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Satte Pe Satta is the story of seven brothers living on a large farmhouse. The first half of the movie shows the life of the brothers who grew up under the |
Satte Pe Satta is the story of seven brothers living on a large farmhouse. The first half of the movie shows the life of the brothers who grew up under the dominance of their oldest brother Ravi ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]). Being orphans and uneducated, all seven brothers are unsophisticated bumpkins and lack social etiquette and hygiene. They live on a small farm among animals. A sequence of events leads Ravi to fall in love with a nurse named Indu ([[Hema Malini]]). Indu despises unruliness and chaos. Therefore Ravi tricks her into believing that he has only 1 younger brother, Shani and thus Indu eventually marries him only to realize he has five more brothers all uneducated and uncouth. Ravi's six brothers learn to adjust with new woman in their lives as she does with them, trying to civilize them. Soon enough, they all fall in love with a group of six women (and the feeling is mutual) and shortly things take a turn. |
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The group of women is a caring troupe for a physically challenged girl named Seema Singh ([[Ranjeeta]]) who is still single. She happens to be Ranjit Singh's ([[Amjad Khan]]) niece. Since the niece has recently turned twenty one, the uncle wants the niece dead so that he can claim all her wealth. |
The group of women is a caring troupe for a physically challenged girl named Seema Singh ([[Ranjeeta]]) who is still single. She happens to be Ranjit Singh's ([[Amjad Khan]]) niece. Since the niece has recently turned twenty one, the uncle wants the niece dead so that he can claim all her wealth. When Ranjit sees Ravi, he immediately hatches a plot to get Ravi replaced by Babu (his look-alike) (played again by [[Amitabh Bachchan]])and then murder Seema. So Babu takes Ravi's place within the family and unsuccessfully attempts to kill Seema twice. The latter attempt accidentally provokes Seema to stand on her feet and others are convinced that it was Ravi (Babu) who cured Seema. Thus Babu secretly falls in love with Seema. During a traditional ceremony between husband and wife, Babu refuses to acknowledge Indu as his wife and discloses the truth about his identity, his real intent to kill Seema and the whereabouts of Ravi. Then he joins with the six brothers who break-in to Ranjit's hideout and free Ravi. |
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This cult film went on to become a |
This cult film went on to become a super-hit after an initial starting problem. The movie is best remembered for Bachchan's scene where he is sloshed in alcohol at Ranjit's place and describes his brothers one by one. Satte Pe Satta is one of the rare movies where Bachchan played a negative role of a ruthless killer, with grey hair and contact lenses. The background score for Babu was also popular and has been copied for several movies that followed. |
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The base storyline is copied from the Hollywood musical [[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]] |
The base storyline is copied from the Hollywood musical [[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]] |
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Revision as of 16:22, 28 January 2013
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| Directed by | Raj N. Sippy |
| Written by | Satish Bhatnagar Kader Khan Jyoti Swaroop |
| Produced by | Romu N. Sippy |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Hema Malini Ranjeeta Kaur Amjad Khan Shakti Kapoor Sachin Gufi Paintal Sudhir Inderjeet |
| Narrated by | Kader Khan |
| Cinematography | Anwar Siraj |
| Music by | R.D. Burman Gulshan Bawra (lyrics) |
Release date | 22 January 1982(Distributor Eagle Home Entertainment) |
Running time | 166 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Satte Pe Satta (Hindi: सत्ते पे सत्ता, tr. Seven on Seven) is a Hindi film that was released in 1982. It featured Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur, Sachin, Shakti Kapoor, Paintal, Sudhir, Inderjeet, Sarika, Kanwaljit Singh, Prema Narayan, Mac Mohan and Kalpana Iyer amongst others. The film became a semi-hit at the box office.[1]
Story
Satte Pe Satta is the story of seven brothers living on a large farmhouse. The first half of the movie shows the life of the brothers who grew up under the dominance of their oldest brother Ravi (Amitabh Bachchan). Being orphans and uneducated, all seven brothers are unsophisticated bumpkins and lack social etiquette and hygiene. They live on a small farm among animals. A sequence of events leads Ravi to fall in love with a nurse named Indu (Hema Malini). Indu despises unruliness and chaos. Therefore Ravi tricks her into believing that he has only 1 younger brother, Shani and thus Indu eventually marries him only to realize he has five more brothers all uneducated and uncouth. Ravi's six brothers learn to adjust with new woman in their lives as she does with them, trying to civilize them. Soon enough, they all fall in love with a group of six women (and the feeling is mutual) and shortly things take a turn.
The group of women is a caring troupe for a physically challenged girl named Seema Singh (Ranjeeta) who is still single. She happens to be Ranjit Singh's (Amjad Khan) niece. Since the niece has recently turned twenty one, the uncle wants the niece dead so that he can claim all her wealth. When Ranjit sees Ravi, he immediately hatches a plot to get Ravi replaced by Babu (his look-alike) (played again by Amitabh Bachchan)and then murder Seema. So Babu takes Ravi's place within the family and unsuccessfully attempts to kill Seema twice. The latter attempt accidentally provokes Seema to stand on her feet and others are convinced that it was Ravi (Babu) who cured Seema. Thus Babu secretly falls in love with Seema. During a traditional ceremony between husband and wife, Babu refuses to acknowledge Indu as his wife and discloses the truth about his identity, his real intent to kill Seema and the whereabouts of Ravi. Then he joins with the six brothers who break-in to Ranjit's hideout and free Ravi.
This cult film went on to become a super-hit after an initial starting problem. The movie is best remembered for Bachchan's scene where he is sloshed in alcohol at Ranjit's place and describes his brothers one by one. Satte Pe Satta is one of the rare movies where Bachchan played a negative role of a ruthless killer, with grey hair and contact lenses. The background score for Babu was also popular and has been copied for several movies that followed.
The base storyline is copied from the Hollywood musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character/Role | Notes |
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| Amitabh Bachchan | Ravi Anand / Babu | |
| Hema Malini | Indu R. Anand | |
| Sudhir | Shom Anand | |
| Shakti Kapoor | Mangal Anand | |
| Paintal | Budh Anand | |
| Kanwaljit Singh | Guru Anand | |
| Inderjeet | Shukra Anand | |
| Sachin | Shani Anand | |
| Ranjeeta Kaur | Seema Singh | |
| Vijayendra Ghatge | Shekhar (Ravi's Friend) | |
| Sarika | Sheela (Shekhar's Wife) | |
| Goga Kapoor | Rowdy in bar | |
| Amjad Khan | Ranjit Singh | |
| Mac Mohan | Ranjit's Henchman | |
| Kalpana Iyer | Ranjit's Assistant | |
| Prema Narayan | Mangal's Girlfriend | |
| Madhu Malhotra | Budh's Girlfriend | |
| Asha Sachdev | Guru's Girlfriend | |
| Aradhana | Shukra's Girlfriend | |
| Manmauji | Hospital Watchman | |
| Kader Khan | Narrator |
Soundtrack listing
The lyrics were written by Gulshan Bawra and music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman.
| Song Title | Singers |
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| Dilbar Mere | Kishore Kumar, Anette Pinto & Amit Kumar |
| Dukki Pe Dukki Ho | Asha Bhonsle, Kishore Kumar & Rahul Dev Burman |
| Jhuka Ke Sar Ko Puchho | Asha Bhonsle, Sapan Chakraborty & Anand Kumar |
| Mausam Mastana | Asha Bhonsle, Dilraj Kaur & Chorus |
| Pariyon Ka Mela Hain | Kishore Kumar |
| Pyar Hamen Kis Mod Pe | Kishore Kumar, Rahul Dev Burman, Sapan Chakraborty & Gulshan Bawra |
| Zindagi Milke Bitayenge | Kishore Kumar |
| Zindagi Milke Bitayenge | Kishore Kumar, Bhupinder Singh, Sapan Chakraborty & Rahul Dev Burman |
See also
References
- ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2013-01-01.