| Damaad | |
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| Directed by | Rajat Rakshit |
| Based on | Mouchak (Bengali) |
| Produced by | Pari A V Mohan Anand Bhosle |
| Starring | Amol Palekar Ranjeeta |
| Music by | Hemant Bhosle |
Release date | 1978 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Damaad is a 1978 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rajat Rakshit. It features Amol Palekar, Ranjeeta, Shreeram Lagoo, Tarla Mehta, Preeti Ganguly, Pinchoo Kapoor, Dina Pathak and Jagdeep. The movie is a remake of famous Bengali movie Mouchak.
Plot
Sharad (Amol Palekar) belongs to a middle-class family and lives with his brother Shreeram Lagoo and sister-in-law Tarla Mehta in Bombay. Sharad gets a job in Malavli in which he is not interested. He, however, does go for the job where he meets bosses Mr. Rodrigues and Mr. Choudhury, who are initially rude to him, but soften immediately and pamper him when they see he is unmarried. Both these men are on the look-out for grooms for their daughters. On the first day, Sharad's boss Pinchoo Kapoor takes him to his house for lunch where he is introduced to Leena Preeti Ganguly, the boss' fat daughter who promptly falls in love with him. Then, he gets introduced to Mr. Rodrigues' three daughters too. But Sharad is in love with Renu (Ranjeeta Kaur), his neighbour. In the factory, his assistant Mr. Khote (Ashok Saraf) wants to help him get out of the trap created by Mr. Chaudhury and Mr. Rodrigues. Khote spreads the rumour that Sharad is not of good character. This, however, creates tensions between Renu and Sharad. Mr. Chaudhury starts believing that Khote is spreading the rumours in order to win the place of his son-in-law. After a series of funny foibles and fumbles, all tensions are resolved.
Cast
- Amol Palekar as Sharad Mazgaonkar
- Ranjeeta Kaur as Renu
- Shreeram Lagoo as Shreedhar Mazgaonkar
- Tarla Mehta as Mrs. Mazgaonkar, Sharad's bhabhi
- Jagdeep as Baankey the mad man in Malavli
- Keshto Mukherjee as Tulsiram
- Preeti Ganguli as Leena
- Pinchoo Kapoor Mr. Chaudhary
- Dina Pathak Mrs. Chaudhary
- Datta Bhat Renu's father
- Sunder as Dr.Chatterjee
- Marutirao Parab as Mr. Rodrigues
- C S Dubey as Sundarji Pandit
- Ashok Saraf as Mr. Khote
- Master Sakka as Sonu
- Mushtaq Merchant as Charan
- Harbans Darshan M. Arora as neighbor who throws water on Charan
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Na Jaane Kab Kaise" (Solo) | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Na Jaane Kab Kaise" (Duet) | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi |
| "Mujhe Tadpaati Rahi, Roz Sataati Rahi" | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi |
| "Jaage Jaage Nainon Mein Andekhe Sapne" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Naacho Gaao Maze Udaao, Dil Se Dil Ko Zara Takraao" | Asha Bhosle |
Trivia
- Debut of Ashok Saraf in Hindi movies.