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	\| music = [[Rajesh Roshan]]		\| music = [[Rajesh Roshan]]
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	\| editing = Bhagwant Deshpande		\| editing = Bhagwant Deshpande
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kunwara Baap
| image = KunwaraBaapfilm.png
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]]
| producer = Amarlal Chabria
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = Mehmood<br />[[Macky Ali]]<br />[[Vinod Mehra]]<br />[[Lalita Pawar]]<br />[[Nazir Hussain]]
| music = [[Rajesh Roshan]]
| cinematography = Prabhakar N Niklankar
| editing = Bhagwant Deshpande
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|1974|11|29}} (India)
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| preceded_by =
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}}

'''''Kunwara Baap''''' ({{lit|The Bachelor Father}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1974|1974]] Hindi film produced by [[Amarlal Chabria]] and directed by and starring [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]]. The film also stars [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]], and [[Vinod Mehra]]. Based on [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s ''[[The Kid (1921 film)|The Kid]]'' (1921),<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IpTXAwAAQBAJ&q=kunwara&pg=PA146 |title=Movie Magic |last=Kumar |first=Kiran |publisher=Partridge Publishing |year=2014 |pages=121|isbn=9781482822342 }}</ref> it is a film with a serious message about [[polio vaccination]]. However, Mehmood did some comedy scenes in the film to earn a [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Comic, the only nomination for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|title=1st Filmfare Awards 1953|publisher=}}</ref> [[Rajesh Roshan]] makes his debut as a film composer. The [[Hijra (South Asia)|hijra]] song "Saj Rahi Gali" sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]] topped the annual [[Binaca Geetmala|''Binaca Geet Mala'']], which was the only countdown show at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/feb5/music1.htm|title=Music mohalla|date=4 January 2009|publisher=}}</ref> This film was Tamil actress [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]'s only film in Hindi, however, her lines consisted of some [[Tamil language|Tamil]].

== Plot ==

Bharathi plays a deserted wife to Vinod Mehra. She abandons her newly born son outside of a temple where he is rescued by a [[Pulled rickshaw|rickshawala]] (Mehmood). The boy develops [[polio]] and the rikshawala feels guilty after a doctor ([[Sanjeev Kumar]]) admonishes him. He takes care of the boy [[Macky Ali]] and loves him as his own. In the meantime, the boy's real-life parents reconcile and turn to a police officer ([[Vinod Khanna]]) for help in finding their missing son. when they find their child, the rikshawala does not want to give him up. The policeman urges him to do so, as the wealthy parents can pay for an operation that can help the boy walk again. He does sorrowfully. But the boy comes back with his parents to see the rikshawala die. The film ends with Mehmood, the actor, getting up and explaining to the audience that his death was for the camera, but polio is real and deadly and that people should get their children vaccinated. The Sports Day, a major scene in the movie, is shot in [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]]

Mehmood made the film Kunwara Baap to raise awareness for polio, which had affected his own son, Macky Ali aka Maqdoom Ali. Macky was affected by [[polio]] since birth and made his debut starring in the film. Kunwara Baap had special appearances from actors [[Mumtaz Ali]] (Mehmood's father), [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Vinod Mehra]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Dharmendra]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Dara Singh]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Yogita Bali]] and [[Mukri]]. It was also the debut film performance for music composer [[Rajesh Roshan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mehmood and Kunwara Baap: A father's fight|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2016/jul/23/1466/mehmood-and-kunwara-baap-a-father-s-fight|website=Cinestaan|publisher=Cinestaan Digital Pvt. Ltd.|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mehmood's son Macky Ali passes away|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Mehmoods-son-Macky-Ali-passes-away/articleshow/20755327.cms|website=The Times of India|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] as Mahesh / Rickshaw Walla
* [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]] as Radha
* [[Vinod Mehra]]
* [[Macky Ali]] as Hindustan
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Sheela
* [[Bhushan Tiwari]] as Kaloo Dada
*[[Nazir Hussain]] as Bishop Cotton School's Principal
* [[Mumtaz Ali]] as Sheela's Father
* Abbas Ali as Beggar on the Bus Stop
* [[Mukri]] as Havaldar
* Sunder as Pandit

;Guest appearance
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Anthony
*[[Dharmendra]] as Himself
*[[Hema Malini]] as Herself
*[[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Doctor
*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Inspector Ramesh
*[[Yogeeta Bali]] as Fake Wife of Mahesh
*[[Dara Singh]] as Himself as Wrestler
*[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Ring Referee
*[[Marutirao Parab|Maruti]] as Dara Singh's Man at Arena
*[[Lalita Pawar]] as Orphanage Matron
*[[Lucky Ali]] as Child artist

== Soundtrack ==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Saj Rahi Gali Meri Maa"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]
|-
| "Main Hoon Ghoda Yeh Hai Gaadi"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]
|-
| "Aari Aaja Nindiya"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]
|-
| "Jai Bholenath, Jai Ho Prabhu"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0071730|Kunwara Baap}}

[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Rajesh Roshan]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]

Kunwara Baap (1974 film) - Revision history

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