Sharaabi
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| Directed by | Prakash Mehra |
| Produced by | Satyendra Pal |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Prada Pran Om Prakash |
| Cinematography | N. Satyen |
| Edited by | J. Adhikari |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Distributed by | Prakash Mehra Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sharaabi (Hindi: शराबी, [Drunkard] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a 1984 Indian Hindi drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Mehra's sixth film in a row with Amitabh Bachchan and is loosely based on Steve Gordon's 1981 film Arthur starring Dudley Moore.
Sharaabi stars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada with Pran and Om Prakash along with Bharat Bhushan and Ranjeet. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. It became a hit at the box office.[1]
The film was remade in Kannada as Nee Thanda Kanike with Vishnuvardhan and Jayasudha.
Plot
Vicky Kapoor (Amitabh Bachchan), the only son of multi-millionaire industrialist, Amarnath (Pran), grows up to be an alcoholic, a spoilt brat but with a good heart. Amarnath has detached himself completely from Vicky's life and provides him money in lieu of affection and care, leaving this to be taken care of by Munshi Phoolchand (Om Prakash). Vicky is very resentful of being ignored by his dad in this unceremonious manner and leaves no stone unturned to mock and belittle him at every available opportunity. Amarnath hopes to get his son married, but Vicky loves Meena (Jaya Prada), the daughter of a poor blind man, which is not acceptable to Amarnath. One day, Amarnath decides he has had enough and decides to turn Vicky out of his house. He has him sign waivers and asks him to get out, which Vicky happily does. While Vicky is relieved of being freed from his dad's control, the question remains that with no skills at making a living, how is Vicky to survive in a cold-hearted world? It celebrated platinum jubilee all over. The record sales touched 1 million marks and earned platinum disc for HMV.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Vicky Kapoor
- Jaya Prada as Meena
- Om Prakash as Munshi Phoolchand
- Pran as Amarnath Kapoor
- Bharat Bhushan as Masterji
- Chandrashekhar as Advocate Saxena
- C.S. Dubey as Father of prospective bride
- Rajan Haksar
- A.K. Hangal as Meena's Blind Father
- Dinesh Hingoo as Neighbour calling police in the song "De De Pyar De"
- Jankidas as Rustom Bandukwala
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Father of prospective bride
- Satyendra Kapoor as Govardhandas
- Viju Khote as Mr. Nahata
- Mayur as Bar waiter
- Mukri as Natthulal
- Suresh Oberoi as Abdul
- Deepak Parashar as Inspector Anwar
- Babbanlal Yadav as Drunker in song "Jahan Chaar Yaar"
- Smita Patil (Guest Appearance) in song "Jahan Chaar Yaar"
- Ranjeet as Natwar
- Gur Bachchan Singh as Ruffian #2
- Sudhir as Ruffian #1
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mujhe Naulakha Mangaade" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | 10:56 |
| 2. | "Manzilein Apni Jagah" | Kishore Kumar | 05:55 |
| 3. | "Jahaan Chaar Yaar" | Kishore Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan | 06:36 |
| 4. | "De De Pyaar De - Female" | Runa Laila | 04:29 |
| 5. | "De De Pyaar De - Male" | Kishore Kumar | 05:48 |
| 6. | "Inteha Ho Gayi Intezaar Ki" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | 08:53 |
| 7. | "Log Kehte Hai Main Sharaabi Hoon" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | 07:53 |
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Music Director Award-Bappi Lahiri
- Filmfare Best Male Playback Award-Kishore Kumar for the song "Manzilein Apni Jaga"
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Film
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Director-Prakash Mehra
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor-Amitabh Bachchan
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress-Jayaprada
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyricist-Anjaan for the song "Manzilein Apni Jaga"
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyricist-Anjaan and Prakash Mehra for the song "Inteha Ho Gayi"[2]