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{{Infobox film
| name =Khote Sikkay
| image =Khotesikkay.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = film poster
| director =[[Narendra Bedi]]
| producer =N D Kothari
| writer = [[Narendra Bedi]] Satish Bhatanagar'''(Dialogue)'''
| narrator =
| starring =[[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]] [[Danny Denzongpa]] [[Ranjeet]] [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] [[Alka (actress)|Alka]] [[Rehana Sultan]]
| music =[[R. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = Peter Pereira
| editing = B S Glaad
| distributor = Mewar Films
| released = {{Film date|1974|03|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 132 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Khote Sikkay''''' ({{translation|Fake Coins}}) is a 1974 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[action-adventure film]] directed by [[Narendra Bedi]], starring [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]] and [[Danny Denzongpa]] as part of a gang of men hired by a villager to save his village from the [[dacoit]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khote-Sikkay (1974) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/khote-sikkay-14563|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> The film also stars [[Rehana Sultan]], Kunwar Ajit, Ranjeet, Narendra Nath, Kamal Kapoor, [[Leela Mishra]], [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]], [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] and [[Ranjeet]]. The lyrics are by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], while the music was provided by [[R.D. Burman]].

It was inspired by the [[Western (genre)|Western genre]], complete with horses and [[poncho]]s. It has a similar plot to [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Seven Samurai]]'' as well as ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', while Feroz Khan's character is similar to the "[[Man with No Name]]" stock characters in Kurosawa's ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'' and [[Sergio Leone]]'s [[Dollars trilogy]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kohli|first=Suresh|date=2014-02-06|title=Khotey Sikkay (1974)|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/khotey-sikkay-1974/article5660635.ece|access-date=2021-03-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The blockbuster ''[[Sholay]]'' is said be inspired by this film.

== Plot ==
False currency is the current currency in our society. This is the exciting story of those five adventurous young men who earn their livelihood in the city by doing all kinds of odd and unusual jobs. All five of them are strikingly different specimens of humanity. Each one of them is a master of his own peculiar art. Each one of them has a unique style, but they are all together. Dacoit Junga's exploits have created panic and terror in the village. He commits the murder of Ramu's father. Ramu travels alone from the village to the city to bring his cousin Jaggu to the village. Jaggu happens to be one of those five "fake coins". All five of them, after mutual consultation plan to go to Ramu's village. These happy-go-lucky five young men have their first encounter with Janga's brother and associates at the premises of the singing-dancing girl Rani. After the encounter, these five are rewarded with prizes which the police had announced for anyone who could deal with these Dacoits. With that prize money, they buy weapons to ensure the safety and security of the village. Another man Feroze Khan obsessed with the idea of avenging his father's murder, shadows Junga day and night. There is a soft corner in his heart for the girl named Rani. In the village, Feroze Khan clashes with these five young men, but ultimately he also joins them for the pursuit of a common goal. But Feroze has taken a decision that he alone will square his account with Junga and will not allow anyone else to settle the score for him. Having settled in the village, these five young men now channelize all their activities in the service of the village community. The village people and the head man of the village ultimately stand bail for these five young men and plead with the authorities that they are given a chance to reform themselves. After the reformation, these five young men become the finest assets of the village and the five "fake coins" of the city turn into genuine gold for the village. The teenage widowed daughter-in-law of the head man of the village spends her life with her little child, groaning under the cruel treatment in the house of her mother-in-law. Jaggu succeeds in welcoming her one day into his arms and the shelter of his love. These five young men band together to work against the Dacoits in the interest of the village. After uniting the villages, these five young men put up a bold fight with the Dacoits. How far they succeed and to what extent their courage and idealism are able to thwart the conspiracy of the Dacoits forms the thrilling climax that is the very soul of "KHOTTE SIKKAY".

== Cast ==
* [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]] as Dilbar
* [[Rehana Sultan]] as Paro / Rani
* Alka as Reeta
* [[Danny Denzongpa]] as Danny
* [[Ranjeet]] as Salim
* [[Narendra Nath]] as Jaggu
* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] as Bhaggu
* [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] as Ramu
* Alankar Joshi as Master Alankar
* [[Leela Mishra]] as Widow's Mother-in-law
* [[Madhu Chanda]] as Widow
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Bahadur
* [[Kamal Kapoor]] as Police Commissioner
* [[Satyen Kappu]] as Judge
* [[Bhushan Tiwari]] as Dacoit
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as Janga

==Soundtrack==
The music of the film was composed by [[R. D. Burman]].

{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Jeevan Mein Tu Darna Nahin"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Maar Sutiya, Maar Sutiya"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Pyari Pyari Suratwale"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0155805|Khote Sikkay}}

[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian Western (genre) action films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Narendra Bedi]]
[[Category:Indian action adventure films]]

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