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Shree 420

  • 1955
  • 2h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
3.1K
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Shree 420 (1955)
Wearing torn Japanese shoes, English trousers, a red Russian cap, and a Hindustani heart, orphaned Ranbir Raj comes to Bombay to make his fortune. He pawns his gold medal, gambles with the money, loses everything, & the balance is pick-pocketed. He ends up on the beach, meets with Vidya Shastri, a teacher who runs a private school, and both fall in love. Ranbir gets a job in a laundry. When he goes to deliver some clothes to Maya, she notices that he has a way with cards, gets him to accompany her to a casino of sorts, where he wins Rs.20000/-, which unfortunately is pocketed by Maya. Then a rich industrialist, Sonanand Dharmachand, approaches Ranbir, hires him to work for him, and soon Ranbir is on his way to a wealthy life. Vidya gets a first hand look at this wealthy life, and decides to break up with him. Sonachand teaches Ranbir that in order to make money one must never discriminate between the rich and poor. So they set out to offer homes to the homeless for Rs.100/-. Watch what happens when Ranbir finds out that Sonachand has been setting him up to be the fall guy.
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When a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.When a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.When a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.

  • Director
    • Raj Kapoor
  • Writers
    • Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
    • V.P. Sathe
  • Stars
    • Nargis
    • Raj Kapoor
    • Nadira
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    3.1K
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    • Director
      • Raj Kapoor
    • Writers
      • Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
      • V.P. Sathe
    • Stars
      • Nargis
      • Raj Kapoor
      • Nadira
    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    Nargis
    Nargis
    • Vidya
    Raj Kapoor
    Raj Kapoor
    • Ranbir Raj…
    Nadira
    Nadira
    • Maya
    Nemo
    • Seth Sonachand Dharmanand
    Lalita Pawar
    Lalita Pawar
    • Ganga Mai
    M. Kumar
    Hari Shivdasani
    • Philachand
    Nana Palsikar
    Nana Palsikar
    • Gambler with goatee
    Bhudo Advani
    • Gambler
    Pesi Patel
      Ramesh Sinha
      Rashid Khan
      Rashid Khan
      • Radiwala
      Sheela Vaz
      Sheela Vaz
        S.P. Berry
        Kathana
        Satyanarayan
        Shailendra
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          • Director
            • Raj Kapoor
          • Writers
            • Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
            • V.P. Sathe
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          • Trivia
            The song of this movie "Mera joota hai jaapani" is heard being played in the opening seen of Dead pool (2016).
          • Connections
            Featured in Patthar Ke Phool (1991)
          • Soundtracks
            Mera Joota Hai Japani, Yeh Patloon Englishtani
            Music by Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi & Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal
            Performed by Mukesh

          User reviews12

          Featured review
          10/10

          Good story, acting, photography and direction with excellent music music

          Nargis, Nadira and Rajkapoor are good in this movie. Direction by Rajkapoor and photography by Karmakar is also good. Shankar Jaikishan's music is outstanding. Songs are still popular even after 45 years. Lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat were quite meaningful. Mera joota hai japani, Ichak dana, Mur mur ke na dekh, Dil ka haal sune dilwala, Yeh raat bheegi bheegi.. all songs were very hit.. but the best was Ramaiya vasta waiya..
          • jiv-3
          • Jun 15, 2000
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          • Release date
            • September 6, 1955 (India)
          • Country of origin
            • India
          • Language
            • Hindi
          • Also known as
            • Mister 420
          • Filming locations
            • Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
          • Production company
            • R.K. Films Ltd.
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          • Runtime
            2 hours 48 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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