Gopi (1970 film)
| Gopi | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | A. Bhimsingh |
| Written by | Sailajanand Mukhopadhyaya |
| Produced by | T. S. Muthuswamy S. S. Palaniappan |
| Starring | Dilip Kumar Saira Banu |
| Music by | Kalyanji-Anandji |
Production company | Prosperity Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 hours 23 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Gopi is a 1970 Hindi-language action drama film produced by T. S. Muthuswami & S. S. Palaniappan and directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu in the lead roles, along with Pran, Om Prakash, Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Johnny Walker, Ramayan Tiwari, Mukri, Sudesh Kumar, Durga Khote, Lalita Pawar in other important roles. The music was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.
This is a remake of 1964 simultaneously shot Kannada Movie Chinnada Gombe and Tamil movie Muradan Muthu, which were also remakes of the 1944 Bengali film Maane Naa Maana.[1][2] This film is remembered for classic acting by Om Prakash and Dilip Kumar.
As reported by Box Office India, Gopi was a big hit at the box office.[3][4]
Premise
[edit]A man stays with his brother in a village and is falsely accused of theft by the landlord. When his brother throws him out, he goes to the city and vows to return only after making money.
Cast
[edit]- Dilip Kumar as Gopiram "Gopi"
- Saira Banu as Seema
- Pran as Lala
- Om Prakash as Girdharilal
- Nirupa Roy as Parvati
- Farida Jalal as Nandini
- Johnny Walker as Ramu
- Ramayan Tiwari as Hariram
- Mukri as Ramlal
- Sudesh Kumar as Kumar
- Durga Khote as Ranimaa
- Lalita Pawar as Leelavati
Awards
[edit]- 1971: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Dilip Kumar (nominated)
Music
[edit]The film's music is by Kalyanji-Anandji and the lyrics were penned by Rajinder Krishan.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Akele Hi Akele Chala Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Ek Padosan Peeche Pad Gayi Junglee Jiska Naam" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Gentleman Gentleman Gentleman Gentleman" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Ramchandra Keh Gaye" | Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Sukh Ke Sab Saathi" | Mohammed Rafi |
References
[edit]- ^ "Remakes of Bengali films". Anandabarshiki.
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (9 December 2016). "Those Kannada days..." The Hindu. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Top earners 1970". 20 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Legend Dilip Kumar Passes Away At 98 - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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