Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya
| Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | T. Rama Rao |
| Written by | Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Jayant Dharmadhikar |
| Story by | T. N. Balu |
| Based on | Sattam En Kaiyil (Tamil) |
| Produced by | P. Mallikharjuna Rao |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Poonam Dhillon |
| Cinematography | M. Kannappa |
| Edited by | Krishnaswamy Balu |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | Bharati International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya (transl. This is just amazing) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Kamal Haasan in a double role, with Poonam Dhillon in the lead roles and is a remake of his own acted Tamil film Sattam En Kaiyil (1978).[1]
Plot
[edit]Rasik Bihari Saxena (Om Shivpuri) a corrupt lawyer sends the child of thief Shankar Chander (Satyen Kappu) to juvenile-jail for committing murder. Shankar abducts one of Rasik's twin children from hospital after their birth. Shankar keeps this boy with him and names him Ratan (Kamal Haasan), Shankar's wife Shanta (Kumud Bole) nurtures Ratan. Shankar teaches Ratan how to steal money, good things etc. from people. On the other hand, Rasik's child is now an adult and his name is Ajay Saxena (also Kamal Haasan), he has studied abroad and married a foreign girl. Rasik doesn't like the foreigner girl, seeing this, angers Ajay and he leaves home. Ajay is arrested for being guilty of killing a girl named Ruby Gupta. Knowing this, Shankar tells Ratan to go to Rasik's home and to pretend to be Ajay, Ratan abides by his father. At the end of this film Rasik's wife Laxmi (Ashalata Wabgaonkar) understands that both of the same looking boys (Ratan and Ajay) are actually her own sons.
Cast
[edit]- Kamal Haasan as Ratan Chandar / Ajay Saxena (Double Role)
- Poonam Dhillon as Priya Singh
- Vijay Arora as Advocate Mahesh Chandar
- Ranjeet as Chandru Singh
- Om Shivpuri as Advocate Rasik Bihari Saxena
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Laxmi Saxena
- Satyen Kappu as Shankar Chandar
- Kumud Bole as Shanta Chandar
- Suresh Chatwal as Auditorium Manager
- Raj Mehra as Mohan Singh
- Dina Pathak as Durga Singh
- Shashikala as Guest Appearance
- Tun Tun as Guest Appearance
Release
[edit]The film was released on 29 October 1982. It was a box office success and had a theatrical run of 175 days.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya | |||||
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| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | Echo | ||||
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The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. Veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam collaborated with R. D. Burman for the first time in this film.[3] Though the film Mangalsutra was released before a year, where S. P. Balasubrahmanyam sang a song under the music of R. D. Burman.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Dekho Dekho" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Dugdugi Baj Uthi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Naujawanon Mein" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Main Awara Banjara Raste Mein Kho Gaya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle |
| "Yeh Duniya Ghum Rahi Hai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle |
| "Hum Tum Hum Do Rahi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ursula Vaz |
References
[edit]- ^ Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1983). Film World. Vol. 20. p. 82. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "கமல் 25 : பிறந்தநாள் ஸ்பெஷல்" [Kamal 25: Birthday Special]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "How Balasubrahmanyam broke the language barrier". The Tribune. 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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