who thinks he is not eligible for the princess, tries to kill his feelings. Prem recognizes the identity of lost Prince Rajeshwar in Raju. So he insists upon Raju to act like him in the palace, but Raju refuses as he cannot serve several years of jail as his colony people need him. Prem sets fire to the colony and this angers Raju. So he sets off to the palace where, without any effort, gets accepted by the Queen as Prince Rajeshwar, in spite of his repeated denials. The Queen identifies him through his photograph, burnt hand (actually he got burnt in the fire set in the colony) and the finger print of the Prince. But the astrologer who is working for Prem lies to the Queen that he is the real prince, thinking Raju is the man sent by Prem.

Raju was crowned as Prince Rajeshwar. The real prince is under the custody of Prem's mother, who is still childlike, playing with toys and putting his thumb in his mouth like a toddler. Raju captures Prem, arrests him, and puts him in the palace prison. Thakur Singh, who wants to be the actual heir, finds that Prem is his own son. Prem reveals to his father that he is not the real prince, but is sent by him. Thakur Singh reveals this to all, but he is not believed by anybody as he has no proof for his statement. Raju is moved by the motherly love of the queen and so he wants to leave the palace, unwilling to deceive and disappoint her, but stays on the compulsion of Neetu as she insists that Raj Mata is smiling only on his arrival. Raju swears to stay and find out the real prince. Meanwhile, the Queen finds out the truth and asks him to get out, but is shot by Thakur Singh and blames Raju for the shooting. Raju is arrested, but he escapes. Prem plans to kill Raju when he comes to the hospital to visit Rajmata. But Raju disguises himself as Dr. Muthuswamy, a man from Madras and donates the rare blood AB negative to the queen and saves her.

Raju finds out the real Prince Rajeshwar, who is under the custody of Prem and rescues him. Prem, his mother and Thakur Singh are arrested. The Queen finally re-unites with her son. She also unites Neetu with Raju as Neetu actually loves him.

==Cast==
*[[Rajesh Khanna]] as Raju Khan / Rajeshwar A. Singh / Johnny Fernandes
*[[Neetu Singh]] as Neetu
*[[Prem Chopra]] as Prem D. Singh
*[[Aruna Irani]] as Rani
*[[Kamini Kaushal]] as Mrs. Ajay Singh "Rani Maa"
*[[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Nirmala
*[[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Thakur Dilip Singh
*[[Krishan Dhawan]] as Diwanji
*[[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] as Prem's goon (as Man Mohan)
*[[Rajan Haksar]] as Thakur Rajan Singh
*Lollypop as Chimpu (as Master Lollypop)
*[[Viju Khote]] as Prem's goon
*[[Rajpal]]
*[[Birbal]]
*[[Narbada Shankar]]

==Music==
*"Hindu Hoon Main, Na Musalman Hoon" - [[Kishore Kumar]]
*"Main Tumse Pyar Karti Hoon" - [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
*"Mera Naam Yaaron Maha Chor Hai" - [[Kishore Kumar]]
*"Mithi Mithi Ankhiyon Se Man Bhar De" - [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
*"Sun Banto Baat Meri" - [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Anand Bakshi]]
*"Tu Kya Mujhe Barbaad Karega" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0155846|title=Maha Chor}}

[[Category:1976 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Narendra Bedi]]
[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:1970s action comedy films]]
[[Category:1976 comedy films]]

Ek Musafir Ek Hasina

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{{Infobox film
| name = Ek Musafir Ek Hasinaa
| image = Ek Musafir Ek Hasina.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Raj Khosla]]
| producer = [[Sashadhar Mukherjee]]
| writer = [[Raj Khosla]]
| starring = [[Joy Mukherjee]] [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]
| music = [[O. P. Nayyar]]
| cinematography = [[Fali Mistry]]
| editing = S. E. Chandiwale
| released = 1962
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| gross = {{INR}}2,50,00,000<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=168&catName=MTk2Mg== |title=Box office 1962 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=9 Apr 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506052329/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=168&catName=MTk2Mg== |archivedate=6 May 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
}}

'''''Ek Musafir Ek Hasina''''' ''(English: A Traveller and A Beauty)'' is a 1962 [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Raj Khosla]] and starring [[Joy Mukherjee]], [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] in lead roles. The film was produced by [[Sashadhar Mukherjee]]. The film's music is by [[O. P. Nayyar]].

The film became a hit at the box office in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |archive-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The director [[Raj Khosla]] would later cast the heroine [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] in three more suspense thrillers: ''[[Woh Kaun Thi?]]'' (1964), ''[[Mera Saaya]]'' (1966) and ''[[Anita (1967 film)|Anita]]'' ([[1968 Detroit riot|1967]]).

==Plot==
Ajay Mehra ([[Joy Mukherjee]]) is on a secret mission to Kashmir to counter Kashmir rebels right after [[Independence of India|Independence]]. While on the mission, he is injured due to a bomb blast. A young girl, Asha ([[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]) from a poor family, is forced to flee for her own safety following an attack on her house by Kashmir rebels. She comes across Ajay, who is injured. She nurses him back to health over a period of time and they start falling in love with each other. But after the bomb blast, Ajay has lost his memory. Hence they both decide to go to [[Srinagar]] to get treatment for him at a hospital. But Ajay gets some clue from his things and decides to go to Bombay to find the truth about himself.

In Bombay, while searching for some more clues, Ajay sees bank robbers fleeing after robbing a bank. He tries to stop them and is hit by their car. In the process, he recognises the robbers to be from Continental Hotel, where he was looking for clues. He is then taken to a hospital where his brother comes to meet him. Due to this accident, he starts regaining some parts of his memory. But he has completely forgotten about the last six months.

The robbers decide to kill Ajay as he has recognised them. They send a group member's wife to Ajay's house and there she claims to be his wife. Looking for Ajay, Asha also reaches his home. But Ajay fails to recognise her. Finding it suspicious, Police keep an eye on both women. The robbers try to kill Ajay several times, but are unsuccessful as he comes to know about their plans. The police and Ajay draw up a plan to fool the robbers. They fake Ajay's death and, relieved by that, the robbers stop hiding and are then caught by police. In the last fight, Ajay again loses consciousness, but regains his full memory later on. Ajay and Asha get married in the end.

==Cast==
* [[Joy Mukherjee]] as Lieutenant Ajay Mehra
* [[Sadhana Shivdasani]] as Asha
* [[Dhumal (actor)|Dhumal]] as Ultaram
* [[Rajendra Nath]] as Sultaram
* [[Malika Askari|Malika]] as Kamini
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Inspector Jagdish
* [[Kamal Kapoor]] as Ranjeet

==Music==
The music is composed by [[O. P. Nayyar]] on lyrics written by [[S. H. Bihari]], [[Raja Mehdi Ali Khan]] and [[Shewan Rizvi]]. The song "Aap Yun Hi Agar Humse Milte Rahe" is based on Kedar rag.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Mujhe Dekhkar"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Phir Tere Shehar Mein"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Humko Tumhare Ishq Ne"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Bahut Shukriya, Badi Meharbani"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Aap Yun Hi Agar Humse Milte Rahe"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Main Pyar Ka Rahi Hoon, Teri Zulf Ke Saye Mein"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Tumhe Mohabbat Hai Humse Mana"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Zabaan-E-Yaar, Man Turki, Nami Daanam"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Udhar Woh Chaal Chalte Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Meri Nazren Haseen Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0055949|Ek Musafir Ek Hasina}}

[[Category:Films scored by O. P. Nayyar]]
[[Category:1962 films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj Khosla]]