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	\| studio = [[R.K. Films]]		\| studio = [[R.K. Films]]
	\| distributor = R.K. Films		\| distributor = R.K. Films
	\| released = {{start date\|df=yes\|1973\|9\|28}}		\| released = {{start date\|df=yes\|1973\|09\|28}}
	\| runtime = 169 minutes		\| runtime = 169 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	The story is about the love between two [[Mumbai\|Bombay]] teenagers of different classes—Raj Nath ([[Rishi Kapoor]]), the son of a rich [[Hindu]] businessman Mr. Nath (played by [[Pran (actor)\|Pran]]), and Bobby Braganza ([[Dimple Kapadia]]), the daughter of a poor [[Goans\|Goan]] Christian fisherman Jack Braganza (played by [[Prem Nath]]).		The story is about the love between two [[Mumbai\|Bombay]] teenagers of different classes—Raj Nath ([[Rishi Kapoor]]), the son of a rich [[Hindu]] businessman Mr. Nath (played by [[Pran (actor)\|Pran]]), and Bobby Braganza ([[Dimple Kapadia]]), the daughter of a poor [[Goans\|Goan]] [[Christian]] fisherman Jack Braganza (played by [[Prem Nath]]).

	Raj returns from his boarding school. Upon his return, his parents throw a party to celebrate his birthday. His governess as a child Mrs. Braganza comes to wish him with her granddaughter Bobby, whom Raj notices among the crowds attending his party. Mrs. Nath (played by [[Sonia Sahni]]) ignores Mrs. Braganza, which leads her to leave the party with her granddaughter in a rush.		Raj returns from his boarding school. Upon his return, his parents throw a party to celebrate his birthday. His governess as a child Mrs. Braganza comes to wish him with her granddaughter Bobby, whom Raj notices among the crowds attending his party. Mrs. Nath (played by [[Sonia Sahni]]) ignores Mrs. Braganza, which leads her to leave the party with her granddaughter in a rush.
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	\| 15.65{{nbsp}}million [[Soviet ruble\|руб]]{{#tag:ref\|62.6 million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet"/> average ticket price of 25 [[Soviet ruble\|kopecks]]<ref>[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>\|group=n}} {{ndash}} US$21.44{{nbsp}}million{{#tag:ref\|0.73 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar in 1975<ref>Archive of Bank of Russia http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls</ref>\|group=n\|name=RubleUSD}} ({{INR}}19.24{{nbsp}}crore){{#tag:ref\|8.973 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1975<ref>https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268</ref>\|group=n}}		\| 15.65{{nbsp}}million [[Soviet ruble\|руб]]{{#tag:ref\|62.6 million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet"/> average ticket price of 25 [[Soviet ruble\|kopecks]]<ref>[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>\|group=n}} {{ndash}} US$21.44{{nbsp}}million{{#tag:ref\|0.73 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar in 1975<ref>Archive of Bank of Russia http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls</ref>\|group=n\|name=RubleUSD}} ({{INR}}19.24{{nbsp}}crore){{#tag:ref\|8.973 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1975<ref>https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268</ref>\|group=n}}
	\| US$21.44{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}638{{nbsp}}crore)<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ \|title=67.175856 INR per USD in 2016 \|access-date=18 June 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ \|archive-date=13 July 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		\| US${{Inflation\|US\|21.44\|1975}}{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}638{{nbsp}}crore)<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ \|title=67.175856 INR per USD in 2016 \|access-date=18 June 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ \|archive-date=13 July 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	\| 62.6{{nbsp}}million<ref name="soviet"/>		\| 62.6{{nbsp}}million<ref name="soviet"/>
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|title=Bobby}}		* {{IMDb title\|title=Bobby}}
			* {{AllRovi movie\|title=Bobby}}
			* {{Rotten-tomatoes\|1128675_bobby\|title=Bobby}}

			{{Raj Kapoor}}
			{{K. A. Abbas}}
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	\| US$~~{{Inflation\|US\|~~21.44~~\|1975}}~~{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}638{{nbsp}}crore)<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ \|title=67.175856 INR per USD in 2016 \|access-date=18 June 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ \|archive-date=13 July 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		\| US$21.44{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}638{{nbsp}}crore)<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ \|title=67.175856 INR per USD in 2016 \|access-date=18 June 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ \|archive-date=13 July 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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{{Infobox film
| name = Bobby
| image = Bobby film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Raj Kapoor]]
| producer = Raj Kapoor
| writer = [[Jainendra Jain (screenwriter)|Jainendra Jain]] (dialogue)
| screenplay = [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] V. P. Sathe
| story = Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
| starring = [[Rishi Kapoor]] [[Dimple Kapadia]] [[Prem Nath]] [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = [[Radhu Karmakar]]
| editing = Raj Kapoor
| studio = [[R.K. Films]]
| distributor = R.K. Films
| released = {{start date|df=yes|1973|9|28}}
| runtime = 169 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi<ref name="Dwyer">{{cite book|last=Dwyer|first=Rachel|author-link=Rachel Dwyer|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|date=2006|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=9781134380701|page=106|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&pg=PA106}}</ref>
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|30 [[crore]]}}<ref name="hindustantimes"/> 
}}
'''''Bobby''''' is a 1973 Indian [[Hindi language|Hindi]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[Romance film|romance]] film, produced and directed by [[Raj Kapoor]], and written by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]. The film stars Raj Kapoor's son, [[Rishi Kapoor]], in his first leading role, opposite [[Dimple Kapadia]] in her debut role.

The film became a blockbuster, the top-grossing Indian hit of 1973,<ref name="boi73">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw==/1973.htm |title=Box Office 1973 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=2011-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721044326/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw%3D%3D%2F1973.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> the second-top-grossing hit of the 1970s at the Indian box office,<ref name="boi70s">{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5 |title=Top Earners 1970-1979 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=2011-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014062240/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> and one of the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films of all time (when adjusted for inflation).<ref name="gold3"/> It also became an overseas blockbuster in the [[Soviet Union]], where it drew an audience of 62.6 million viewers,<ref name="soviet"/> making it one of the top 20 biggest box office hits of all time in the Soviet Union.<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic"/>

The film became a trend-setter. It was wildly popular and widely imitated. It introduced to Bollywood the genre of teenage romance with a rich-versus-poor clash as a backdrop. Numerous films in the following years and decades were inspired by this plot. ''Indiatimes Movies'' ranks ''Bobby'' amongst the 'Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films'.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Kanwar, Rachna |title=25 Must See Bollywood Movies |date=3 October 2005 |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-11.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033800/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837%2Ccurpg-11.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2007 |publisher=Indiatimes movies |access-date=2010-11-08 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The film was remade in Persian as ''Parvaz dar Ghafas'' in 1980.

== Plot ==
The story is about the love between two [[Mumbai|Bombay]] teenagers of different classes—Raj Nath ([[Rishi Kapoor]]), the son of a rich [[Hindu]] businessman Mr. Nath (played by [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]), and Bobby Braganza ([[Dimple Kapadia]]), the daughter of a poor [[Goans|Goan]] Christian fisherman Jack Braganza (played by [[Prem Nath]]).

Raj returns from his boarding school. Upon his return, his parents throw a party to celebrate his birthday. His governess as a child Mrs. Braganza comes to wish him with her granddaughter Bobby, whom Raj notices among the crowds attending his party. Mrs. Nath (played by [[Sonia Sahni]]) ignores Mrs. Braganza, which leads her to leave the party with her granddaughter in a rush.

Raj opens his gifts the next day and finds Mrs. Braganza's gift, so he decides to go and meet her. Reaching there, her granddaughter Bobby opens the door for him, and it is love at first sight for him. During that visit, he mixes his book with Bobby's, so he goes to meet her at the library to exchange the books, and from that, both start their friendship. Raj and Bobby decide to go to see a movie but find out it is a full house. Then Raj gets an idea to go to a party. At the party, Bobby sees Raj talking to Nima (played by [[Aruna Irani]]) privately and thinks he is in love with her. As the story progresses, Raj realises that his relationship with the daughter of a poor fisherman is not taken kindly by his eccentric father. Upon Raj's insistence, Mr. Nath invites Jack Braganza to initiate talks of Raj and Bobby's wedding. But instead, Mr. Nath insults him and accuses Jack of using his daughter's beauty and charm to trap Raj for his money. He later offers Jack cash to stop Bobby from seeing Raj. Jack feels highly humiliated by this accusation and reciprocates by insulting Mr. Nath. Their talk enters a deadlock and spells doom for Raj and Bobby's tender love.

Mr. Nath engages Raj to a mentally challenged wealthy girl, Alka ([[Farida Jalal]]), to establish business ties with her rich father. But Raj runs away from home to unite with Bobby. They run away together. Mr. Nath advertises a reward for anyone who can help find his son. Prem Chopra ([[Prem Chopra]]) decides that he wants the money, and he and his goons kidnap Raj and Bobby. When they try to escape, Prem starts beating Raj. Mr. Nath and the police come to help, and they find Jack already there attempting to help Raj. Raj and Bobby run away from their fathers and jump over a waterfall. Mr. Nath and Jack jump into the water after them. Mr. Nath rescues Bobby, while Jack rescues Raj.

They realise that they love their children very much and don't want to stand in the way of their happiness. They accept each other's kids as their own and give their blessings to the union.

== Cast ==
* [[Rishi Kapoor]] as Raj Nath
* [[Dimple Kapadia]] as Bobby Braganza
* [[Prem Nath]] as Jack Braganza
* [[Durga Khote]] as Mrs. Braganza
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Mr. Nath
* [[Sonia Sahni]] as Mrs. Sushma Nath
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Nima
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Prem Chopra
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Alka 'Nikki' Sharma
* [[Pinchoo Kapoor]] as Mr. Sharma
* Raj Rani as Mrs. Sharma
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Police Inspector
* Shashi Kiran as Shyam (Raj's college-mate)
* Piloo J. Wadia as Mrs. Pestonji

[[Raj Kapoor]] launched his second son Rishi Kapoor in this film; he wanted a new heroine to complement the young love story. Dimple Kapadia and [[Neetu Singh]] were auditioned for the role of Bobby Braganza, but Dimple was finally selected.

==Production==
In an interview in 2012, Rishi Kapoor stated, "There was a misconception that the film was made to launch me as an actor. The film was made to pay the debts of ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]''. Dad wanted to make a teenage love story and he did not have money to cast [[Rajesh Khanna]] in the film".<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_proud-of-ranbir-s-choice-of-roles-rishi-kapoor_1741229|title=Proud of Ranbir's choice of roles: Rishi Kapoor - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=15 September 2012}}</ref>

===Filming===
Some scenes were shot in [[Gulmarg]]. One scene was shot in a hut in Gulmarg, which became famous as the 'Bobby Hut'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-ek-kamre-mein-band-in-kashmir-262823 |title=Shah Rukh Khan ek kamre mein band in Kashmir |access-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404062106/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-ek-kamre-mein-band-in-kashmir-262823 |archive-date=4 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.kashmirfirst.com/articles/tourism/110301-the-gulmarg-nostalgia-10.htm The Gulmarg Nostalgia-X (Bollywood in Gulmarg-II!)]</ref> A few scenes towards the end of the movie were shot on Pune-Solapur highway near [[Loni Kalbhor]] where Raj Kapoor owned a farm.

== Soundtrack ==
The film's music was composed by the [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal|Laxmikant-Pyarelal]] duo. The lyrics were written by [[Anand Bakshi]], [[Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi|Inderjeet Singh Tulsi]], and [[Vithalbhai Patel (lyricist)|Vithalbhai Patel]]. Lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi except where noted.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Notes
|-
|"Ae Ae Ae Phansa"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|Picturized on [[Aruna Irani]]
|-
|"Ankhiyon Ko Rahne De"
|Lata Mangeshkar
|Based on the song "Ankhiyan nu rehen de" by [[Reshma]]{{citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=February 2015}}
|-
|"Beshak Mandir Masjid"
|[[Narendra Chanchal]]
Lyrics by Raj Kavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi
|
|-
|{{anchor | HumTumEkKamreMein}} "[[Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho]]"
|Lata Mangeshkar and [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]]
| Shot at Kapoor family's bungalow inside their farm house Rajbaugh, which is now a [[Raj Kapoor#Memorial|memorial to Raj Kapoor]] and lies inside the [[MIT World Peace University#Memorial|MIT World Peace University]] (MIT WPU) on the banks of [[Mula-Mutha River]] in [[Loni Kalbhor]] village 30 km east of [[Pune]] in Maharshtra.<ref name=cameo11>{{Google maps | url= https://www.google.com/maps/place/Raj+Kapoor+Memorial/@18.4928318,74.0237278,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9b44212117e483ef?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit2t70xL7qAhU4IbcAHYhdD_8Q_BIwDHoECBAQCA | title= Google map location of Smadhi of Raj Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor at Rajbaugh at the camputof MIT-WPU | access-date= 8 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=cameo12>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/with-rk-studios-up-for-sale-in-mumbai-here-is-how-pune-still-hangs-on-to-raj-kapoor-s-memories/story-gBe0GlN81RyUGmIgQ59AlJ.html With RK Studios up for sale in Mumbai, here is how Pune still hangs on to Raj Kapoor’s memories], Hindustan Times, Sep 02, 2018.</ref><ref name=cameo13>[http://www.mitsft.in/Raj_Kapoor_Memorial Raj Kapoor Memorial], mitsft.in.</ref><ref name=cameo10>Madhu Jain, 2009, [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=l3heZ8I-k9AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22prithviraj+kapoor%22+and+%22surinder+kapoor%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjL1ezys77qAhUKT30KHVD2BG8Q6AEwAnoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=%22prithviraj%20kapoor%22%20and%20%22surinder%20kapoor%22&f=false Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema], [[Penguin Books]].</ref><ref name=cameo14>[http://www.mitsft.in/Raj_Kapoor_Memorial Raj Kapoor Memorial brief], mitsft.in.</ref>
|-
|"Jhoot Bole Kauva Kate"
|Lata Mangeshkar and Shailendra Singh
|Picturized on Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia in a village dance setting.
|-
|"Main Shayar To Nahin"
|Shailendra Singh
|Picturised on Rishi Kapoor. The song was reused and picturised again on him in the 2004 film ''[[Hum Tum]]''.
|-
|"Mujhe Kuchh Kahna Hai"
|Lata Mangeshkar and Shailendra Singh
|
|-
|"Na Mangun Sona Chandi"
|[[Manna Dey]] and Shailendra Singh
Lyrics by: Vithalbhai Patel
|
|}

== Box office ==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; width:45%; text-align:center;"
|+ Worldwide gross ({{estimation}})
|-
! Territory
! Gross revenue
! Adjusted gross
! Footfalls
|-
| [[List of highest-grossing films in India|Domestic (India)]]
| {{INR|11 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref name="boi73"/> ({{US$|14.21 million|link=yes}}){{#tag:ref|7.742 [[Indian rupee]]s per [[US dollar]] in 1973<ref>http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3</ref>|group=n}}
| [[Bollywood 100 Crore Club|{{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|398|2011}}|c}}]]{{#tag:ref|{{INR}}398 crore in 2011<ref name="gold70s"/><ref name="gold3"/>}}
| {{#expr:110/(1.84*0.71+2.59*0.29) round 1}}{{nbsp}}million<ref name="mittal">{{cite book |last1=Mittal |first1=Ashok |title=Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870231 |pages=71 & 77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA77}}</ref>
|-
| [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|Overseas]] ([[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|Soviet Union]])
| 15.65{{nbsp}}million [[Soviet ruble|руб]]{{#tag:ref|62.6 million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet"/> average ticket price of 25 [[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]<ref>[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>|group=n}} {{ndash}} US$21.44{{nbsp}}million{{#tag:ref|0.73 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar in 1975<ref>Archive of Bank of Russia http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls</ref>|group=n|name=RubleUSD}} ({{INR}}19.24{{nbsp}}crore){{#tag:ref|8.973 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1975<ref>https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268</ref>|group=n}}
| US${{Inflation|US|21.44|1975}}{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}638{{nbsp}}crore)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |title=67.175856 INR per USD in 2016 |access-date=18 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 62.6{{nbsp}}million<ref name="soviet"/>
|-
! [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|Worldwide]]
! {{INR|{{#expr:11+19.24}} crore}} ({{US$|{{#expr:300/7.74 round 0}} million}})<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news |title=On Independence Day, here are the most successful Indian movies of every decade since 1947 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/on-independence-day-here-are-the-most-successful-indian-movies-of-every-decade-since-1947/story-EIf9tdhbWfO38hftOSwQIM.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1973&locations=IN&start=1972 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1973 |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>
! [[Bollywood 1000 Crore Club|{{INR|{{#expr:574+638}} crore}}]] ({{US$|{{#expr:89+95}} million}})
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In India, ''Bobby'' was the highest-grossing film of 1973, earning [[Indian rupee|{{INR}}]]11 [[crore]].<ref name="boi73"/> It was also the second-highest-grossing film at the Indian box office in the 1970s, second only to ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975).<ref name="boi70s"/> Adjusted for inflation, it grossed {{INR}}398 crore in 2011 value,<ref name="gold70s">[http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/ Worth Their Weight In Gold! (70's)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033244/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/# |date=22 October 2017 }}, ''[[Box Office India]]'', 3 November 2011</ref> equivalent to {{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|398|2011}}|c}} in 2016 value. As of 2011, it is one of the top 20 highest-grossing films of all time in India.<ref name="gold3">[http://boxofficeindia.co.in/top-50-film-of-last-50-years/ Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104181418/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/top-50-film-of-last-50-years/# |date=4 November 2011 }}, ''[[Box Office India]]'', 3 November 2011</ref>

Overseas, ''Bobby'' was very successful in the [[Soviet Union]] when it released there in 1975, due to Raj Kapoor's popularity in the country. ''Bobby'' drew 62.6{{nbsp}}million admissions at the Soviet box office, making it the second-best-selling film on the [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|Soviet box office charts]] in 1975,<ref name="soviet">[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cpoLAQAAMAAJ ''Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas: The Culture of Movie-going After Stalin''], page 89, [[Indiana University Press]], 2005</ref> the most popular [[Indian film]] of the 1970s, the second-biggest foreign film of the decade,<ref name="soviet-foreign">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/13882.html|title=Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)}}</ref> the sixth-biggest box office hit of the decade,<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/14172.html|title=Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)}}</ref> the second-most-viewed Indian film of all time (after Raj Kapoor's ''[[Awaara]]''), the sixth-biggest foreign hit of all time,<ref name="soviet-foreign"/> and one of the top 20 biggest box office hits of all time.<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic"/> The film's success launched Rishi Kapoor into an overnight movie star in the Soviet Union,<ref>[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=4 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 43], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref> much like ''Awaara'' had done for his father Raj Kapoor.

Similarly, the film was very successful in [[Southeast Asian]] countries such as [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]]. It was popular among non-Indian audiences in these countries, despite a lack of local language [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] or [[subtitles]] upon its initial Malaysian release. It was among the most popular foreign films in Malaysia at the time, along with [[Bruce Lee]] films such as ''[[The Big Boss]]'' (1972).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Heide |first1=William Van der |title=Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures |date=2002 |publisher=[[Amsterdam University Press]] |isbn=978-90-5356-580-3 |page=147 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3HTdu1HuWQC&pg=PA147}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]]'' wrote upon release that despite a new style, "the story formula remains the same as ever". The review further noted that despite some gimmicks, the film's commercial appeal may be attributed to the "two fresh-faced, delightful youngsters", later praising the performances, including the lead pair who "act with natural ease and freshness", Premnath who is "outstanding as the expansive, volatile Mr. Braganza", but accused Pran of being typecast.<ref>{{cite news |title=Film Review - Bobby |work=The Illustrated Weekly of India |publisher=The Times Group |date=1973 |page=41}}</ref>

== Awards ==
;[[21st Filmfare Awards]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – Rishi Kapoor
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – Dimple Kapadia (shared with [[Jaya Bhaduri]] for ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'')
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – Narendra Chanchal for "Beshak Mandir Masjid"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] – A. Rangaraj
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]] – Allauddin Khan Qureshi

;Nominations
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – Raj Kapoor
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – Raj Kapoor
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – Prem Nath
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – Aruna Irani
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – Anand Bakshi for "[[Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho]]"
* Best Lyricist – Anand Bakshi for "Main Shayer To Nahin"
* Best Lyricist – [[Vitthalbhai Patel]] for "Jhoot Bole Kava Kate"
* Best Male Playback Singer – [[Shailender Singh]] for the song "Main Shayar to Nahin"
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=1st Filmfare Awards 1953 |publisher=Deep750.googlepages.com |access-date=2011-06-01}}</ref>

; [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA]] Awards
* Best Male Playback Singer (Hindi Section) – Shailender Singh
* BFJA Award for Best Audiographer (Hindi Section) – Alauddin Khan Qureshi<ref>[http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/197437.htm 69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422070342/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/197437.htm |date=22 April 2008 }}</ref>

==Controversy==
In his 2017 autobiography ''Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored'', Rishi Kapoor revealed that he paid someone {{INRConvert|30000|year=1974}} to win him an award for Best Actor. Although it is inferred as [[Filmfare Award]], he said in an interview that "I did not write a Filmfare Award [in the book]. I have not said any names. I have said I bought 'an award'".<ref>{{cite news |title=Uncensored: Rishi Kapoor reveals *exactly* why he bought an award for Bobby |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/rishi-kapoor-reveals-bought-award-bobby-khullam-khulla-955884-2017-01-19 |work=[[India Today]] |date=19 January 2017}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[100 Crore Club]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|title=Bobby}}

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