Shree 420 Page #7

Synopsis: Wearing torn Japanese shoes, English trousers, a red Russian cap, and a Hindustani heart, orphaned Ranbir Raj comes to Bombay to make his fortune. He pawns his gold medal, gambles with the money, loses everything, & the balance is pick-pocketed. He ends up on the beach, meets with Vidya Shastri, a teacher who runs a private school, and both fall in love. Ranbir gets a job in a laundry. When he goes to deliver some clothes to Maya, she notices that he has a way with cards, gets him to accompany her to a casino of sorts, where he wins Rs.20000/-, which unfortunately is pocketed by Maya. Then a rich industrialist, Sonanand Dharmachand, approaches Ranbir, hires him to work for him, and soon Ranbir is on his way to a wealthy life. Vidya gets a first hand look at this wealthy life, and decides to break up with him. Sonachand teaches Ranbir that in order to make money one must never discriminate between the rich and poor. So they set out to offer homes to the homeless for Rs.100/-. Watch what
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Raj Kapoor
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Year:
1955
168 min
594 Views


Hit me as much a you like

Remember, you will never

have the ideal wife

Such women are not for you

I'm the only one who will

accept you. Why are you sad?

You once worked in a laundry,

now you have everything

Money, fine clothes, a car,

a house to live in

Wealth? Home? Name? Luxury?

Everywhere I go,

I'm called 420

Remember something Raj,

those who remain petty thieves...

...are called crooks.

They are treated with disdain

To be a crook,

join the big time

Be like Sonachand,

play with millions

No one will dare to call you 420

You will be called a

philanthropist, a pious man

A big shot

A young man like you

can do many things

Today, Sonachand exploits

you for his ends

If you want, you can

double-cross him

You're right, that's exactly

how it's going to be

HOMES FOR PEOPLE!

How many houses?

Around 114,557 people

have been registered

Over twenty million

Bravo, Raj! You are a genius

I am nothing before you.

Your genius works through me

What's this racket?

Who are they?

They are all partners who have

contributed to the construction

They are anxious

that we start work

We shall make

an announcement today

To see people so enthusiastic

frightens me

Frightened? Shall I return

their money?

Some men are here

to register their names

Tell them to return tomorrow

Have they cash? Let them in

I do not know how to refuse money

Go to your room. See you later

Come back soon.

We have to distribute the loot

Yes, Sir!

What a place he lives in!

Come in. Sit down

Remember friends, this is

Bombay... Bombay

Not the same Bombay

I've heard you're building

homes for the poor

Here's a beggar's treasure

I have 97 rupees, 6 annas

and two counterfeit coins

I am short of 2 annas

don't add a bolt

I want a house

Don't worry, brother,

I'll pay the difference

We're here to bless you

In jest, you called me a goddess.

You turned out to be a saint.

Take this

Here's 225 rupees

It's their savings,

make them a home

Make up the difference

with her wedding ornaments

Add all this up and

make them a home

Don't you want a house

for yourself?

You worry about all

Why bother about myself?

I'll stay with one of them

Are the homes

relly being built?

Whatever you want

will really happen

You must be busy, we'll go

Give us a house!

- God bless you!

Be ready Raj, I have made

all the arrangements

I am going away, far away

Take out the money from

the safe, here is the bag

They must be anxious

to collect their share

Seth Dharamanand and his friends

have everything set for you

You will get only 20,000

and the air-ticket

He'll announce

that Raj has run with the money

I have arranged everything

Give me the bag

- Can I come in?

I came here...

Vidya, you?

I hear you are building homes

Do you want one?

What use is it to me?

It's up to a man to make

a house into a home

Why are you here?

Can't you see we are busy?

I have a present for you

Here...

The medal for honesty you pawned

It may come in use

Honesty!

A gold medal? Honesty?

It is sold at Rs. 80 a gram

What you get is not honesty

What are you looking at?

Give me the bag, hurry

This money is not yours.

- It is yours

It's not mine, either.

- Then whose it is? Nonsense!

Here's the passport, the

air-tickets, a taxi's waiting

We'll soon be far away from India

Far from the police and Sonachand

I can escape from the police

and Sonachand...

...but I cannot

escape from myself

So you plan to run away

with the money

All the doors are closed

You want this money?

We must distribute it

All this money, every cent,

including a counterfeit coin

And the jewels of a lady

who dreamt of marrying

How will you distribute it?

If you can, then here it is

Is this place a maze?

Where are you taking it to?

It is my money

Traitors! I raised you from

the gutter and made you rich

And you defy me?

My money!

The bag!

- Let go!

You are a cheap dancer

I am Sonachand speaking.

There are thieves in my house

Wait!

You can't escape Raj,

we have got you

You have had it.

- Stop talking rubbish!

Hand me the money.

- Give it to me

You bicker for a mere trifle

You want it?

Take it!

Men descended from the apes but

money has turned them into dogs

These are only papers.

The money?

Traitor!

- Treachery!

Only waste paper

The notes you were fighting

for are only made of paper, too

For this paper you are capable

of nothing.

To get it, you cheat people.

Collect bogus insurance claims

I am taking the proof of your

crimes. It's the end for 420s

Today, I will expose you all

The world will...

...know your benevolence

and Seth's true colours

Someone's shot Raju

They have shot him!

Who shot my son?

Who fired? What happened?

I shot him for the sake of

each and every one of you

He was running away

with your money

You don't know Raj,

he was a real 420

All lies! You are lying

Raj was not a crook,

you made him into one

When he first came to Bombay

he was so good, so cheerful

He wanted to work and

you didn't give him work

He had to live on the footpath

and sell his honesty

You taught him your evil ways

If you want wealth,

name and honour...

...then lie, play cards, dupe

others and be a 420

You are the real criminals

Nonsense!

- Do you know who I am?

Yes, she is absolutely right

Raj was not a crook.

You made him into one

You old hag, if only you knew

what kind of person Raj was

Let the police get here

Who fired?

- I did

Do you know who I am?

- Yes, Seth Sonachand

You all know that my

first duty is to serve humanity

He was absconding

with the money of the poor

For their sake, I shot him

If that makes me a criminal,

they hang me

For the sake of the people

I'll give my life

Don't tell such a lie!

I am still alive

You did not die?

No, Seth Sahib.

Life itself is a 420

You perhaps forgot that

I put the pistol in the bag

And I loaded it

What is this?

Why this masquerade?

In this nonsensical world one

has to live by faking death

Everything is ready

To stop me, he fired 6 bullets.

To stop a thief, one suffices

Why six bullets?

For the sake of the people?

Or for the million?

- What is this talk of money?

That is exactly what I want to know.

- Where is the money?

Their money is where they put it

Inspector, take this key.

The money is upstairs in the safe

Ask them why the people's

money interests them?

Fetch the money from upstairs

and take Raj

Sethji, all of you had better

follow me

Take a close look at these

people. They are respectable

They are rich

They cannot be counted in one

hand, they are 420s

Not just a simple 420,

but Mister 420

Look at yourselves

Who will say you are poor,

unemployed and homeless?

Each of you has over

a million rupees

I have kept all your money safely

I did not intend to cheat you.

I wanted all of you to unite

If you want,

take back your money

Don't waste such a vast fortune,

don't disperse your strength

How can you build a home with

a 100? But with a million, yes

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987), popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages. He won four National Film Awards in India. As a director and screenwriter, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is considered one of the pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema, and as a screenwriter he is also known for writing Raj Kapoor's best films.As a director, he made a number of important Hindi-Urdu films. Dharti Ke Lal (1946), about the Bengal famine of 1943, was one of Indian cinema's first social-realist films, and opened up the overseas market for Indian films in the Soviet Union. Pardesi (1957) was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Shehar Aur Sapna (1963) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, while Saat Hindustani (1969) and Do Boond Pani (1972) both won the National Film Awards for Best Feature Film on National Integration. As a screenwriter, he penned a number of neo-realistic films, such as Dharti Ke Lal (which he directed), Neecha Nagar (1946) which won the Palme d'Or at the first Cannes Film Festival, Naya Sansar (1941), Jagte Raho (1956), and Saat Hindustani (which he also directed). He is also known for writing the best of Raj Kapoor's films, including the Palme d'Or nominated Awaara (1951), as well as Shree 420 (1955), Mera Naam Joker (1970), Bobby (1973) and Henna (1991).His column ‘Last Page’ holds the distinction of being one of the longest-running columns in the history of Indian journalism. The column began in 1935, in The Bombay Chronicle, and moved to the Blitz after the Chronicle's closure, where it continued until his death in 1987. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1969. more…

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