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Clerk

  • 1989
  • 2h 45m
IMDb RATING
2.4/10
177
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Clerk (1989)
ActionCrimeDramaRomance

A poor but honest clerk, burdened by his family's dependence on him, sells state secrets to a traitorous businessman in exchange for wealth.A poor but honest clerk, burdened by his family's dependence on him, sells state secrets to a traitorous businessman in exchange for wealth.A poor but honest clerk, burdened by his family's dependence on him, sells state secrets to a traitorous businessman in exchange for wealth.

  • Director
    • Manoj Kumar
  • Writers
    • Dawood Kashmiri
    • Manoj Kumar
  • Stars
    • Manoj Kumar
    • Ashok Kumar
    • Rajendra Kumar Tuli
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.4/10
    177
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Manoj Kumar
    • Writers
      • Dawood Kashmiri
      • Manoj Kumar
    • Stars
      • Manoj Kumar
      • Ashok Kumar
      • Rajendra Kumar Tuli
    • 11User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Manoj Kumar
    Manoj Kumar
    • Bharat
    Ashok Kumar
    Ashok Kumar
    • Satyapati
    Rajendra Kumar Tuli
    Rajendra Kumar Tuli
    • Rahim U. Khan
    • (as Rajendra Kumar)
    Rekha
    Rekha
    • Sneh V. Kapoor
    Anita Raj
    Anita Raj
    • Pooja
    Mohammad Ali
    Mohammad Ali
    • Ram
    Zeba
    • Rukmini
    • (as Zeba Ali)
    Rajiv Goswami
    • Balram
    Sonu Walia
    Sonu Walia
    • Sonu
    Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    • Sadhuram
    Satish Shah
    Satish Shah
    • B.M. Sharma
    Sonika Gill
    Sonika Gill
    • Tulsi
    Rahul
    • Dalbeer - Goon who molests Tulsi
    Om Shivpuri
    Om Shivpuri
    • General Jindal
    Dina Pathak
    Dina Pathak
    • Kaushalya
    • (as Deena Pathak)
    Urmila Bhatt
    Urmila Bhatt
    • Geeta
    Chandrashekhar Vaidya
    Chandrashekhar Vaidya
    • Chief of Intellegence
    • (as Chandra Shekhar)
    Rajendranath Malhotra
    Rajendranath Malhotra
    • S.P. Lal
    • (as Rajendra Nath)
    • Director
      • Manoj Kumar
    • Writers
      • Dawood Kashmiri
      • Manoj Kumar
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews11

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    10calvinstrikes

    Movie so bad that it is actually makes you laugh

    Clerk is one of the most hilarious movies I have watched. It was a benchmark in movie making before Gunda released.

    It is just amazing to see how someone can get every aspect of movie making so wrong. The Story, Casting, Music, Lyrics, Direction, Acting, Dialogues, Editing, Production value.. I could be missing a few aspects but in short everything is just bad. The end result is just a movie so bad that it's unbelievably funny.

    If you love Ham movies, this cringefest should be on the top of your list.
    8er-yadavabhishek

    CULT CLASSIC

    No, This movie is not what it's supposed to be, but then many movies are'nt. You just can't take this movie seriously.. It's a laugh Riot.

    I watched this movie high as a kite, nd I had to stop myself from laughing just to breath.

    It's not a good movie, but yes, it will make u laugh. I recommend watching it with friends.
    manu_goyal

    Excellent Benchmark!

    The movie should be viewed as a classic for benchmarking the nadir in the Indian film industry. I haven't come across an Indian movie worse than this. Everybody has done justice to this film as the performances are uniformly awful across the board. Can't single out anyone for uniquely bad performance. Music, direction and editing also draw a bottom line. On the plus side it gives me strength to watch a lot of BAD movies as nothing can match the experience of watching CLERK. Strongly recommended for all who want to get a bottom-line drawn. The review requires at least 10 lines to be written, but this is one movie where a single word would suffice - HORRIBLE.
    1priyodit

    Terrible Potboiler

    I don't want to be too critical about this movie. There's nothing to be critical at all.

    This movie has Manoj Kumar as a clerk, the main protagonist. And this movie is full of comedy ( and yes, I'm being caustic!) and awful scenes. The sequences are obnoxiously written and there's nothing much to do, or say. For example, the scene where Ashok Kumar gets a heart attack, Manoj Kumar plays a patriotic number, and lo and behold! he springs up and starts marching!

    Action scenes, are, as if copied from superman, as people keep on flying in the air defying the gravity, and amidst all these flying people, our brave Clerk is fighting against the villains with a machine gun (read Lego Toy Gun!) in his hand.

    Bottom Line: Please do watch this movie.... Its one of its kind!
    10ankit-singh92

    Kyunki main c*****a hoon !!!!!

    Undoubtedly this movie is a once in a millennium masterpiece. My Dad happens to be a cardiologist and I'll recommend this movie to him. ISME POINT HAI. How else can one cure heart attacks by simply playing songs on a taperecorder. Besides, cigarettes and alcohol are to be put on a higher priority than food.

    Manoj Kumar was without a shadow of doubt trying to give Dev Anand an identity crisis by playing a college student aged 52. But he has the right to do so, AAKHIR MAIN EK CLERK HOON !!!!

    HaHaHaHaHaHa.......

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    • Trivia
      Manoj Kumar decided to make modern Roti Kapda Aur Makan and also got a Pakistani actor for his brothers role and plot was almost similar to the earlier film which was super duper hit and this took years in making and was super duper duper flop.
    • Soundtracks
      Chup chup janab aap rahetey hain
      Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh

      Lyrics by Manoj Kumar

      Music by Uttam Jagdish

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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1989 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production company
      • V.I.P. Films
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 45m(165 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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