Saheb Bahadur

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Sahib Bahadur
Poster
Directed byChetan Anand
Produced byDev Anand
StarringDev Anand
Priya Rajvansh
Music byMadan Mohan
Production
company
Release date
November 9, 1977
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sahib Bahadur is a 1977 Indian Hindi film directed by Chetan Anand.

Plot[edit]

In a small town of Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), situated in a picturesque Indian valley, lives a corrupt Deputy collector, Hare Murari, an equally corrupt Police Superintendent, Pasupathi; a doctor; a Judge; and Professor Rampyare. These officials always ensure that no one gets anything done without their permission, thus ensuring that their palms are adequately greased. When a young man named Prem Pratap seeks a license for conducting a song and dance sequence, he too is asked to bribe them, which he does. Subsequently, Hare Murari finds out that Prem Pratap may be a Government Official who has come incognito to investigate and expose them. Hare Murari's and the others worst fears are realized when they find out that Prem has been speaking long distance with none other than the President of India. What follows is hilarious chaos as the officials come together to try and portray themselves as honest and law-abiding citizens.

Soundtrack[edit]

All songs[1] are composed by Madan Mohan and lyrics are penned by Rajinder Krishan.

# Title Artist(s) Length
1 Mushkil Hai Jeena Lata Mangeshkar 06:01
2 Hum Paapi Tu Mahendra Kapoor, Ambar Kumar, Chandru Atma, Chandrani Mukherjee, Dilraj Kaur 04:44
3 Tauba Tauba Kishore Kumar 08:56
4 Raahi Tha Main Awaara Kishore Kumar 06:07
5 Raat Ko Aayiyega Kishore Kumar 04:38
6 Yeh Pyar Ka Nasha Mahendra Kapoor, Ambar Kumar, Chandru Atma, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle 03:35
7 Mushkil Hai Jeena ( Revival) Lata Mangeshkar 06:21

Cast & Characters[edit]

Character Portrayed By
Prem Pratap, Government Officer Dev Anand
Meena Priya Rajvansh
Deputy Collector Hare Murari Om Prakash
Meena's Grandmother Durga Khote
Officer under Prem Pratap (Guest Role in Last Scene) Anil Dhawan
Police Superintendent Pashupati K. N. Singh
Forest Officer Fakirchand Asit Sen
Judge Agha (actor)
Professor Rampyare I. S. Johar
Ajay Raza Murad
Ajay's Father Ajit
Ajay's partner Sudhir
Aainu G. Asrani
Dy. Collector's assistant Bhagwan
Charandas Dhumal
Vimla Murari Preeti Ganguli
Astrologer Jankidas
Doctor Bharat Kapoor
Mrs. Hare Murari Manorama
Trumpet Player Keshto Mukherjee
Waiter Mukri
Madhav Paintal
Police Officer Totaram V.Gopal
Hotel Manager Sunder

Trivia[edit]

  • Chetan Anand directed his brother Dev Anand in an earlier version of the same movie, Afsar.
  • This movie is based on the play by Nokolai Gogol.

Parts of the film are based on Cinderella - fairy godmother, evil step mom, and step sisters included.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Saheb Bahadur : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Saheb Bahadur (1980)".

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