Kaamchor (transl.: 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]
| Kaamchor | |
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| Directed by | K. Vishwanath |
| Written by | Jainendra Jain |
| Screenplay by | K. Viswanath |
| Story by | K. Viswanath |
| Produced by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Starring | Rakesh Roshan Jaya Prada Suresh Oberoi Shriram Lagoo |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan |
| Distributed by | Film Kraft |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Premise
editSuraj 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 into one of his brother's supervisor's friend's wedding ceremony and finds out that the would-be 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 her.
Cast
edit- Rakesh Roshan as Suraj
- Jaya Prada as Geeta Sanghvi
- Suresh Oberoi as Suresh
- Neeta Mehta as Roopa Sanghvi, wife of Suresh
- Sujit Kumar as Sohan
- Tanuja as Radha, Sohan's wife
- Shriram Lagoo as Rai Bahadur Chunilal Sanghvi
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Sohan's employer who attends the marriage of Roopa
- Asrani as Astrologer
- Bhagwan Dada as Accordion player (special appearance in song "Jogi O Jogi")
- Sonu Nigam as Sonu - Sohan's & Radha's son (child artist) (as Master Sonu)
Music
editRajesh Roshan gave the music for this film. Songs 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
edit- ^ "मल दे गुलाल मोहे आई होली आई रे: इन्दीवर". 7 March 2023.
- ^ Pulugurtha, Nishi (1 January 2017). "Social Concerns and Human Relationships: The Cinema of K. Viswanath". Cafe Dissensus – via www.academia.edu.
- ^ Mary, S. B. Vijaya (3 February 2023). "In K Viswanath's films, the stars became actors" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "The best of Rakesh Roshan". Rediff.com. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Sen, Mriganka (30 July 2015). "Happy Birthday Sonu Nigam: 8 films you didn't know he acted in". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "The filmmaker with the midas touch: Remembering the legendary K Viswanath" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "Subhodayam" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.