Shabhash Daddy Explained

Shabbash Daddy
Director:	Kishore Kumar
Producer:	Kishore Kumar
Starring:	Kishore Kumar Yogeeta Bali Amit Kumar Jaya Sudha
Music:	Kishore Kumar
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi

Shabbash Daddy is a 1979 Bollywood film directed, produced, written & starred by Kishore Kumar, also stars Yogeeta Bali, Amit Kumar, Jaya Sudha in lead roles. The film was one of several collaborations between Kishore Kumar and his real-life son Amit, where the two played a father and son.^{[1] [2]} The film did not get notice.^[3]

Cast

• Kishore Kumar as Col. Chhaju Singh
• Yogeeta Bali as Kamali
• Amit Kumar as Chandar Singh
• Jaya Sudha as Pinki
• Madan Puri as Brig. Vishwambhar Nath
• Mehmood as Dagdu Bajrang
• Jayshree T.
• Maruti as Yennababu Rangachari

Production

According to Rohit Mahajan from The Tribune, Kishore Kumar directed this film partly to launch his son in the movie industry.^[4]

Reception

Diptakirti Chaudhuri described the film as "zanily named, crazily plotted".^[1] Derek Bose described Kishore Kumar as "rather restrained as a retired army officer, Col Chhaju Singh who flips over a beautiful fisherwoman, even as he has a young eligible son at home".^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Chaudhuri . Diptakirti . Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia . 12 September 2014 . Penguin UK . 978-93-5118-799-8 .
2. News: Chatterji . Shoma A. . Shoma Chatterji . Remembering Kishore Kumar . 21 January 2022 . . 15 March 2012.
3. Book: Bose . Derek . Derek Bose . Kishore Kumar: Method in Madness . 2004 . Rupa & Company . 978-81-291-0526-4 . 82 .
4. News: Mahajan . Rohit . The mad mad world of Kishore da . 21 January 2022 . . 15 October 2017 .