''Mast Kalandar '' is a 1991 Bollywood film starring

Dharmendra Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), also known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first " He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 301 ...

, written by

Salim Khan Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian actor, film producer and screenwriter. As a screenwriter, he wrote the screenplays, stories and scripts for numerous Bollywood films. Khan is one half of the prolific screenwriting d ...

and directed by

Rahul Rawail Rahul Rawail is an Indian film director and editor in Bollywood known for his films like ''Love Story'' (1981), '' Betaab'' (1983), '' Arjun'' (1985), '' Dacait'' (1987), ''Anjaam'' (1994), '' Arjun Pandit'' (1999) and the recent one ''Jo Bole S ...

. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film is known for being the first Bollywood film picturing an openly gay character, ''Pinku'', played by Anupam Kher.

Plot

Rai Bahadur Pratap Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his only son. He wants his son married to a wealthy woman, but his son loves and wants to marry a poor woman. Pratap Singh, at first, tells his son to forget his love, which his son refuses. Then angry Pratap Singh orders his son to leave his house forever, which he does. Now, some years later, Pratap Singh receives a letter, in which he learns that his son is no more but his daughter-in-law and grandson are still alive. So he sends his manager Prem to bring them, but they do not arrive. Pratap continues to search for them. At last, he learns that his daughter-in-law is dead but his grandson lives in a slum with a drunkard Shankar, however, Pratap manages to take his grandson. Pratap later discovers that his daughter-in-law was murdered.

Cast

Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards, winning in the categories of Best Actor f ...

as Rai Bahadur Pratap Singh *

as Shankar *

Dimple Kapadia Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her father ...

as Preet *

Prem Chopra Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. He has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films. His 19 films, with him as antagonist a ...

as Prem *

Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...

as Inspector Sher Singh * Anupam Kher as Pinku *

Amrish Puri Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and Theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himself as one of the most popular actor ...

as Raja Sahib

Music

#"Chor Chor Chor Chor Aaya Re Aaya Makhan Chor" - Mohd. Aziz #"Chor Chor Chor Chor Aaya Re Aaya Makhan Chor" v2 - Mohd. Aziz #"Ek Do Teen (Mashooq Bada Namkeen)" -

Kavita Krishnamurthy Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bh ...

Sudesh Bhosle Sudesh Bhosale is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings for Bollywood films. Bhosale is known for his ability to mimic actor Amitabh Bachchan, having sung for him in various films. Career Bhosale was born on 1 July 1960 to Sumantai ...

#"Ja Ja Ke Soja" - Mohd Aziz #"Khasma Nu Khaaye Zamana" - Mohd. Aziz,

References

External links

* 1991 films 1990s Hindi-language films Films directed by Rahul Rawail Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub