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Papa The Great
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Wikipedia article
'Papa The Great' is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by K. Bhagyaraj. A remake of his own Tamil film 'Vaettiya Madichu Kattu' (1998), it stars Krishan Kumar, Nagma and Master Bobby. The film focuses on a meek man who lives a peaceful life with his wife and son. However, things contort after he witnesses a murder committed by a dreaded gangster. It was released on 28 July 2000 and failed commercially.
Plot
Jai Prakash, an engineer, lives peacefully with his wife Pooja and son Sonu. The latter believes his father is a macho, but this is not true; Jai is meek, to the point that he would surrender rather than fight. But when Jai witnesses a murder committed by the dreaded gangster Raka, he must find the courage to testify in court.
Cast
* Krishan Kumar as Jai Prakash
* Nagma as Pooja Jai Prakash
* Satya Prakash as Raka
* Master Bobby as Sonu
* Satish Kaushik as Chutki Prasad
* Laxmikant Berde as Mungherilal
* Mahavir Shah as a policeman
* Anil Dhawan as a police inspector
* Shama Deshpande as Radha
* Shatrughan Sinha as Biharilal
Production
'Papa The Great' is a remake of director K. Bhagyaraj's own Tamil film 'Vaettiya Madichu Kattu' (1998). It was produced by Gulshan Kumar of T-Series, and the screenplay was written by Bhagyaraj, while Nawab Arzoo wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prakash Rao. The final cut of the film was 143 minutes.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by NikhilVinay.
Release and reception
'Papa The Great' was released on 28 July 2000. Critic Taran Adarsh wrote for Bollywood Hungama, "On the whole, ['Papa The Great'] lacks in qualities to have a safe ride at the box-office." Made on a budget of , the film grossed worldwide, thus becoming a box-office bomb.
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