Papa The Great
2000 film directed by K. Bhagyaraj
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Papa The Great is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Bhagyaraj. Simultaneously shot alongside the Tamil film Vaettiya Madichu Kattu (1998), it stars Krishan Kumar, Nagma and Master Bobby. The film focuses on a meek man who lives a peaceful life with his wife and son. However, things contort after he witnesses a murder committed by a dreaded gangster. It was released on 28 July 2000 and failed commercially.
Nawab Arzoo (dialogue)
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| Directed by | K. Bhagyaraj |
| Screenplay by | K. Bhagyaraj Nawab Arzoo (dialogue) |
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| Produced by | Gulshan Kumar |
| Starring | Krishan Kumar Nagma Satya Prakash Master Bobby |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Music by | Nikhil–Vinay Sajid–Wajid Guest composers: M. M. Kreem Naresh Sharma |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Jai Prakash, an engineer, lives peacefully with his wife Pooja and son Sonu. The latter believes his father is a macho, but this is not true; Jai is meek, to the point that he would surrender rather than fight. But when Jai witnesses a murder committed by the dreaded gangster Raka, he must find the courage to testify in court.
Cast
- Krishan Kumar as Jaiprakash
- Nagma as Pooja
- Satya Prakash as Raka
- Master Bobby as Sonu
- Satish Kaushik as Vikram Dahiya
- Laxmikant Berde as Mungerilal
- Mahavir Shah as Inspector Arvind Malhotra
- Anil Dhawan as a Inspector KK
- Shama Deshpande as Radha
- Shatrughan Sinha as Biharilal
Production
Papa The Great is the Hindi version of director K. Bhagyaraj's own Tamil film Vaettiya Madichu Kattu (1998).[1] It was produced by Gulshan Kumar of T-Series, and the screenplay was written by Bhagyaraj, while Nawab Arzoo wrote the dialogues.[2] Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prakash Rao.[3] Both versions were simultaneously shot in 1997 though the Hindi version was briefly stalled following the assassination of Gulshan Kumar.[4] The final cut of the film was 143 minutes.[5]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Nikhil–Vinay, except where noted.[6]
All lyrics are written by Faaiz Anwar.
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Papa The Great" | Udit Narayan, Aditya Narayan | 6:00 | |
| 2. | "Apni Si Lagti Hai" | Sonu Nigam | 6:00 | |
| 3. | "Husn Jawani" | Harbhajan Mann | 5:02 | |
| 4. | "O Rabba Mujhe" | Sajid–Wajid | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | 6:05 |
| 5. | "Mausam Badal Raha" | M. M. Kreem | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Bindiya Saji Nahin" | Udit Narayan | 6:10 | |
| 7. | "Aao Humse Pyar" | Sajid-Wajid | Kumar Sanu | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Nagri Nagri" | Naresh Sharma | Vinod Rathod, Anuradha Paudwal | 6:00 |
| Total length: | 45:47 | |||
Release and reception
Papa The Great was released on 28 July 2000.[5] Taran Adarsh wrote for Bollywood Hungama, "On the whole, [Papa The Great] lacks in qualities to have a safe ride at the box-office."[7] On the contrary, K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote that "IF you miss having good family stories in Hindi movies, this film is just for you".[8] Made on a budget of ₹17,500,000 (equivalent to ₹72 million or US$750,000 in 2023), the film grossed ₹6,744,750 (US$70,000) worldwide, thus becoming a box-office bomb.[5]
