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{{Infobox film
| name = Banarasi Babu
| image = Banarasi_Babu_(1973)_.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Shankar Mukherjee
| producer = Shankar Mukherjee
| writer = Akhil Kumar (dialogue director) K.A. Narayan (screenplay, story) Ramesh Pant (dialogue)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Dev Anand]] [[Raakhee]] [[Yogeeta Bali]]
| music = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] [[Rajendra Krishan]] (lyrics)
| cinematography =
| editing = Babu Lavande
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 20 March 1973 (India)
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''Banarasi Babu''' is a 1973 Hindi film directed by Shankar Mukherjee. The film stars [[Dev Anand]], [[Yogeeta Bali]], [[Rakhee]], [[I. S. Johar]] and [[Bhagwan Dada|Bhagwan]]. The movie was a hit on its release.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Ranjan Das|date=2015-12-04|title=Banarasi Babu (1973)|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/banarasi-babu-1973/article7946110.ece|access-date=2021-06-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Plot==
Orphaned Sohan Lal is a wealthy businessman based in Bombay. While on vacation in Kashmir, he meets with beautiful Neela, and after a few misunderstandings both fall in love, and get married. When they return to Bombay, his Manager, V.K. Saxena asks him to travel to London for some business, which he does. Three months later when he returns home, he finds that Neela has not come to receive him at the airport, then on the way home, he is attacked, abducted, and placed in a cell, where a woman, Gulabiya, tells him that she is his sweetheart. With her help he manages to escape, has an accident, ends up in hospital, where he gets to meet a woman who calls him her son. Baffled and exasperated at these turn of events, he returns home to get a very cold response from Neela, who is about to inherit Rs.70 Lakhs from her deceased uncle. While Sohan decides to find out what exactly is going on, and why his life is in shambles, he does not know that this knowledge may well cost him his life.

==Cast==
* [[Dev Anand]] as Sohan Lal / Mohan (Double Role)
* [[Raakhee]] as Neela
* [[Yogeeta Bali]] as Gulabiya
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as V.K. Saxena
* [[Veena (actress)|Veena]] as Mohan's Mother
* [[I. S. Johar]] as Jackpot / Kishan
* [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Monica
* [[Master Bhagwan]] as Dada
* [[Faryal]] as Rita
* Raj Rani as Sohan's foster mom
* Shivraj as Advocate Dutta
* [[Marutirao Parab|Maruti Rao]] as Dada's sidekick

==Soundtrack==
The movie boasts one of the best performances of [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] & [[Asha Bhosle]]. ''Banarasi Babu'' marked the score as some of the best music composed by duo [[Kalyanji-Anandji]] and pro memoria lyrics of Rajendra Krishan.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Lyrics !! Picturized On
|-
| "Mere Peeche Ek Ladki"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
| Lyrics by [[Rajendra Krishan]]
| Picturized on [[Dev Anand]] and [[Rakhee]]
|-
| "Bure Bhi Hum Bhale Bhi Hum"
| Kishore Kumar
| Lyrics by Rajendra Krishan
| Picturized on Dev Anand
|-
| "Kamar Meri Lattu"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
| Lyrics by Rajendra Krishan
| Picturized on [[Yogeeta Bali]]
|-
| "Koi Koi Raat Aisi Hoti Hai"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| Lyrics by Rajendra Krishan
| Picturized on Rakhee
|-
| "Diwane Se Pyar Karo To"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Lyrics by Rajendra Krishan
| Picturized on Dev Anand and Rakhee
|-
| "Aap Yahan Se Jane Ka Kya Loge"
| Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
| Lyrics by Rajendra Krishan
| Picturized on Dev Anand and Yogeeta Bali
|-
|-
| "Yeh Jo Peene Ki Aadat Aam Ho Gayi"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| Lyrics by Rajendra Krishan
| Picturized on Dev Anand and Yogeeta Bali
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0275217|Banarasi Babu}}

[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji]]

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