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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Loafer<br />
| image = Loafer 1973.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[A. Bhimsingh]]<br />
| producer = R. C. Kumar <br />
| writer = Jagdish Kanwal<br />
| screenplay = [[Nabendu Ghosh]]<br />
| story = Vijay<br />
| starring = [[Dharmendra]]<br />[[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]]<br />[[Om Prakash]]<br />[[Prem Nath|Premnath]]<br />[[K. N. Singh]]<br />
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]<br />
| cinematography = Rajendra Malone<br />
| editing = A. Paul Durai Singham<br />
| studio = Century Films<br />
| distributor = Century Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|1973|3|12|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 135 mins<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross = {{INR}}4,50,00,000<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw== |title=Box office 1973 |website=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020131818/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw%3D%3D |archivedate=20 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
}}<br />
'''''Loafer''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1973|1973]] Bollywood film directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]]. The film stars [[Dharmendra]], [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]], [[Om Prakash]], [[Prem Nath|Premnath]] & [[K. N. Singh]]. The music for the film was composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]].<br />
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The film was a "Hit" at the box office and ranked 7th in top grossers on 1973.<ref name=Boxoffice/> With ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'', ''[[Jheel Ke Us Paar]]'', ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]'', ''[[Keemat (1973 film)|Keemat]]'' and ''[[Blackmail (1973 film)|Blackmail]]'', Loafer became the 7th hit for Dharmendra in 1973 and thus removing [[Rajesh Khanna]] from the top spot. Dharmendra and Mumtaz were appreciated by the critics for their performance. The evergreen song "Aaj Mausam bada beiman hai" became a chart buster and was used in the 2001 film [[Monsoon Wedding]]<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Ranjit is a shiftless loafer and pickpocket working for a gang. He falls in love with Anju, but does not know she is spying on him for the leader of a rival gang. The gang leader tries to set a trap for Ranjit, but Anju warns him and he escapes. Ranjit also tries to help his friend, an apple vendor, pretend to be rich because he has lied to his daughter and said that he is a wealthy businessman. Meanwhile, Ranjit must steal some jewels before the other gang steals them first. With the aid of a walking dog toy he tries to steal the jewels and Anju tells the gang leader that she will no longer spy on Ranjit since she has fallen in love with him too.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Dharmendra]] as Ranjit <br />
*[[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] as Anju <br />
*[[Om Prakash]] as Gopinath<br />
*[[Farida Jalal]] as Roopa<br />
*[[K. N. Singh]] as Mr. Singh "Uncle"<br />
*[[Prem Nath|Premnath]] as Pratap<br />
*[[Madan Puri]] as Mr. Puri<br />
*[[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Mr. Sinha<br />
*[[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] as Singh's Agent<br />
*[[Hiralal (actor)|Hiralal]] as Singh's Agent<br />
*[[Ramayan Tiwari]] as Singh's Agent<br />
*[[Bhushan Tiwari]] as Pratap's Man<br />
*[[Iftekhar]] as Police Commissioner <br />
*[[Mukri]] as Ranjit's Man<br />
*[[Raj Mehra]] as Rajendranath Mehra<br />
*[[Anil Dhawan]] as Anil Mehra<br />
*[[Shaukat Kaifi]] as Anju's Mother<br />
*[[Randhir (actor)|Randhir]] as Money Lender<br />
*[[Keshto Mukherjee]] as Drunk<br />
*[[Roopesh Kumar]] as Rakesh<br />
*[[Padma Khanna]] as Dancer<br />
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==Music==<br />
[[Laxmikant Pyarelal]] has composed the music and [[Anand Bakshi]] has penned the lyrics. The songs "Koi Shehri Babu", "Motiyon Ki Ladi Hoon Main", "Aaj Mausam Bada Be-imaan Hai" became evergreen till date. <br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Main Tere Ishq Mein"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Koi Shehri Babu"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| "Kahan Hai Woh Deewana"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| "Motiyon Ki Ladi Hoon Main"<br />
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''<br />
|-<br />
| "Aaj Mausam Bada Be-imaan Hai"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Duniya Mein Tera Hai Bada Naam"<br />
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0156745|title=Loafer}}<br />
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{{A. Bhimsingh}}<br />
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[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1973 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by A. Bhimsingh]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]</div>imported>Menjobleeko11