Shri 420 (1955)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 8 mins

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Having played a tramp in [[Awara]] (1951), Kapoor elaborates his vagabond image further with this sentimental story about Raju (Kapoor), a country boy carrying the archetypal bundle on the end of a stick over his shoulder, who tries to make his fortune in Bombay. The city is presented in terms of Abbas’s familiar stereotypical contrast between the corruption of the urban rich and the warm-hearted poor (e.g. Pawar as the fruit-seller). Raju falls in love with Vidya (Nargis), a poor schoolteacher who has a paralysed father. Maya (Nadira) is the femme fatale who embroils Raju in a decadent life. Raju is seen gambling, playing the trumpet in a club, surrounded by dancing-girls (the number Mudmud ke na dekh), and he becomes a conman in the employ of Maya’s friend Seth Dharmanand, a ruthless capitalist.<br><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3D3YNmg-Ak">Youtube</a><br><br> When he is used to swindle the homeless, Raju rebels and a lively chase involving a bag of money provides the bridge to the happy ending. Opening with the Chaplin number Mera Joota hai japani (sung by Mukesh), the film includes some of the star’s most famous star songs: the carnivalesque Dil ka haal sune dilwala (sung by Manna Dey) and the best-known Kapoor-Nargis duet, performed in the rain as they fall in love, Pyar hua ikraar hua (sung by Manna Dey and Lata Mangeshkar).<br><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlrOUiL_3oM">Youtube</a>
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
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Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
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2.35:1
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Referenced in: Main Tera Hero (Hindi)
Trivia:
Raj Kapoor's son Rishi makes a special appearance in the song "Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua". In a 2017 interview, Rishi revealed that Nargis bribed him with chocolate to get him to co-operate for a shot.

The number 420 refers to Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with the offence of cheating. The term "Mr. 420" refers to a cheat.

The song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" ("My Shoes are Japanese"), sung by Mukesh, became a patriotic symbol for newly independent India.

The song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" is featured in the opening scene of Deadpool (2016).