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Bada Kabutar
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Wikipedia article
'Bada Kabutar' is a 1973 Bollywood action comedy film produced and directed by Deven Verma.
Plot
Mama Rampuri (Ashok Kumar) comes from a long line of criminals and is contemplating his latest for which he plans to enlist the services of his nephew Bhola (Deven Varma). Bhola however has had quite a few bad experiences with Mama and has been in and out of prison seven times trying to carry out Mama's mostly disastrous robbery plans. However, his mother, (Leela Mishra) does not listen to his pleas of wanting to live an honest life selling bananas or banyans and tries to inspire him by narrating the glorious deeds of his late father (her husband) who went to the prison no less than seventeen times and yet never complained. She pretends to have heart ailment and gets herself admitted in a hospital. Poor Bhola is wrongly convinced that a large amount of money is needed for her treatment. He reluctantly joins hands with Mama who recruits club dancer Rita (Rehana Sultan) alongside his trustworthy gang members Abdul (Keshto Mukherjee) and others to plan the heist of kidnapping the only son of millionaire businessman cum antisocial smuggler Seth Dharamdas (Pinchoo Kapoor). There is also Mama's old nemesis Ghaffoor (Madan Puri) who tries to thwart his plans and harm him at all stages.
Cast
*Ashok Kumar as Mama Rampuri
*Deven Verma as Bhola
*Rehana Sultan as Rita
*Madan Puri as Gafoor
*Pinchoo Kapoor as Dharamdas
*Leela Mishra as Bhola's Mother
*Keshto Mukherjee as Abdul
*Amitabh Bachchan as Guest Appearance
*Helen as Dancer
Soundtrack
References
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