Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya Explained

Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya
Director:T. Rama Rao
Producer:P. Mallikharjuna Rao
Story:T. N. Balu
Based On:Sattam En Kaiyil (Tamil)
Screenplay:Jayant Dharmadhikar
Starring:Kamal Haasan
Poonam Dhillon
Music:R. D. Burman
Cinematography:M. Kannappa
Editing:Krishnaswamy
Balu
Studio:Bharati International
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Kamal Haasan in a double role, with Poonam Dhillon in the lead roles and is a remake of his own acted Tamil film Sattam En Kaiyil (1978).[1]

Plot

Rasik Bihari Saxena (Om Shivpuri) a corrupt lawyer sends the child of thief Shankar Chander (Satyen Kappu) to juvenile-jail for committing murder. Shankar abducts one of Rasik's twin children from hospital after their birth. Shankar keeps this boy with him and names him Ratan (Kamal Haasan), Shankar's wife Shanta (Kumud Bole) nurtures Ratan. Shankar teaches Ratan how to steal money, good things etc. from people. On the other hand, Rasik's child is now an adult and his name is Ajay Saxena (also Kamal Haasan), he has studied abroad and married a foreign girl. Rasik doesn't like the foreigner girl, seeing this, angers Ajay and he leaves home. Ajay is arrested for being guilty of killing a girl named Ruby Gupta. Knowing this, Shankar tells Ratan to go to Rasik's home and to pretend to be Ajay, Ratan abides by his father. At the end of this film Rasik's wife Laxmi (Ashalata Wabgaonkar) understands that both of the same looking boys (Ratan and Ajay) are actually her own sons.

Cast

Release

The film was released on 29 October 1982. It was a box office success and had a theatrical run of 175 days.[2]

Soundtrack

Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:R. D. Burman
Released:1982
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Label:Echo

The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. Veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam collaborated with R. D. Burman for the first time in this film.[3] Though the film Mangalsutra was released before a year, where S. P. Balasubrahmanyam sang a song under the music of R. D. Burman.

Song Singer
"Dekho Dekho"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Dugdugi Baj Uthi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Naujawanon Mein"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Main Awara Banjara Raste Mein Kho Gaya"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle
"Yeh Duniya Ghum Rahi Hai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha Bhosle
"Hum Tum Hum Do Rahi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ursula Vaz

Notes and References

  1. Book: Film World . 1983 . Ramachandran . T. M. . 20 . 82 . 24 March 2021 . 30 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030170634/https://books.google.com/books?id=EZFTAAAAYAAJ&q=Sattam . live .
  2. News: கமல் 25 : பிறந்தநாள் ஸ்பெஷல் . 7 November 2016 . . 14 February 2017 . live . https://archive.today/20170214042048/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/52826/cinema/Kollywood/Kamal-25-Birthday-special.htm . 14 February 2017 . Tamil . Kamal 25: Birthday Special.
  3. Web site: How Balasubrahmanyam broke the language barrier . 29 September 2020 . 11 January 2021 . . 2 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201002211702/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/how-balasubrahmanyam-broke-the-language-barrier-148349 . live .