Shree 420

Shree 420

Album Category: Hindi, Film
Year: 1955
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri
Label: H.M.V.
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Album Credits: MUSIC ASSISTANTS: Dattaram Wadkar, Sebastian D'Souza. CHORUS PLAYBACK SINGERS: Kavita, Gandhari, Rekha, Hamida, Neel Kamal. SONGS RECORDED BY: Minoo Katrak.
 
Film Credits: DIRECTOR: Raj Kapoor. PRODUCER: Raj Kapoor. STORY: K.A. Abbas. SCREENPLAY: K.A. Abbas, More...
 



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Mera Joota Hai Japani
Singer: Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi
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Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala
Singer: Manna Dey
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi
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Ichak Dana Beechak Dana
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Genre: Filmi
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Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua
Singer: Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Sugam
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Sham Gayi Raat Aayi
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi
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Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh Mud Mud Ke
Singer: Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Classic Pop
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O Janewale Mud Ke Zara
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Genre: Filmi, Ghazal
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Ramaiya Vastavaiya Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh
Music Director: Shankar - Jaikishan
Lyricist: Shailendra
Genre: Filmi, Hindi Folk
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    Album

  • The character Raj Kapoor played in this film was modelled on the character of The Tramp developed by actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. The Tramp was evoked in the film not just through Kapoor's costume, personality and mannerisms but also by shooting certain sequences at a lower frame rate, mimicking the films of Chaplin's era. Kapoor had played a character inspired by The Tramp previously in "Awara" (1951). Chaplin played The Tramp in many films including the eponymously titled "The Tramp" (1915), "The Kid" (1921), and "City Lights" (1931).[1]
  • This Raj Kapoor film became the first Hindi film to break the Rs. 2 crore barrier. The last key revenue milestone in Hindi films was more than a decade ago when "Kismet" (1943) earned in excess of Rs. 1 crore. The film did very well in some overseas markets, particularly in the Soviet Union.[2][3]
  • Mukesh excused himself from this film after singing only two songs. This was because he had signed a contract with the producer of the film "Mashuqa" (1953) which required him to not sing for any other film till it was released. This left Raj Kapoor very angry but helped Manna Dey's career as he was brought in to replace Mukesh.[4][MR4]
  • Shankar - Jaikishan developed a background score theme they used in this film to compose the tune of the song "Kisi Ki Muskurahaton Pe Ho Nisar" ("Anari", 1959). This tune was used in the theme music for the scene in which Nadira's character appraises Raj Kapoor's character after his makeover.[5]
  • This was a rare Hindi film of its time that prominently credited its chorus singers.
  • The film's title used a Hindi phrase used in slang to describe a fraudster - "chaar sau bees". This phrase originates from Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code which deals with "cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property".
  • This was the last film in which Raj Kapoor directed Nargis. They worked together in 16 films over a period of eight years, starting with "Aag" (1948) and ending with "Jagte Raho" (1956), in which Nargis made a cameo appearance, and "Chori Chori" (1956), in which they formed the lead pair. They were said to be in a romantic relationship that did not go anywhere since Raj Kapoor was a married man. Nargis got married to Sunil Dutt in 1958.[6][7][8]
  • Lyricist Shailendra made a cameo appearance in the film. He plays the role of Raj Kapoor's associate in the con to sell shares of his fictitious company. He makes phone calls to Kapoor posing as a Japanese investor desperate to buy shares of his company.

    Song

  • Mera Joota Hai Japani - This song is often evoked by the Indian diaspora to show their love for their Indian roots and identity despite the influence of other cultures.
  • Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua - The three children in this song are Raj Kapoor's children - Randhir, Ritu and Rishi. Rishi Kapoor revealed in an interview that since the crew was having difficulty preparing him for the shot, Nargis bribed him with chocolate to get him ready.[9][MR7]
  • Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua - Raj Kapoor and Nargis enacted this song in the recording room to help Manna Dey and Lata Mangeshkar get an understanding of the emotion to be conveyed in it.[10]
  • Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua - The tune of this song was used in a song sequence in the Telugu film "Valu Jada Tolu Beltu" (1992). This song, sung by S.P. Balasubramaniam and Chitra, had no lyrics and was entirely vocalised. The filming of the Telugu song was also adapted from this iconic song sequence.
  • Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh Mud Mud Ke - This song may have inspired the title of the film "Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh" (1955).[11]
  • Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh Mud Mud Ke - Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya designed the gown Nadira wore in this song. According to Nadira, the gown was stitched so tight that she could not sit down while wearing it.[12][13]
  • Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh Mud Mud Ke - Actress Sadhana had a fleeting appearance in this song - she was one of the dancing extras in it. She was just fourteen years old at the time.
  • Ramaiya Vastavaiya Ramaiya Vastavaiya - Shankar, who grew up in Hyderabad, had composed this song using dummy lyrics that included a Telugu phrase. When Raj Kapoor heard the tune, he wanted the Telugu phrase to be included in the song's final version.[MR4]
  • Ramaiya Vastavaiya Ramaiya Vastavaiya - Prabhu Deva's Hindi remake of his Telugu film "Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana" (2005) took its title from this song. The same phrase was also used in a song in the film "Jawan" (2023).[14][15]



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