He mentions that this is the reason why even great leaders stand on their heads. The story goes, the Telugu dubbed version of the film Aah, 1953 was so well received that Raj Kapoor was elated and showed his gratitude for Telugu audiences by having a song in the film beginning with these lines.Īt the beginning of the movie, the main protagonist explains to a policeman that one needs to stand on one's head to make sense of this world. Apart from that, the rest of the song's lyrics (and the film) are in Hindi. The title alone is derived from an old Telugu folk song.
#RAMAIYA VASTAVAIYA SONG OLD MOVIE#
The title of one of the songs in the movie is "Ramaiya Vastavaiya" is in Telugu, which means "Lord Ram, you will come". In Sanskrit, the name of the main character, "Vidya", means knowledge, while " Maya" means Illusion. The title refers to section 420 of the Indian penal code, where crimes of theft and deception are punished, which relates to the troubles of the main character.
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Raj takes all the bond papers of the people's homes and tries to flee Sonachand's home, only to be caught by Sonachand and his cronies. When Raj discovers that Sonachand has no plans to fulfill his promises, he decides to make wrongs right. Raj becomes wealthy but soon realizes that he paid a very high price for it. Vidya's contempt for Raj increases even more. The scheme pays off, as people start hoarding money for a home, even at the cost of other important things. Meanwhile, Sonachand comes up with a Ponzi scheme to exploit poor people, whereby he promises permanent homes to them at just Rs.
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Vidya tries hard to make Raj a good man, but fails. He eventually becomes a confidence trickster, or "420," who even cheats in card gambling. He falls in love with the poor but virtuous Vidya ( Nargis), but is soon seduced by the riches of a freewheeling and unethical lifestyle presented to him by an unscrupulous and dishonest businessman, Seth Sonachand Dharmanand ( Nemo) and the sultry temptress Maya ( Nadira). Shree 420 was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1955, the highest grossing Indian film of all time at the time of its release and the song " Mera Joota Hai Japani" ("My Shoes are Japanese"), sung by Mukesh, became popular and a patriotic symbol of the newly independent India.Ī country boy, Raj ( Raj Kapoor), from Allahabad, travels to the big city, Bombay, by walking, to earn a living. The music was composed by the team of Shankar Jaikishan, and the lyrics were penned by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.
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Kapoor's character is influenced by Charlie Chaplin's " little tramp", much like Kapoor's character in his 1951 Awaara.
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The film centers on Raj Kapoor, a poor but educated orphan who comes to Bombay with dreams of success. The number 420 refers to Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, which prescribes the punishment for the offence of cheating hence, "Mr. The film stars Nargis, Nadira, and Kapoor. 420) is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed and produced by Raj Kapoor from a story written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.