''Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi'' () is a 1974

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...

. The name is similar to a previous Kishore Kumar film ''

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' () is a 1 January 1958 Indian musical comedy film directed by Satyen Bose. Starring Madhubala with the Ganguly brothers —Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar, and Kishore Kumar— the film revolves around a middle-aged man wh ...

''.

Plot

The premise of the film is that a multimillionaire, who has no heir, decides to leave his wealth to the person who has the longest beard. What follows is complete mayhem as

and K. N. Singh plot to outwit one another.

Cast

I. S. Johar Indra Sen Johar (16 February 1920 – 10 March 1984) was an Indian actor, writer, producer and director, who excelled in comedic roles and is best known to international audiences for portraying Gasim in the epic film classic '' Lawrence of Arab ...

as Seth Sohrabji Bandookwala *

Bhagwan Dada Bhagwan Dada (1 August 1913 – 4 February 2002), also credited and mononymously known as Bhagwan, was an Indian actor and film director who worked in Hindi cinema. He is best known for his social film '' Albela'' (1951) and the songs "Shola J ...

as Dr. Ghoosawala * Sunder as Dr. Dandawala *

Marutirao Parab Marutirao Parab, popularly known simply as Maruti, was an Indian actor and director best known for playing comic roles in Hindi Bollywood, films. Personal life Parab was married to Kamal - a small time star in Hindi films who appeared in movies ...

as Dr.Thappadwala *

Amit Kumar Amit Kumar (born 3 July 1952) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer. Kumar launched his own music production company, named Kumar Brothers Music. He predominantly worked in Bollywood and regional film songs since the 1970s, ...

as Fakkad / Jhango *

Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar (born Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. He is considered to be the first Super-st ...

as Gulfam *

as Mr.Gypsy/Police Commissioner/Director/Young Constable/Old Constable/Inspector *

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

as Bhopu * Sheetal as Julie * K.N. Singh as Khadak Singh *

Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, h ...

as guest appearance *

Asrani Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1941), known popularly by mononym Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned over five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character ...

as guest appearance *

Bindu Bindu () is a term meaning "point" or "dot". Bindu may also refer to: * Bindu (symbol), a point symbol in Indian religions * Bindu, India, village in Darjeeling district of West Bengal India * Anusvara Anusvara ( ; , , ), also known as Bindu ...

as guest appearance * Anwar Hussain as Rosario * Hercules as Hercu * Master Chintu as Munni

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1974 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1974 comedy-drama films Films directed by Kishore Kumar Indian parody films Cultural depictions of Rajesh Khanna Films scored by Bappi Lahiri Films produced by Kishore Kumar Films with screenplays by Kishore Kumar {{1970s-drama-film-stub