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Naram Garam

  • 19811981
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  • 2h 2m
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7.3/10
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Naram Garam (1981)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
An impoverished employee tries to prevent his superiors and employers from marrying his sweetheart.An impoverished employee tries to prevent his superiors and employers from marrying his sweetheart.An impoverished employee tries to prevent his superiors and employers from marrying his sweetheart.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.1K
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  • Director
    • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
  • Writers
    • Shanu Banerjee(script)
    • Manoje Basu(story)
    • D.N. Mukherjee(script)
  • Stars
    • Amol Palekar
    • Swaroop Sampat
    • Utpal Dutt
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  • Director
    • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
  • Writers
    • Shanu Banerjee(script)
    • Manoje Basu(story)
    • D.N. Mukherjee(script)
  • Stars
    • Amol Palekar
    • Swaroop Sampat
    • Utpal Dutt
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    Amol Palekar
    Amol Palekar
    • Ram Eshwar Prasadas Ram Eshwar Prasad
    Swaroop Sampat
    Swaroop Sampat
    • Kusum 'Kusi'as Kusum 'Kusi'
    Utpal Dutt
    Utpal Dutt
    • Bhavani Shankar Bajpaias Bhavani Shankar Bajpai
    A.K. Hangal
    A.K. Hangal
    • Vishnuprasad 'Masterji'as Vishnuprasad 'Masterji'
    Padma Chavan
    Padma Chavan
    • Ratna - Birju's employeras Ratna - Birju's employer
    • (as Padma Chauhan)
    Kiran Vairale
    Kiran Vairale
    • Sumitra 'Sumi' B. Bajpaias Sumitra 'Sumi' B. Bajpai
    Suresh Chatwal
    Suresh Chatwal
    • Gajanan 'Gadhanand' Bajpaias Gajanan 'Gadhanand' Bajpai
    • (as Suresh Chatwaal)
    Anand
    Anand
    • Birju - Kusum's brotheras Birju - Kusum's brother
    T.P. Jain
    T.P. Jain
    • Sheikh Salamat Hussainas Sheikh Salamat Hussain
    Sunder
    Sunder
    • Shastri's clientas Shastri's client
    Javed Khan Amrohi
    Javed Khan Amrohi
    • Chanduas Chandu
    • (as Javed Khan)
    Bishan Khanna
      Bijoy Ghosh
        Saral Mukherjee
        Adarsh Tandon
        Mukund Banerjee
          Chandra Mohan
          Devi Chand
            • Director
              • Hrishikesh Mukherjee
            • Writers
              • Shanu Banerjee(script)
              • Manoje Basu(story)
              • D.N. Mukherjee(script)
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            • Trivia
              RDB in an interview said that "Sagar kinare" was adapted from "Rahen na rahen hum" from Mamta, which in turn Roshan had adapted from "Thandi Hawayen" from Naujawan, MD-SDB and Yeh Hi Hain Tamanna from Aap Ki Parchhaiyan. The song "Kahan Tha Jo Tumne" from Pyar Ka Taraaana" was also used from this. 'Hamen raastonki zarurat nahin hai from Naram Garam was also a inspiration
            • Soundtracks
              Naram Naram Raat Mein, Garam Garam Chand Par
              Performed by Sapan Chakraborty

              Lyrics by Gulzar

              Music by Rahul Dev Burman

              Discs on Inreco

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            You watch again ! You laugh again !
            Bollywood has presented many immensely popular comedies like Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Golmaal, Chupke Chupke, Padosan, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, 3 Idiots etc. which are much talked about movies. However today I am reviewing an underrated comedy which is definitely a flawless and highly admirable comedy but quite unjustifiably neither got big commercial success nor much discussed. It's Naram Garam (1981) whose director is none else than the director of classic comedies like Golmaal and Chupke Chupke, i.e., Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

            Naram Garam (soft hot) is the story of a rich widower, Bhavani Shankar (Utpal Dutt) and his unmarried employee, Ram Prasad (Amol Palekar). Bhavani Shankar is a miser but at the same time highly superstitious. He lives with his younger brother, Kali Shankar (Shatrughan Sinha) and his motherless daughter, Sumi (Kiran Vairale). Ram Prasad loves Kusum (Swaroop Sampat), the daughter of a poor old man, Vishnu Prasad (A.K. Hangal) whose son is Ram Prasad's friend and in his bid to earn, remains out of home for most of the time, doing village theatre (moving from village to village). When Vishnu Prasad and Kusum become homeless, Ram Prasad temporarily shifts them to the ancestral house of Bhavani Shankar which has been won recently in a much-prolonged court case and now under his possession for getting it renovated. However when this fact is known to the corrupt and lustful manager of Bhavani Shankar (Suresh Chatval), he pressurizes Vishnu Prasad to marry Kusum to her. How Ram Prasad tackles this situation and how the twists and turns keep on coming in the story, finally leading to Ram Prasad's marrying Kusum, forms the remaining part of the story which is full of laughs and laughs only. However in between the laughs, there are sentimental and moving scenes too and an undercurrent of emotion is continuously there in the narrative.

            Naram Garam provides laughs from the very first frame to the very last frame (when the words - THE END appear on the screen). However despite being a comedy, it can be categorized as a very good satire also, ridiculing the superstitious Indians. It hits hard the swindling astrologers too, found in every nook and corner of our country. Besides, it portrays quite realistically that when a helpless man has a young girl in his family (sister or daughter), every unscrupulous person eyes her in return for some favour done to them.

            The movie has many emotional twists too and the emotional bonds between human-beings have been depicted in such an impressive manner that it moves the audience deep within. It has been done through relations among the characters of the people in the theatre world (Neelu Phule, Padma Chavan and the actor playing Kusum's brother) as well as through the two pairs of widower father and motherless daughter (Utpal Dutt-Kiran Vairale and A.K. Hangal-Swaroop Sampat). It is a healthy, no-nonsense, natural comedy in which laughs amalgamate with tears. The movie is so interesting and rib-tickling that it cannot be left in-between even for a minute. Besides, each character is able to maintain his identity and leave a mark in the movie. The writers (Shanu Banerjee-D.N. Mukherjee-Manoje Basu) alongwith the director, Hrishi Da deserve full marks for their work.

            The performances are all highly admirable. Utpal Dutt is all pervasive in the movie as the superstitious employer of Amol Palekar and creates an amazing on-screen chemistry with him. This role of a submissive but witty employee is tailor-made for Amol Palekar. Miss India of 1979, Swaroop Sampat debuted with this movie (later on she acted in a very popular comedy T.V. serial - Ye Jo Hai Zindagi and now she is the wife of actor Paresh Rawal). Acting wise she is OK but her voice sucks. Quite surprisingly, Shatrughan Sinha has delivered a great comic performance in the movie as the unmarried younger brother of Utpal Dutt. Kiran Vairale as the motherless daughter of Utpal Dutt has given an emotional performance on one hand but on the other she has created laughs too by teasing her unmarried uncle, Shatrughan in the song - Ek Baat Suni Hai Chachaji Batlaane Wali Hai. Among others, the actor playing Kusum's brother deserves a special mention alongwith Padma Chavan and Neelu Phule.

            R.D. Burman has given good music in the movie and the beautiful lyrics have been written by Gulzar. I personally like the emotional song picturized on Kiran Vairale - Mere Chehre Mein Chhupa Hai Meri Maa Ka Chehra (Asha) very much. Comedy song - Ek Baat Suni Hai Chachaji Batlaane Wali Hai (Sushma Shreshth and Shatrughan Sinha) is definitely a treat to listen and to watch. Other songs are also quite good to listen. One trivia about the melodious romantic song - Hamen Raaston Ki Zaroorat Nahin Hai - is that it did not get much popular and after 3-4 years, R.D. Burman used exactly the same tune for the song - Saagar Kinare Dil Ye Pukare (Saagar-1985) which became (and still is) immensely popular.

            Technically the movie is perfect. The length is also OK considering the fact that it does not contain a single boring moment.

            It is indeed very hard to find any deficiency in this movie. It is near perfect. A healthy comedy. A meaningful and thought-provoking comedy with a good mix of emotions. Considering its merits, it's definitely underrated. It has immense repeat value and will make you laugh every time you watch it. I recommend it wholeheartedly to all the movie buffs. Watch again ! Laugh again !
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            • Release date
              • February 28, 1981 (India)
            • Country of origin
              • India
            • Language
              • Hindi
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            • Runtime
              2 hours 2 minutes
            • Color
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            • Sound mix
              • Mono

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