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'''''Sabse Bada Rupaiya''''' ({{ | '''''Sabse Bada Rupaiya''''' ({{Translation|Money is the Greatest}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film, produced by [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] and directed by [[S. Ramanathan (film director)|S. Ramanathan]].The film stars [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]], [[Vinod Mehra]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Farida Jalal]], [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], [[Keshto Mukherjee]] and Jeevan. The title song ''Sabse Bada Rupaiya'' is inspired by the music to the title song of the Hollywood musical ''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]'' (1933). The song was used again in an [[Abhishek Bachchan]]-starrer ''[[Bluffmaster]]'' (2005) in the opening credits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/titlev4.php?ALBUM_ID=944&LABEL_ID=15 |title=Various the Essential Guide to Bollywood CD |website=www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029112315/http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/titlev4.php?ALBUM_ID=944&LABEL_ID=15 |archive-date=29 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The core plot of the movie is based on the 1971 Kannada movie ''[[Kasidre Kailasa]]''. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Mrs. Rai | * [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Mrs. Rai | ||
* [[Chandrashekhar]] as Doctor | * [[Chandrashekhar]] as Doctor | ||
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Seth | * [[Jeevan (Hindi actor)|Jeevan]] as Seth Dhanra | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Generous and honest to a fault, multi-millionaire Amit Rai is always ready to lend a helping hand to the needy, even his business associates. His employee and close friend, Nekiram, warns him against doing this, but in vain. Then hard times | Generous and honest to a fault, multi-millionaire Amit Rai is always ready to lend a helping hand to the needy, even his business associates. His employee and close friend, Nekiram, warns him against doing this, but in vain. Then hard times befall him and his family, and he loses all his wealth, even his palatial home and items therein are to be auctioned. All the people he had helped, his business associates, even his fiancee, Sunita, abandon him. Penniless, homeless, and with a widowed mother, and an unwed sister, he re-locates near a hill station, to begin life anew and works as a labourer in an orchard. It is there he finds out that his financial ruin did not take place by chance, but it was a deliberate and deceptive plot to rid him of his riches by his friend Nekiram to show him that money is valuable and should not be given in charity in excess amounts. Nekiram then returns Amit's company to him. | ||
==Songs== | ==Songs== | ||
* "Vada Karo Jaanam" - [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | * "Vada Karo Jaanam" - [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | ||
* "Dariya Kinare Ek Bungla" (aka dariya kinare ek bungalow) - [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | |||
* "Bahi Jaiyo Na Raani" - [[Usha Mangeshkar]] | * "Bahi Jaiyo Na Raani" - [[Usha Mangeshkar]] | ||
* "Na Biwi Na Bachcha, Na Baap" - Mehmood | * "Na Biwi Na Bachcha, Na Baap" - Mehmood | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1976 films]] | [[Category:1976 films]] | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1976 Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by S. Ramanathan]] | [[Category:Films directed by S. Ramanathan]] | ||
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Kannada films]] | [[Category:Hindi remakes of Kannada films]] | ||
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| Sabse Bada Rupaiya | |
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| Directed by | S. Ramanathan |
| Produced by | Mehmood |
| Written by | Abrar Alvi (Screenplay) Abrar Alvi (Dialogue) Babbanlal Yadav (Dialogue) |
| Based on | Kasidre Kailasa (1971) |
| Starring | Mehmood Vinod Mehra Moushumi Chatterjee |
| Music by | Basu Manohari |
| Cinematography | Anwar Siraj |
| Edited by | A. Paul Dorai Singam |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sabse Bada Rupaiya (transl. Money is the Greatest) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language film, produced by Mehmood and directed by S. Ramanathan.The film stars Mehmood, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Farida Jalal, Asit Sen, Agha, Keshto Mukherjee and Jeevan. The title song Sabse Bada Rupaiya is inspired by the music to the title song of the Hollywood musical 42nd Street (1933). The song was used again in an Abhishek Bachchan-starrer Bluffmaster (2005) in the opening credits.[1] The core plot of the movie is based on the 1971 Kannada movie Kasidre Kailasa.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mehmood as Neki Ram
- Vinod Mehra as Amit Rai
- Moushumi Chatterjee as Sunita
- Farida Jalal as Bindiya
- Sulochana Latkar as Mrs. Rai
- Chandrashekhar as Doctor
- Jeevan as Seth Dhanra
Plot[edit | edit source]
Generous and honest to a fault, multi-millionaire Amit Rai is always ready to lend a helping hand to the needy, even his business associates. His employee and close friend, Nekiram, warns him against doing this, but in vain. Then hard times befall him and his family, and he loses all his wealth, even his palatial home and items therein are to be auctioned. All the people he had helped, his business associates, even his fiancee, Sunita, abandon him. Penniless, homeless, and with a widowed mother, and an unwed sister, he re-locates near a hill station, to begin life anew and works as a labourer in an orchard. It is there he finds out that his financial ruin did not take place by chance, but it was a deliberate and deceptive plot to rid him of his riches by his friend Nekiram to show him that money is valuable and should not be given in charity in excess amounts. Nekiram then returns Amit's company to him.
Songs[edit | edit source]
- "Vada Karo Jaanam" - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
- "Dariya Kinare Ek Bungla" (aka dariya kinare ek bungalow) - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
- "Bahi Jaiyo Na Raani" - Usha Mangeshkar
- "Na Biwi Na Bachcha, Na Baap" - Mehmood
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Various the Essential Guide to Bollywood CD". www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links[edit | edit source]
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