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Buddha Mil Gaya
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Wikipedia article
'Buddha Mil Gaya' is a 1971 Hindi-language comedy thriller film, produced by L.B. Lachman and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
The film stars Om Prakash, Navin Nischol, Deven Verma, Archana, Sonia Sahni, Aruna Irani, Asit Sen and Lalita Pawar. The music is by R.D. Burman and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Plot
Unemployed slackers Bhola (Deven Verma) and Ajay (Navin Nischol) come across a newspaper advertisement about a missing elderly gentleman (Om Prakash), whose estate is worth millions. They find him in the Hanging Garden Park in Bombay and decide to make him their paternal uncle. They take him to live with them in a rented apartment, which they cannot afford. This elderly man, Girdharilal (Om Prakash), takes an unusual interest in Ajay's girlfriend, Deepa (Archana). While Bhola and Ajay try to find ways and means of getting rich by turning Girdharilal in, a number of horrific homicides are committed, all against former business associates of Girdharilal, and the clues all point toward the hapless duo.
Cast
*Navin Nischol - Ajay
*Deven Verma - Bhola
*Archana - Deepa
*Sonia Sahni - Mona
*Om Prakash - Girdharilal Sharma
*Aruna Irani - Parvati
*Lalita Pawar - Deepa's paternal grandmother
*Asit Sen - Jhunjhunwala
*M. B. Shetty
*Brahm Bhardwaj - Bhagat
*Dulari - Nirmala Sharma
Music
The lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the music was given by Rahul Dev Burman.
References
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