Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Yaadon Ki Baaraat (transl. Procession of Memories) is a 1973 Indian Bollywood film, directed by Nasir Hussain and written by Salim–Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar). It featured an ensemble cast, starring Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Tariq Khan, Neetu Singh, Vijay Arora, Ajit Khan and Aamir Khan.

Yaadon Ki Baaraat
Directed byNasir Hussain
Produced byNasir Hussain
Written bySalim-Javed
Nasir Hussain
StarringDharmendra
Zeenat Aman
Vijay Arora
Tariq Khan
Neetu Singh
Ajit Khan
Aamir Khan
Music byR. D. Burman
CinematographyMunir Khan
Edited byBabu Lavande
Gurudutt Shirali
Distributed byNasir Hussain Films
United Producers
Release date
  • 2 November 1973 (1973-11-02) (India)
Running time
168 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindustani[1][2]
Box office₹5.5 crore ($7.1 million)

The film was influential in the history of Indian cinema. It was the first masala film, combining elements of the action, drama, romance, musical, crime and thriller genres.[3][4] The masala went on to become the most popular genre of Indian cinema,[5] and Yaadon Ki Baaraat has thus been identified as "the first" quintessentially "Bollywood film."[4] It also launched the careers of several actors, as the commercial breakthrough Hindi film for Zeenat Aman and Neetu Singh, who became leading actresses of the 1970s,[6][7] and as the debut film for Nasir Hussain's nephews Tariq Khan and Aamir Khan, the latter a child actor who grew up to be one of the biggest movie stars as an adult.[8]

It is still remembered fondly for its Hindi soundtrack, composed by music director R.D. Burman. The track "Chura Liya Hai", sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammad Rafi, is particularly well-known. The film was later remade in Tamil as Naalai Namadhe, in Telugu as Annadammula Anubandham, and in Malayalam as Himam.[9]

Plot

Shankar, Vijay, and Ratan are three brothers. On their father's birthday, their mother taught them a song titled Yaadon Ki Baaraat which they held dearly to their hearts. One day, the boys' father witnessed a robbery by Shakaal and his henchmen. To protect their identity, Shakaal decided to kill the boys' father before he could go to the police. So one night, he and his men storm into the boys' father's room and kill both their mother and father. Shankar and Vijay witness the act and flee. They make their way to a passing train, where Shankar is separated from Vijay.

Several years pass by and the boys have grown up. Shankar is haunted by the memory of his parents' murder and is now joined by his friend Usman on a crime spree around the city. Vijay was adopted by the groundskeeper to a wealthy man, and he falls in love with the rich man's daughter Sunita (Zeenat Aman), and Ratan, was raised by the boys' maid, and changed his name to Monto. With his new identity, Monto started a band and does gigs at hotels for a living and is also in love with a co-singer (Neetu Singh).

The brothers meet several times, yet do not recognise each other. However, when they finally do, they cannot contact each other. Shankar gets caught by his boss, who is the real murderer of his parents. As the movie progresses, Shankar finds out the truth and leaves Shakal to die, while his foot gets caught in the changing lines of railway tracks. Shaakal is killed by the coming train and the brothers unite.

Cast

Production

Nasir Hussain's nephew Aamir Khan who went on to become one of the successful actors in Bollywood made his acting debut as child artist at the age of eight with this film appearing in the title song.[10][11]

Soundtrack
Yaadon Ki Baaraat
Soundtrack album by
R. D. Burman
Released1973
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelHMV
ProducerR. D. Burman (composer)
Majrooh Sultanpuri (lyrics)

The music and soundtrack of the film was by R. D. Burman, with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The opening lines of the hit song, Chura Liya Hai Tumne have slight resemblances to the English song, If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium from the soundtrack of the 1969 film of the same name. Apart from the title song 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat Nikli Hai' that appears multiple times in the film, the other best remembered numbers are i). 'Lekar Hum Deewana Dil', partly for the picturisation on the pin-up girl Neetu Singh, and ii). Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar's duet, 'Meri Soni Meri Tamanna'. Child singers Padmini Kolhapure later became a noted actress while Sushma Shrestha also known as Poornima became a successful playback singer.

# Song Singer
1 "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" (Female) Lata Mangeshkar, Padmini Kolhapure, Sushma Shrestha
2 "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" (Male) Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar
3 "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
4 "Lekar Hum Deewana Dil" Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar
5 "O Meri Soni Meri Tamanna" Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar
6 "Aap Ke Kamre Mein Koi Rehta Hai" Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, R. D. Burman

Reception

Box office

The film became a box office hit. It was one of 1973's top five highest-grossing films in India, grossing ₹5.5 crore.[12] This was equivalent to $7.1 million in 1973,[n 1] and is equivalent to US$41 million or ₹255 crore[14] in 2016.

Accolades
21st Filmfare Awards

Impact

The film popularized the now familiar Bollywood theme of siblings separated by fate.[15]

Notes
  1. 7.742 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1973[13]

References
  1. Lal, Vinay; Nandy, Ashis (2006). Fingerprinting Popular Culture: The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0195679180.
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  3. Kaushik Bhaumik, An Insightful Reading of Our Many Indian Identities, The Wire, 12/03/2016
  4. Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (1 October 2015). Written by Salim-Javed: The Story of Hindi Cinema’s Greatest Screenwriters. Penguin UK. p. 58. ISBN 9789352140084.
  5. Masala v. Genre - The Hindu
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  9. "Life & Style / Metroplus : Where has all the magic gone?". Retrieved 3 November 2012.. The Hindu (2012-07-20). Retrieved on 2012-11-03.
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  11. "The Most Ambitious Project of Aamir's Career". Rediff.
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  15. "How film-maker Nasir Husain started the trend for Bollywood masala films". Hindustan Times. 30 March 2017.
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