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'''Dus Numbri''' ({{Translation|Of the number 10}}){{Efn|Dus Numbri refers to a person whose record is maintained in the No. 10 register prescribed under the rules made under the Police Act, 1861. Such person (a habitual notorious criminal or recidivist) is required by law to report at regular intervals to the local police station.|name=|group=}} is a 1976 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film. Produced and directed by Madan Mohla it stars [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Premnath]], [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]], [[Kamini Kaushal]] and [[Om Shivpuri]]. The music is by [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]].  The film was later remade into the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[KD No:1]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/tsb/kdno1.htm |title=CineGoer.com – The Story In Brief – KD No. 1<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=29 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807083038/http://www.cinegoer.com/tsb/kdno1.htm |archive-date=7 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Dus Numbri''' ({{Translation|Of the number 10}}){{Efn|Dus Numbri refers to a person whose record is maintained in the No. 10 register prescribed under the rules made under the Police Act, 1861. Such person (a habitual notorious criminal or recidivist) is required by law to report at regular intervals to the local police station.|name=|group=}} is a 1976 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film. Produced and directed by Madan Mohla, and written by [[S. Ali Raza]] and [[Dhruva Chatterjee]], it stars [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Premnath]], [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]], [[Kamini Kaushal]] and [[Om Shivpuri]]. The music is by [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]].  The film was later remade into the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[KD No:1]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/tsb/kdno1.htm |title=CineGoer.com – The Story In Brief – KD No. 1<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=29 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807083038/http://www.cinegoer.com/tsb/kdno1.htm |archive-date=7 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The film was the top hit of 1976.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng== BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020100250/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng== |date=20 October 2013 }}</ref> The film ranked #9 for the 1970s decade<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5&PHPSESSID=cc780c669b725f7e7d3c154f3803abdb |title=BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=29 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516234624/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5&PHPSESSID=5c169f7c4cfca85d7e353d3597d7175c |archive-date=16 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is also ranked #47 of all-time hits<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303150414/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners |date=3 March 2009 }}</ref>
The film was the top hit of 1976.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng== BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020100250/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng== |date=20 October 2013 }}</ref> The film ranked #9 for the 1970s decade<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5&PHPSESSID=cc780c669b725f7e7d3c154f3803abdb |title=BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=29 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516234624/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5&PHPSESSID=5c169f7c4cfca85d7e353d3597d7175c |archive-date=16 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is also ranked #47 of all-time hits<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303150414/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners |date=3 March 2009 }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Inspector Shiv Nath is an honest and diligent police officer in Bombay, and lives with his wife, Radha, and a young son, Arjun. While making several arrests in connection with counterfeit money and drugs, he comes to know that his close friend, Karamchand is also involved in this racket. Before he could take any action, he himself is arrested by the police for possession of fake money and drugs, and sentenced to a jail term, but he escapes and his whereabouts are unknown. Radha loses her mind and is institutionalized, while Arjun takes to petty [[Crime]] and on reaching adult-hood is the Don of the area known and feared as "Dus Numbri". He meets with and falls in love with a petty thief and card-sharp, Rosemary Fernandes. When Radha accidentally meets with Rosemary, she thinks it is Sundari, Karamchand's wife, and then Radha starts to regain her sanity. But not for long, as Arjun, Radha, and Rosemary will soon be enmeshed in a plot that may well rid them of their senses, that is if it does not kill them first.
Inspector Shiv Nath is an honest and diligent police officer in Bombay, and lives with his wife, Radha, and a young son, Arjun. While making several arrests in connection with counterfeit money and drugs, he discovers that his close friend, Karamchand is also involved in this racket. Before he could take any action, he himself is arrested by the police for possession of counterfeit money and drugs, and sentenced to a jail term, but he escapes. Radha loses her mind and is institutionalized, while Arjun takes to petty crime and on reaching adulthood is the Don of the area known and feared as "Dus Numbri". He meets with and falls in love with a petty thief and card-sharp, Rosemary Fernandes. When Radha accidentally meets with Rosemary, she thinks it is Sundari, Karamchand's wife, and then Radha starts to regain her sanity. But not for long, as Arjun, Radha, and Rosemary become enmeshed in a dangerous plot.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Manoj Kumar]] ... Arjun
* [[Manoj Kumar]] ... Arjun
* [[Hema Malini]] ... Sundari / Rosemary Fernandes
* [[Hema Malini]] ... Sundari / Rosemary Fernandes / Anupamaa
* [[Prem Nath]]  ... Inspector Jaichan
* [[Prem Nath]]  ... Inspector Jaichan
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] ... Hawaldar Karan Singh Badshah / CBI Officer Karan Singh
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] ... Hawaldar Karan Singh Badshah / CBI Officer Karan Singh
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* [[Om Shivpuri]] ... Karamchand
* [[Om Shivpuri]] ... Karamchand
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]] ... Pascal (as David)
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]] ... Pascal (as David)
* [[Imtiaz Khan]] ... Veeru (as Imtiaz)
* Sajjan
* Sajjan
* Abhi Bhattacharya ... Insp. Shiv Nath
* [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Inspector Shivnath: Radha's husband; Arjun's father
* Shyam Kumar
* Shyam Kumar
* Ram Mohan ... Police Inspector
* Rammohan Sharma as Police Inspector
* Shivraj ... Psychiatrist
* Shivraj ... Psychiatrist
* Kumud Tripathi
* Kumud Tripathi
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* Rajni Bala ... Dancer (Mujhe dard lagta...) (as Rajnibala)
* Rajni Bala ... Dancer (Mujhe dard lagta...) (as Rajnibala)
* Raju Shrestha ... (as Master Raju)
* Raju Shrestha ... (as Master Raju)
* Imtiaz Khan ... Veeru (as Imtiaz)
* Kuljeet ... Truck-driver (Veeru's partner)
* Kuljeet ... Truck-driver (Veeru's partner)
* Usha Thakur
* Usha Thakur
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[[Category:1976 films]]
[[Category:1976 films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1976 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1976 Indian films]]
[[Category:Counterfeit money in film]]
[[Category:Films about counterfeit money]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
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Latest revision as of 05:06, 4 March 2026

Dus Numbri
Poster
Directed byMadan Mohla
Produced byMadan Mohla
Written byDhruva Chatterjee
S. Ali Raza
StarringManoj Kumar
Hema Malini
Pran
Bindu
Prem Nath
Kamini Kaushal
Music byLaxmikant–Pyarelal
CinematographyRajan Kinagi
Madan Sinha
Edited byLachhmandass
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Dus Numbri (transl. Of the number 10)[lower-alpha 1] is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language film. Produced and directed by Madan Mohla, and written by S. Ali Raza and Dhruva Chatterjee, it stars Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Pran, Premnath, Bindu, Kamini Kaushal and Om Shivpuri. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was later remade into the Telugu film KD No:1 (1978).[1]

The film was the top hit of 1976.[2] The film ranked #9 for the 1970s decade[3] and is also ranked #47 of all-time hits[4]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Inspector Shiv Nath is an honest and diligent police officer in Bombay, and lives with his wife, Radha, and a young son, Arjun. While making several arrests in connection with counterfeit money and drugs, he discovers that his close friend, Karamchand is also involved in this racket. Before he could take any action, he himself is arrested by the police for possession of counterfeit money and drugs, and sentenced to a jail term, but he escapes. Radha loses her mind and is institutionalized, while Arjun takes to petty crime and on reaching adulthood is the Don of the area known and feared as "Dus Numbri". He meets with and falls in love with a petty thief and card-sharp, Rosemary Fernandes. When Radha accidentally meets with Rosemary, she thinks it is Sundari, Karamchand's wife, and then Radha starts to regain her sanity. But not for long, as Arjun, Radha, and Rosemary become enmeshed in a dangerous plot.

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Manoj Kumar ... Arjun
  • Hema Malini ... Sundari / Rosemary Fernandes / Anupamaa
  • Prem Nath ... Inspector Jaichan
  • Pran ... Hawaldar Karan Singh Badshah / CBI Officer Karan Singh
  • Bindu ... CBI Officer Roopa Sharma / Dilruba Dilli Wali
  • Kamini Kaushal ... Radha
  • Om Shivpuri ... Karamchand
  • David Abraham ... Pascal (as David)
  • Imtiaz Khan ... Veeru (as Imtiaz)
  • Sajjan
  • Abhi Bhattacharya as Inspector Shivnath: Radha's husband; Arjun's father
  • Shyam Kumar
  • Rammohan Sharma as Police Inspector
  • Shivraj ... Psychiatrist
  • Kumud Tripathi
  • Rajan Haksar ... Jhangi
  • Madhup Sharma
  • Dev Kishan
  • Hercules
  • Rajan Kapoor
  • V. Gopal
  • Azad
  • Pahelwan ... (as Pehlwan)
  • C.S. Dubey
  • Kamaldeep
  • Keshav Rana
  • Kamal
  • Rajni Bala ... Dancer (Mujhe dard lagta...) (as Rajnibala)
  • Raju Shrestha ... (as Master Raju)
  • Kuljeet ... Truck-driver (Veeru's partner)
  • Usha Thakur

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Dilruba Dilliwali" Mukesh, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle
2 "Mujhe Dard Rahta Hai" Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
3 "Na Tum Ho Yaar Aloo" Mukesh, Manna Dey
4 "Prem Ka Rog Bada Bura" Lata Mangeshkar
5 "Tune Meri Jaan Bada Kam Kiya" Lata Mangeshkar
6 "Yeh Duniya Ek Numbri" Mukesh

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. Dus Numbri refers to a person whose record is maintained in the No. 10 register prescribed under the rules made under the Police Act, 1861. Such person (a habitual notorious criminal or recidivist) is required by law to report at regular intervals to the local police station.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "CineGoer.com – The Story In Brief – KD No. 1". Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  2. BoxOffice India.com Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "BoxOffice India.com". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  4. BoxOffice India.com Archived 3 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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