Yaadgaar (1984 film)

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Yaadgaar
Yaadgaar 1984 poster.jpg
Promotional Poster
Directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Written by
Story byRajbabu
Produced byPrakash.R.C
Starring
CinematographyM. Kannappa
Edited byD. Raja Gopal
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Production
company
Shiv Shakti Films
Distributed byAasia Films
Release date
  • 20 July 1984 (1984-07-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Yaadgar is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao, [1] starring Kamal Haasan, Poonam Dhillon and Sanjeev Kumar. The film featured lyrics penned by Indivar and Anjaan, music by Bappi Lahiri.

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Plot

Rajnath "Raju" is a liar; he used to lie to everyone in his village for money. One day a fire erupted in a function in a village, his father was badly injured, he tried to convince the doctor and other villagers to come and help him save his father, but due to his lying habits no one believed him, Eventually, his father died due to lack of medical care. The next day he ends up at his sister's home who was married, his in-laws let him stay in the house in return for helping in household chores, but he ends up as full-time servant and he gets rotten food to eat. One day, when his in-law has an accident, he holds him responsible for being very unlucky for him and the whole family. The next day when he is sent to buy groceries, he saves a blind women from thugs and he ends up losing all the groceries. When he goes home, he gets insulted by his own sister because she does not believe his story and thinks that he must have spent the money for himself. Later, he is given a task to repair a family clock which he accidentally breaks; to buy a replica of the clock, he takes part in a race to earn some money. He wins the race and buys the clock, but when he returns home he is beaten by his in-laws because his sister's husband had lost his job and he again blames him for being so unlucky. His sister cannot tolerate this and just asks her brother to go away and leave the house. He learns that the blind girl's mother is seriously ill so he brings a doctor, but it's too late and her mother died. The story shifts to Rai Sahib Kalpnath Rai, a superstitious rich man who was losing his everything in betting and gambling. One day he encounters Raju while going for a bet and he wins the bet for the very first time in his life. He brings him home as he finds him lucky, as he has no kids, he adopts Raju after various profitable deals. Raju marries the blind girl and gives her treatment at a hospital for her eyesight, she gets her eyesight back and Kalpnath eventually becomes a father. Everything was going well until Raju gets cancer due to eating rotten food for such a long time at his in-laws house. Later, he is blamed for poisoning his new-born brother for inheritance, but when his mother learns that he is already suffering from cancer, she is sorry. Later, her own brother is guilty and then Raju dies in his parents' arms.

Cast

Soundtrack

Yaadgaar
Film score by
Bappi Lahiri
Released1984
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:48
Language Hindi
Label Music India Limited (MIL)

The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. [2] Bangladeshi playback singer Runa Laila sang in this film soundtrack. [3]

SongSinger
"Aate Hain, Chale Jate Hain"-1 Kishore Kumar
"Aate Hain, Chale Jate Hain"-2 Kishore Kumar
"Raju Mera Naam" Kishore Kumar
"Saathi Yeh Rishta Hai Pyar Ka, Saathi Jeevan Saathi" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Thare Mare Naina Lad Gaye" Bappi Lahiri
"Yeh Mere Dil Ki Dua" Bappi Lahiri
"Ae Dilwale Aao" Runa Laila

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References

  1. ↑ "Dasari Narayan Rao passes away: Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Mahesh Bahu pay their tributes". India TV . 31 May 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Yaadgaar Vinyl LP Records" . Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "I'm still learning: Runa Laila". newagebd.net. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2021.


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