Khatta Meetha (1978 film)
Khatta Meetha | |
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A. K. Bir | |
Edited by | Subhash Gupta |
Music by | Rajesh Roshan |
Release date | 6 January 1978 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Khatta Meetha (English: Sweet and Sour) is a 1978
Contrary to popular belief, the movie isn't loosely based on the 1968 American movie Yours, Mine and Ours but is based on a Turkish film titled Bizim Aile (1975).[3] The movie was an inspiration for the 2010 comedy Golmaal 3.[4]
Plot
Homi Mistry (
How the two families learn to adjust with each other and come up with solutions for their problems forms the plot of the story.
Cast
- Ashok Kumar as Homi Mistry
- Pearl Padamsee as Nargis Sethna
- Rakesh Roshan as Firoze Sethna
- Bindiya Goswami as Zarine
- Pradeep Kumar as Zarine's rich father
- Raviraaj as Fali Mistry
- Devendra Khandelwal as Jaal
- Deven Verma as Dara
- Piloo J Wadia as Dara's mother
- David Abraham as Soli
- Master Raju)
- Preeti Gangulias Freni Sethna
- Vikram (Vicky) Sahu as Fardeen Sethna
- Ranjit Chowdhry as Russie Mistry
- Iftekhar as Mr. Cooper (lawyer)
- Keshto Mukherjee as Milkman
- Ruby Mayeras Mrs. Perin Soli
- Amitabh Bachchan as himself (Guest Appearance)
Soundtrack
The film has music by Rajesh Roshan and lyrics by Gulzar.
Track list
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
2 | "Tumse Mila Tha Pyar Kuch Achhe Naseeb The" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
3 | "Ye Jeena Hai Angur Ka Dana, Katha Meetha" | Kishore Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar |
4 | "Mummy O Mummy, Tu Kabb Saas Banegi" | Kishore Kumar |
5 | "Roll Roll" | Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar
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6 | "Frenny O Frenny" | Amit Kumar, Shailender Singh
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Cultural references
A TV series produced by Cinevistaas Limited on DD Metro had the same title. The title of the song, Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai by Gulzar was later used in the title of TV series, Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai (1997) and Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai (2010). The 2010 Hindi film, Golmaal 3, used the idea of couple with children from marrying.[6][7][8]
References
- The Tribune. 27 August 2006.
- ^ "List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953-2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Anirudha. "Basu Chatterji and the Middle of the Road Cinema". Penguin Random House Ltd. (2023)
- ^ "No golmaal here: Rohit - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 September 2010.
- ^ "'Little Zizou' puts Parsis in comic spotlight after 30 years". The Hindu. 16 March 2009.
- MiD DAY. 6 November 2010.
- ^ "No golmaal here: Rohit". The Times of India. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Bollywood goes retro to boost box office sales". The Independent. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010.
External links
- Khatta Meetha at IMDb