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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Roti<br />
| image = Roti 1974.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster <br />
| director = [[Manmohan Desai]]<br />
| producer = Rajni Desai<br>[[Rajesh Khanna]]<br />
| writer = [[Kader Khan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}<br> [[Anand Bakshi]]{{small|(lyrics)}}<br />
| story = Smt. Jeevan Prabha<br />M. Desai<br />
| screenplay = Prayag Raj <br />
| starring = [[Rajesh Khanna]]<br>[[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]]<br />
| music = [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]<br />
| cinematography = K. Vaikunth<br />
| editing = Kamlakar Karkhanis<br />
| studio = Aashirwad Pictures Pvt.Ltd<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1974|10|11}}<br />
| runtime = 148 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Roti''''' ({{trans|Flatbread}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]], produced by Rajni Desai and [[Rajesh Khanna]] under the banner Aashirwad Pictures Pvt. Ltd and directed by [[Manmohan Desai]]. It stars [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]], with music composed by [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]. This film was released on 18 October 1974, along with ''[[Benaam (1974 film)|Benaam]]'' and ''[[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan]]''.<ref name="aamir">{{cite web|title=Aamir UTV arm twist exhibitors forced Bombay Velvet to November 28|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/aamir-utv-arm-twist-exhibitors-forced-bombay-velvet-to-november-28-hindi-news-106307|website=Indiaglitz.com|access-date=25 December 2016|date=17 April 2014}}</ref> [[Kader Khan]] was reportedly paid {{INR}}1.21 [[lakh]] for writing dialogues for the film.<ref name="mfm">{{cite web|title=Bollywood Icon Kader Khan Admitted to Baba Ramdev's Ashram with Acute Diabetes|url=http://www.microfinancemonitor.com/bollywood-icon-kader-khan-admitted-to-baba-ramdevs-ashram-with-acute-diabetes/39477|website=Microfinancemonitor.com|access-date=25 December 2016|date=15 October 2015}}</ref> The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi]]'', starring [[N.T. Rama Rao]] and [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Mangal Singh (Rajesh Khanna) has been a career criminal and he is finally sentenced to be hanged due to murder of a man for the sake of a bread (roti). Underworld don, Suraj (Pinchoo Kapoor) who raises him up as a criminal, plans his escape from jail who is followed by. Police inspector (Sujit Kumar). He escapes in a train when he throws a fellow passenger Shravan Kumar (Vijay Arora) off the train. Mangal Singh lands up in a small village in Northern India and becomes a school teacher with the help of local restaurateur, Bijli (Mumtaz). He takes on the identity of Ramu (Asrani), a friend of Shravan, and goes to live with Shravan's parents, Lalaji (On Prakash) and Malti (Nirupa Roy) who are blind, little knowing that they are the parents of a man he killed while escaping from the police. Bijli falls in love with the reluctant Mangal, but she comes to know the truth about inspector Jagdish Raj comes to search Mangal at the same village and informs the blind couple about Shravan's death due to Mangal. Finally, Mangal also comes to know the truth about Shravan's parents. Mangal reunites Lalaji's long lost daughter to him, who thereby releases Shravan's house. Mangal takes Shravan's parents for a holy pilgrimage along with Bijli where he meets the alive Shravan again. He pardons him and allows him to escape from the police, but Bijli follows him. While in pursuit of Mangal, Suraj shoots Bijli, but he dies in the snow avalanche. Bijli dies and Mangal is shot by inspector Sujit. The inspector finds Mangal dying with a gun without cartridges asking none to deprive anyone for bread (roti).<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Mangal Singh<br />
* [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] as Bijli<br />
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Malti<br />
* [[Jagdeep]] as Khadak Singh<br />
* [[Pinchoo Kapoor]] as Suraj<br />
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Police Inspector<br />
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Police Inspector<br />
* [[Viju Khote]] as Doctor<br />
* [[Om Prakash]] as Lalajee<br />
* [[Vijay Arora]] as Shravan<br />
* [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] as Headmaster<br />
* [[Asrani]] as Ramu<br />
* [[Jeetendra]] as ''Himself(guest appearance)''<br />
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Lalaji<br />
* Pravin Paul as Mrs Lalaji<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Gore Rang Pe Na Itna"<br />
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Naach Meri Bulbul"<br />
| Kishore Kumar<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Phoolon Ke Saath"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Yaar Hamari Baat Suno"<br />
| [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Yeh Public Hai"<br />
| Kishore Kumar<br />
|}<br />
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==Box Office==<br />
The film was a major Box-office success of the year and considered to be the mile-stone in the path of illustrious career of Formula-films made by Manmohan Desai. The Film grossed Rs.2.00 Crores in India and Rs.4.00 Crores worldwide. That works out to Rs.160.00 Crores and Rs.320.00 Crores resp. at 2018 price.<br />
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==Remake==<br />
The film was inspired by the English movie ''[[Face of a Fugitive]]'', a 1959 movie. Vast changes were made in the script of ''Roti''. Later, ''Roti'' was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi]]'', in 1976 starring [[N.T. Rama Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghantasala.info/tfs/cdatab6d0.html |title=nEraM nAdi kAdu Akalidi ( 1976 ) |publisher=Ghantasala.info |access-date=2012-08-29}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Editing Award]] – Kamlakar Karkani<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{IMDb title|0176105}}<br />
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