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Chala Murari Hero Banne
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Wikipedia article
'Chala Murari Hero Banne' is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by and starring Asrani.
Plot
Murari dreams of becoming an actor, but his Dad (A.K. Hangal), who runs a cloth shop, wants him to help in the shop. Murari runs away from home and catches a train to Mumbai. On his journey, he meets a teacher who says he knows Raj Kapoor. Murari comes to Mumbai, lives in a chawl, struggles a bit and becomes a successful and rich actor. Then comes a twist in his life; he gets accused in scandals, and his love interest, (Bindiya Goswami), leaves him. Eventually, he proves himself innocent and they reunite and marry.
Cast
*G. Asrani as Murari/Amit
*Bindiya Goswami as Mary
*Ashok Kumar
*Prem Nath
*Bindu
*Paintal
*Jagdeep
*Keshto Mukherjee as Abdul
*Satyendra Kapoor as Dubey/Lyricist
Guest appearances
The film has many Special appearances including:
*Dharmendra
*Hema Malini
*Premnath
*Amitabh Bachchan
*A.K. Hangal as Murari's father
*Keshto Mukherjee
*Jagdeep
*Ashok Kumar
*Rishi Kapoor
*Neetu Singh
*Paintal as Peter
*David Abraham Cheulkar as Mary's father
*Sunil Dutt
*Kishore Kumar
*Nasir Hussain
*Helen
*Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Self
*Lal Krishna Advani as Self
*Harindranath Chattopadhyaya as himself
Box office
The film had a fresh storyline but failed to click at the box office and was declared a Below Average grosser. This is one of the few films where Asrani had a leading role. He mostly played small comedy roles in his Bollywood career.
Music
#"Naa Janey Din Kaise Jivan Me Aaye Hain" - Kishore Kumar
#"Khoye Ho Aakhir Kis Bekhudi Me" - Asha Bhosle
#"Teri Kathputli Hun Naccne Nikli Hu" - Lata Mangeshkar
#"Do Pal Ki Hey Ye Zindagani" - Asha Bhosle
#"Haathon Me Haath Hum Lekar" - Lata Mangeshkar
#"Na Jane Din Kaise Jivan Me Aaye Hai" (II) - Kishore Kumar
#"Pas Aao Na" - Asha Bhosle, Simi Garewal
References
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