''Bade Dilwala'' (English translation - ''Big Hearted'') is a 1983

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-language

action Action may refer to: * Action (philosophy), something which is done by a person * Action principles the heart of fundamental physics * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video gam ...

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directed by

Bhappi Sonie Bhappi Sonie (31 July 1928 – 5 September 2001) was an Indian film director and producer, in Hindi cinema. He is best known for Shammi Kapoor and Dharmendra hit films, ''Janwar (1965 film), Janwar'' (1965) and ''Brahmachari (Hindi film), Brahma ...

and starring

Rishi Kapoor Rishi Kapoor (4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning 50 years, he is regarded as one of the most successful and accomplished actors in Hindi cinema. ...

Tina Munim Tina Ambani (née Munim, born 11 February 1957) is an Indian former actress. She is married to Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Group. Personal life Tina Munim was born on 11 February 1957. She graduated high school in 1975 from the MM Pupi ...

Pran PRAN-RFL Group () is a Bangladeshi conglomerate, founded in 1981 by Amjad Khan Chowdhury. It is one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh Pran-RFL Group is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and employs over 1,00,000 people worldwide ...

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Support ...

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, Amjad Khan,

Jagdeep Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey (19 March 1939 – 8 July 2020), better known by his stage name Jagdeep, was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in more than 400 films. He played Soorma Bhopali in ''Sholay'' (1975), Machchar in '' Purana Mandi ...

and

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. The movie was a remake of

Kati Patang () is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations opposite her charming neighbour, played by R ...

with a gender change.

Plot

Widower businessman Mr. Sinha lives a very wealthy lifestyle along with two daughters, Juhi and Rashmi. Both are of marriageable age and he wants them to marry within equally wealthy families. Juhi ends up falling in love with a middle-classed young man named Vijay Kumar Gupta much to the chagrin of Sinha, who refuses to bless the couple, compelling them to elope. Years later Vijay and Juhi become parents to a young boy, Munna, Sinha forgives them and asks them to return home. The train they were traveling in meets with an accident and amongst the survivors are Vijay and his son. A grieving Sinha welcomes Munna and Vijay, treats Vijay as his son, lets him run the business as well as decides to make him the heir to his wealth and estate. When Reshmi returns home, she is apprehensive of Vijay, at first, then falls in love with him. A man named Dr. Joshi brings an amnesiac Juhi home. He knows a dark secret about Vijay, that he is an ex-convict, jailed for Theft, and is now on the run from the Police for murder.

Cast

... Amrit Kumar Saxena / Vijay Kumar Gupta *

... Rashmi Sinha *

... Mr. Sinha *

... Shabnam *

... Makhanlal * Amjad Khan ... Bhagwat Singh / Dr. Joshi *

... Jagannath Prasad Shrivastav "Jaggu" * Dhumal ... Banwarilal *

Bharat Bhushan Bharatbhushan Gupta, better known as Bharat Bhushan (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer. He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Career 1941– ...

... Doctor *

Vijay Arora Vijay Arora (27 December 1944 – 2 February 2007) was an Indian actor in Hindi films and television serials who was known for ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' and as Indrajit in the television serial ''Ramayan (1987 TV series), Ramayan''. Career Ar ...

... Vijay Kumar Gupta *

... Juhi Sinha *

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... Prem *

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... Shambhu *

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... Vasil-Ul-Hassan Khan *

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... Luska/Kaajal * Jyoti Bakshi ... Tara J. Shrivastava *

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... Dr. Jamunadas * Madhu Malhotra ... Ms. Malhotra * Praveen Paul ... Kamla Shrivastava * Habib ... Gypsy dance show arranger * Raj Rani ... Mrs.Khan * Babloo ... Munna, Vijay & Juhi's son *

Dilip Dhawan Dilip Dhawan (1955 – 15 February 2000) was an Indian film and television actor. He started his career as a child in '' Sangharsh'' (1968), featuring Dilip Kumar. Dhawan acted in over 50 films. Career He acted as the lead in the film ''Arvin ...

... Dr.Ali Khan

Soundtrack

The songs were written by

Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in the Hindi language film industry. He wrote lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was one of the dom ...

and the track "Kahin Na Jaa Aaj Kahin Mat Jaa" is inspired by the 1945 song

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Trivia

Pran's character is shown owning a beverage manufacturing plant 'Dipy's' which was a famous brand in 80's selling orange and lime juice, jams etc.

References

External links

* * Dipy'

1983 films 1980s Hindi-language films 1980s Indian films Films scored by R. D. Burman Films directed by Bhappi Sonie {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub