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| Directed by | K. Vishwanath |
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| Written by | Jainendra Jain |
| Produced by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Starring | Rakesh Roshan Jaya Prada Suresh Oberoi Shriram Lagoo
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| Music by | Rajesh Roshan
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi
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Kaamchor (Template:Translation: Idler) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath.[1] Produced by Rakesh Roshan, the film is a Hindi remake of Viswanath's Telugu film Subhodayam (1980).[2][3] The film stars Rakesh Roshan, Jaya Prada, Tanuja, Sujit Kumar, Suresh Oberoi, Shreeram Lagoo and Bhagwan Dada. The film's music is by the producer and lead actor's brother - Rajesh Roshan. The film became a superhit, along with the songs.[4] Rakesh Roshan's nephew in the film is played by a young Sonu Nigam, who later became a playback singer.[5][6][7]
Premise
Suraj has been an aimless and lazy slacker all his adult life, who has no goals for his future. He lives in Delhi with his brother, sister-in-law, and nephew. On one occasion, he gate-crashes one of his brother's supervisor's friend's wedding ceremony and finds out that the groom is to live with his in-laws. To Suraj's delight, he finds out that the bride has an unmarried sister. So he pursues her to marry him.
Cast
- Rakesh Roshan as Suraj
- Jaya Prada as Geeta Sanghvi
- Suresh Oberoi as Suresh
- Neeta Mehta as Roopa Sanghvi
- Sujit Kumar as Sohan
- Tanuja as Radha
- Shriram Lagoo as Rai Bahadur Chunilal Sanghvi
- Pinchoo Kapoor
- Asrani
- Bhagwan Dada
- Sonu Nigam (credited as Master Sonu)
Music
Rajesh Roshan composed the music for this film. Song lyrics were penned by Indeevar.
| S.No. | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tujh Sang Prit Lagaai Sajanaa" | Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | "Tum Mere Swami Main Tumhari Daasi" | Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Mal De Gulaal Mohe Aai Holi Aai Re" | Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "Jogi O Jogi Bhag Mein Mere Likha Hai" | Kishore Kumar |
| 5 | "Tum Se Badhkar Duniya Mein" (solo) | Chandru Atma |
| 6 | "Tum se Badhkar Duniya mein" (duet) | Kishore Kumar & Alka Yagnik |
References
- ↑ मल दे गुलाल मोहे आई होली आई रे: इन्दीवर(7 March 2023).
- ↑ Social Concerns and Human Relationships: The Cinema of K. Viswanath. Cafe Dissensus({Template:Date).
- ↑ In K Viswanath’s films, the stars became actors, Mary, S. B. Vijaya(3 February 2023).
- ↑ The best of Rakesh Roshan. Rediff.com(20 June 2006).
- ↑ Happy Birthday Sonu Nigam: 8 films you didn't know he acted in(30 July 2015).
- ↑ The filmmaker with the midas touch: Remembering the legendary K Viswanath.
- ↑ Subhodayam.