Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya
Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya (transl. This is just amazing) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Kamal Haasan in a dual-role and is a remake of his own acted Tamil film Sattam En Kaiyil (1978).[1]
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| Directed by | T. Rama Rao |
| Produced by | P. Mallikharjuna Rao |
| Written by | Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Jayant Dharmadhikar |
| Story by | T. N. Balu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | R.D. Burman |
| Cinematography | M. Kannappa |
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Production company | Bharati International |
Release date | 29 October 1982 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Rasik Bihari Saxena (Om Shivpuri) a corrupt lawyer sends the child of thief Shankar Chander (Satyen Kappu) to juvenile-jail for doing murder. Shankar abducts one of Rasik's twin children from hospital after their birth. Shankar keeps this boy with him and names him Ratan (Kamal Haasan), Shankar's wife Shanta (Kumud Bole) nurtures Ratan. Shankar teaches Ratan how to steal money, good things etc. from people. On the other hand, Rasik's child is now adult and his name is Ajay Saxena (also Kamal Haasan), he has studied in abroad and married a foreigner girl. Rasik don't like the foreigner girl, seeing this by anger Ajay leaves home. Ajay is arrested for being guilty of killing a girl named Ruby Gupta. Knowing this, Shankar tells Ratan to go to Rasik's home and to pretend to be Ajay, Ratan abides by his father. In the end of this film Rasik's wife Lakshmi (Ashalata Wabgaonkar) understands that both the same looking boys (Ratan and Ajay) are her own sons.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Ratan Chander / Ajay Saxena (Dual Role)[2]
- Poonam Dhillon as Priya Singh[2]
- Vijay Arora as Advocate Mahesh Chander
- Ranjeet as Chandru Singh
- Om Shivpuri as Advocate Rasik Bihari Saxena
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Mrs. Laxmi Saxena[3]
- Satyen Kappu as Shankar Chander
- Kumud Bole as Mrs. Shanta Chander
- Suresh Chatwal as Auditorium Manager
- Raj Mehra as Mohan Singh
- Dina Pathak as Durga Singh
- Shashikala as Guest Appearance
- Tun Tun as Guest Appearance
Crew
- Producer: P. Mallikharjuna Rao
- Production Company: Bharati International
- Director: T. Rama Rao
- Music: R.D. Burman
- Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
- Story: T. N. Balu
- Screenplay: Jayant Dharmadhikar
- Dialogues: Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza
- Art Direction: S. Krishna rao
- Editing: Krishnaswamy & Balu
- Choreography: Raghu - Seenu
- Cinematography: M. Kannappa
- Stunt: Pappu verm
- Makeup : S. P. Rajasekar, Sundaramurthy, Ramesh varadan, Harish, Geetha-laxhmi
- Studio : Vahini studio (Madras)
- Out-door unit: Sharada enterprise (Madras)
- Production controller: B. Lokanathan
Release
The film was released on 29 October 1982. It was a box office success and had a theatrical run of 175 days.[4]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | Echo | ||||
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The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. Singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam collaborated with R. D. Burman for the first time in this film.[5]
| Song | Singer |
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| "Dekho Dekho Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Naujawanon Mein Bacha Tha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Dug Dug Baj Uthi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Gol Gol Duniya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle |
| "Main Awara Banjara" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle |
| "Hum Tum Hum Do Rahi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ursula Vaz |
References
- Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1983). Film World. 20. p. 82.
- "From Sridevi To Rani Mukerji; Kamal Haasan Worked With These Stars In Bollywood Movies". Republic TV. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "Cinema theatre veteran Ashalata Wabgaonkar dies of Covid". The Times of India. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "கமல் 25 : பிறந்தநாள் ஸ்பெஷல்" [Kamal 25: Birthday Special]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- "How Balasubrahmanyam broke the language barrier". The Tribune. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.