Around the World (1967 film)

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Around the World
Around The World 1967 film.jpg
Directed byPachhi (was brother of Om Prakash in real life)
Written byJagdish Kanwal (dialogue)
Pachhi (screenplay)
Produced byPachhi
Starring Raj Kapoor
Rajshree
Pran
Om Prakash
CinematographyG. Singh
Edited byShyam Rajput
Music by Shankar Jaikishan
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
178 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Around the World is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Pachhi. It stars Raj Kapoor as an Indian who travels around the world with five thousand rupees. The film also starred Rajshree, Ameeta, Om Prakash, and Mehmood. It was India's first film to be released in 70 mm format and was shot all around the world.

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Plot

A man accompanies his uncle to Tokyo but finds himself in a dilemma when he must travel to Europe immediately,

A young millionaire is left in the lurch when his employee sabotages his travel plans. Now, stuck in Japan with just $8, he somehow obtains a job aboard a cruise ship and also meets a beautiful girl.

Cast

Soundtrack

#SongSinger
1"Joshe Jawani Haay Re Haay" Mukesh
2"Dil Lagakar Aap Se"Mukesh
3"Duniya Ki Sair Kar Lo"Mukesh, Sharda
4"Chale Jana Zara Thehro" (Duet)Mukesh, Sharda
5"Chale Jana Zara Thehro" (Solo)Sharda
6"Jaane Bhi De Sanam"Sharda
7"Yeh Munh Aur Masoor Ki Dal" Mubarak Begum, Sharda
8"Kauwa Chala Hans Ki Chaal"Mohammed Rafi
9"Aao Aao Aate Kyon Nahin"Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey

Reception

In 1977, Kapoor told to India Today that he dislikes the film, he also criticised Pachchi's direction, and that he acted in the film for money, because "like Orson Welles, I had to act in bad films to make good ones myself". [1]

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References

  1. Sanghvi, Vir (15 November 1977). "Raj Kapoor: Sex as an art form". India Today . Retrieved 5 July 2020.