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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Roti | | name = Roti | ||
| image = Roti 1974.jpg | | image = Roti 1974.jpg | ||
| caption = Theatrical release poster | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| director = [[Manmohan Desai]] | | director = [[Manmohan Desai]] | ||
| producer = Rajni Desai<br>[[Rajesh Khanna]] | | producer = Rajni Desai<br>[[Rajesh Khanna]] | ||
| writer = [[Kader Khan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}<br> [[Anand Bakshi]]{{small|(lyrics)}} | | writer = [[Kader Khan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}<br> [[Anand Bakshi]] {{small|(lyrics)}} | ||
| story = Smt. Jeevan Prabha<br />M. Desai | | story = Smt. Jeevan Prabha<br />M. Desai | ||
| screenplay = Prayag Raj | | screenplay = Prayag Raj | ||
| starring = [[Rajesh Khanna]]<br>[[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] | | starring = [[Rajesh Khanna]]<br>[[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] | ||
| music = [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]] | | music = [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]] | ||
| cinematography = K | | cinematography = [[:en:K_Vaikunth|K Vaikunth]] | ||
| editing = Kamlakar Karkhanis | | editing = Kamlakar Karkhanis | ||
| studio = Aashirwad Pictures Pvt.Ltd | | studio = Aashirwad Pictures Pvt.Ltd | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1974|10|11}} | | released = {{Film date|df=y|1974|10|11}} | ||
| runtime = 148 minutes | | runtime = 148 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = [[Hindi]] | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = | | gross = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Roti''''' ({{ | '''''Roti''''' ({{translation|Flatbread}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Manmohan Desai]] and produced by Rajni Desai and [[Rajesh Khanna]] under the banner Aashirwad Pictures Pvt. Ltd. It stars Khanna and [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]], with music composed by [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]. This film was released on 11 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420072723/http://www.indiaglitz.com/aamir-utv-arm-twist-exhibitors-forced-bombay-velvet-to-november-28-hindi-news-106307|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2014|website=Indiaglitz.com|access-date=25 December 2016|date=17 April 2014}}</ref> [[Kader Khan]] was reportedly paid '''[[Indian rupee|₹]]'''1.21 [[lakh]]s 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016120329/http://www.microfinancemonitor.com/bollywood-icon-kader-khan-admitted-to-baba-ramdevs-ashram-with-acute-diabetes/39477|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 October 2015|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]]. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Mangal Singh | Mangal Singh has been a career criminal and he is finally sentenced to be hanged due to the murder of a man for the sake of [[roti]]. Underworld don, Suraj who raises him as a criminal, plans his escape from jail and is followed by a [[Inspector|police inspector]]. He escapes on a train when he throws a fellow passenger Shravan Kumar off the train. Mangal Singh lands up in a small village in [[North India|Northern India]] and becomes a school teacher with the help of a local restaurateur, Bijli. He takes on the identity of Ramu, a friend of Shravan, and goes to live with Shravan's parents, Lalaji and Malti 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 discovers the truth when inspector Jagdish Raj comes to search Mangal in the same village and informs the blind couple about Shravan's death due to Mangal. Finally, Mangal also learns the truth about Shravan's parents. Mangal reunites Lalaji's long-lost daughter with 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 [[Avalanche|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 of roti. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Mangal Singh | * [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Mangal Singh | ||
* [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] as Bijli | * [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] as Bijli | ||
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Malti | * [[Nirupa Roy]] as Malti | ||
* [[Jagdeep]] as Khadak Singh | * [[Jagdeep]] as Khadak Singh | ||
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* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Police Inspector | * [[Jagdish Raj]] as Police Inspector | ||
* [[Viju Khote]] as Doctor | * [[Viju Khote]] as Doctor | ||
* [[Om Prakash]] as | * [[Om Prakash]] as Lala[[-ji|jee]] | ||
* [[Vijay Arora]] as Shravan | * [[Vijay Arora]] as Shravan | ||
* [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] as Headmaster | * [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] as Headmaster | ||
* [[Asrani]] as Ramu | * [[Asrani]] as Ramu | ||
* [[Jeetendra]] as ''Himself(guest appearance)'' | * [[Jeetendra]] as ''Himself (guest appearance)'' | ||
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as | * [[Jeevan (Hindi actor)|Jeevan]] as Lala[[-ji|ji]] | ||
* Pravin Paul as Mrs Lalaji | * Pravin Paul as Mrs Lalaji | ||
* [[Kader Khan]] as Lawyer (voice only during opening credit) | |||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
The songs were composed by [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]. The lyrics were written by [[Anand Bakshi]]. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) | ! # !! Title !! Singer(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 | | 1 | ||
| " | | "Yaar Hamari Baat Suno" | ||
| [[Kishore Kumar | | [[Kishore Kumar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 | | 2 | ||
| " | | "Yeh Public Hai" | ||
| Kishore Kumar | | Kishore Kumar | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3 | | 3 | ||
| " | | "Naach Meri Bulbul" | ||
| | | Kishore Kumar | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ||
| " | | "Gore Rang Pe Na Itna" | ||
| [[ | | Kishore Kumar, [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 5 | | 5 | ||
| " | | "Phoolon Ke Saath" | ||
| | | Lata Mangeshkar | ||
|- | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Box | ==Box office== | ||
The film was a major | The film was a major box-office success of the year and considered to be a milestone in the formula-films made by [[Manmohan Desai]]. The film grossed '''₹'''2 [[crore]] in India and '''₹'''4 crore worldwide, which works out to '''₹'''160 crore and '''₹'''320 crore resp. in 2018. | ||
== | ==Remakes== | ||
The film | The film is loosely inspired by the 1959 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film ''[[Face of a Fugitive]]'' (an adaptation of the short story "Long Gone" by Peter Dawson), vast changes were made in the script of ''Roti''. Later, ''Roti'' itself 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> It was also remade in [[#Remake:~:text=also remade in-, Bangladesh,-as Ek mutho|Bangladesh]] as ''Ek Mutho Bhat'' ({{Literal translation|One Fist Rice}}) starring [[Zafar Iqbal (actor)|Zafar Iqbal]], [[Farida Akhtar Babita|Babita]] in 1976. | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{IMDb title|0176105}} | |||
* {{IMDb title|0176105}} | |||
{{Manmohan Desai}} | {{Manmohan Desai}} | ||
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[[Category:1974 films]] | [[Category:1974 films]] | ||
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[[Category:Films directed by Manmohan Desai]] | [[Category:Films directed by Manmohan Desai]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] | [[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] | ||
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[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]] | [[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 4 March 2026
| Roti | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Manmohan Desai |
| Produced by | Rajni Desai Rajesh Khanna |
| Written by | Kader Khan (dialogues) Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Prayag Raj |
| Story by | Smt. Jeevan Prabha M. Desai |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Mumtaz |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | K Vaikunth |
| Edited by | Kamlakar Karkhanis |
Production company | Aashirwad Pictures Pvt.Ltd |
Release date |
|
Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Roti (transl. Flatbread) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Manmohan Desai and produced by Rajni Desai and Rajesh Khanna under the banner Aashirwad Pictures Pvt. Ltd. It stars Khanna and Mumtaz, with music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. This film was released on 11 October 1974, along with Benaam and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan.[1] Kader Khan was reportedly paid ₹1.21 lakhs for writing dialogues for the film.[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi, starring N.T. Rama Rao and Manjula.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Mangal Singh has been a career criminal and he is finally sentenced to be hanged due to the murder of a man for the sake of roti. Underworld don, Suraj who raises him as a criminal, plans his escape from jail and is followed by a police inspector. He escapes on a train when he throws a fellow passenger Shravan Kumar off the train. Mangal Singh lands up in a small village in Northern India and becomes a school teacher with the help of a local restaurateur, Bijli. He takes on the identity of Ramu, a friend of Shravan, and goes to live with Shravan's parents, Lalaji and Malti 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 discovers the truth when inspector Jagdish Raj comes to search Mangal in the same village and informs the blind couple about Shravan's death due to Mangal. Finally, Mangal also learns the truth about Shravan's parents. Mangal reunites Lalaji's long-lost daughter with 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 of roti.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Rajesh Khanna as Mangal Singh
- Mumtaz as Bijli
- Nirupa Roy as Malti
- Jagdeep as Khadak Singh
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Suraj
- Sujit Kumar as Police Inspector
- Jagdish Raj as Police Inspector
- Viju Khote as Doctor
- Om Prakash as Lalajee
- Vijay Arora as Shravan
- Paintal as Headmaster
- Asrani as Ramu
- Jeetendra as Himself (guest appearance)
- Jeevan as Lalaji
- Pravin Paul as Mrs Lalaji
- Kader Khan as Lawyer (voice only during opening credit)
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Yaar Hamari Baat Suno" | Kishore Kumar |
| 2 | "Yeh Public Hai" | Kishore Kumar |
| 3 | "Naach Meri Bulbul" | Kishore Kumar |
| 4 | "Gore Rang Pe Na Itna" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5 | "Phoolon Ke Saath" | Lata Mangeshkar |
Box office[edit | edit source]
The film was a major box-office success of the year and considered to be a milestone in the formula-films made by Manmohan Desai. The film grossed ₹2 crore in India and ₹4 crore worldwide, which works out to ₹160 crore and ₹320 crore resp. in 2018.
Remakes[edit | edit source]
The film is loosely inspired by the 1959 American Western film Face of a Fugitive (an adaptation of the short story "Long Gone" by Peter Dawson), vast changes were made in the script of Roti. Later, Roti itself was remade in Telugu as Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi, in 1976 starring N.T. Rama Rao.[3] It was also remade in Bangladesh as Ek Mutho Bhat (lit. 'One Fist Rice') starring Zafar Iqbal, Babita in 1976.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Filmfare Best Editing Award – Kamlakar Karkani[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Aamir UTV arm twist exhibitors forced Bombay Velvet to November 28". Indiaglitz.com. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ↑ "Bollywood Icon Kader Khan Admitted to Baba Ramdev's Ashram with Acute Diabetes". Microfinancemonitor.com. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ↑ "nEraM nAdi kAdu Akalidi ( 1976 )". Ghantasala.info. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953