Yaadon Ki Baaraat
Tags: revenge, murder, romantic

Plot synopsis:
The film uses the familiar Bollywood theme of siblings separated by fate. Gangland killers assassinate an honest man who defied them, killing his wife as well. The couple's three sons flee the massacre and lose contact with each other. They grow up in entirely different circumstances and are re-united only when one of the sons, sings the song that their mother taught them at their father's birthday at the hotel.
Shankar (Dharmendra), Vijay (Vijay Arora), and Ratan (Tariq Khan) are three brothers. On their father's birthday, their mother taught them a song titled Yaadon Ki Baaraat which they held dearly to their hearts. As fate may have it, one day, the boys' father witnessed a robbery by Shakaal and his henchmen. To protect their identity, Shakaal decided to kill the boys' father before he could go to the police. So one night, he and his men storm into the boys' father's room and kill both their mother and father. Shankar and Vijay witness the act and flee. They make their way to a passing train, where Shankar is separated from Vijay.
Several years pass by and the boys have grown up. Shankar is haunted by the memory of his parents' murder and is now joined by his friend Usman on a crime spree around the city. Vijay was adopted by the groundskeeper to a wealthy man, and he falls in love with the rich man's daughter Sunita (Zeenat Aman), and Ratan, was raised by the boys' maid, and changed his name to Monto. With his new identity, Monto started a band and does gigs at hotels for a living and is also in love with a co-singer (Neetu Singh).
The brothers meet several times, yet do not recognize each other. However, when they finally do, they cannot contact each other. Shankar gets caught by his boss, who is the real murderer of his parents. As the movie progresses, Shankar finds out the truth and leaves Shakal to die, while his foot gets caught in the changing lines of railway tracks. Shaakal is killed by the coming train and the brothers unite.

Review: Fantastic 70's action packed flick.....
Dodgy fashions, wacky sets and simply one of the greatest Hindi film soundtracks ever.
The film is an acquired taste for some.
This isn't your average happy family love flick with everyone dancing around huge larger than life sets.
This is more of a gritty dark painful film full of anger and betrayal.
This original lost and found formula features some of RD burmans finest work ever as a music director.
from the title track to "churalia hai tumnein" and the fiery "lekhar hum diwana dil".
all the tracks work brilliantly with the story.
The villain in story is just the biggest baddest larger than life villain you just can wait get.
Dharmedra plays the role of vengeful man brilliantly.
the other two lesser know hero's do a rather fantastic job.
Vijay Aurora the dashing young man after sizzling Zeenat Amaan's heart and Tariq the bad ass nightclub singer with the massive 70's shades and shiny flares.
Neetu Singh though brilliant in the song "lekhar hum diwana dil" does not have much of a role in the film.
the heroines in this film are just the hero's love interests and don't do much else.
All in all this film is very entertaining and the scene where the brothers re-unite at the night club is enough to bring anyone to tears.
The dialogues are fantastic and witty something which is quite lacking in todays films.
The Best Bollywood Movie I Ever Seen.
Let us start, in accordance with Indian priorities, with the music.
RD Burman's soundtrack is terribly good, not only in itself but also because it seems to interact wonderfully with the script and the general ambiance intended by the director: psychedelic rock'n'roll coupled with lovely ballads set the tone to a movie which is, first of all, about society, education and their influence on the individual (a very common theme in Indian cinema).
The music is also, in a very literal sense, the driving force of the movie.
The first scene presents us with an idyllic family reunion in which all members sing a delightful song (Yaadon Ki Bharat) which is but a prelude to the massacre that follows.
The three brothers see their parents being killed, run away and part; they grow up in very distinct social contexts and will be reunited only at the end of the movie, in a very emotional scene, when one of them sings the tune and thus discloses his origin.
In the meantime, the fact that this same character sings and plays at a fancy hotel allows for the introduction of some of the best guitar-driven and experimental music Bollywood has ever heard.
The movie focuses on the two other brothers.
One of them is a thief and a bitter drunkard (with a good heart, of course, and a heroic nature), while the other one is some sort of a happy-go-lucky boy who just wants to get the best out of life.
He falls in love with a beautiful, high-class Bombay girl, in a relationship that unsurprisingly raises some issues on class difference.
Everything ends up in a happy tone, of course, leaving you with the desire to listen to those songs over and over again..
An Awesome Movie!.
It's a Typical Bollywood movie with a Beautiful Storyline and The BEST Soundtrack Ever!
RD Burman is at his Musical Best with songs such as "Chura Liya Hai Tumne" and "Yaadon Ki Baaraat".
Nasir Hussain's Films are known for their Beautiful Storyline and music.
This is also Aamir Khan's Debut Film where he plays the young Ratan.
- Fun factThe Story is about a typical Indian Family with a tragic twist.
The three brothers whose parents get killed in their childhood grow up separately in different circumstances without knowing anything about each others whereabouts.
Shankar turns into a thief and sets out to find who his parents' killer was.
Vijay was adopted by a rich man's care-keeper and Ratan starts a band and becomes a singer in a hotel.
Much of the film revolves around Shankar's quest to find the guy who killed his parents and get revenge and Vijay trying to woo Sunita, played by the Beautiful Zeenat Aman.
Zeenat Aman (My Favorite Actress) plays the daughter of the rich man, who is being wooed by Vijay, the middle brother and later eventually falls for him.
Vijay (a total happy-go-lucky boy) at his Handsome best is a total prankster, trying to get the sympathy of Sunita by making her believe he has cancer :D, puncturing tires, and stealing food of two fat men.
Vijay's Flirting with Sunita is to be mentioned.The music is the main driving force of the movie.
The first scene is family reunion in which all members sing a family song - Yaadon Ki Baarat which is kept close to the brothers' hearts but all this is just a prelude to the real element of the story, the murder of the parents.Shakaal, The Parents' murderer is at his villainous best.
He's very haughty and stylish and cares a lot about being fashionable, as he does about stealing and selling the stolen goods to foreigners.
He later appoints Shankar as a thief for various petty thefts; later on both of them recognize the other.
Well, after all this, it would be really bad not to describe the dashing and groovy song "Chura Liya".
The song picturised on Zeenat Aman(Sunita) and Vijay Arora(Vijay) won the hearts of millions, it is beautifully picturised on her strumming a guitar trying to woo Vijay.
The other Song "Meri Soni Meri Tamanna" is a song in which Vijay Apologizes to Sunita for all the petty pranks.In all, Yaadon Ki Baaraat is a fun-filled film.
It has all the things you'd expect from a Typical 70s film.
OUTSTANDING music, Romance, Action, comedy, Crazy and Wacky dance moves and especially its funky costumes.
It really lives up to mark of a cult-classic film, and has a little something for everyone.
The dialogues are impressive and witty.
A fantastic entertainer for everyone to watch.
A fantastic entertainer for everyone to watch.
For Everything else, you Guys have to Watch the movie!.
Mediocre film with funky 70's fashion and a superb soundtrack..
This is a film you see for the soundtrack.
I know I did.
Okay, I also like Dharmendra a lot but this is not his best role ever so don't expect any miracles.The story is that of three brothers whose parents get killed in their childhood.
The brothers then part ways due to circumstances and grow up separately without knowing anything about each other's whereabouts.You know the story and its ending after watching the film for 20 minutes so I suppose it's useless to mention what happens later.
The good things about this film is of course the amazing R.
Burman soundtrack, an appearance by Aamir Khan as a child artiste and its funky 70's fashion in clothes and overall style.
The romantic subplot is quite silly and unnecessary, though it gives the unforgettable song Chura Liya.With a worse soundtrack I'd give it 6/10, now it's a 7/10.
General advice: buy the soundtrack, not the DVD!.
Good songs ...
shame about the film!.
All I can say is that I recommend everyone buys the soundtrack.
It's a 70's classic.Cant say much for the film though - lets say it's an acquired taste!.
King of villain Ajit in "yaadon Ki Baraat" super Hit Movie of the 70's.
This is Ajit at his thespian peak - the handsome hero of the 50's, the wicked thief of the 60's, the massage-acquiring smuggler of the 70's, the lost memory of the 80's, the caricature of the perverse 90's - save for his stunning turn as the geriatric rapist beholden to Man-Friday Joginder - in Dev Anand's 90's shocker "Gangster" - but that is another review.All this is hunky dory but where does this leave Shahkaal?
This is not a "dhamki", just a "waarning"Direction is good Music by RD Burman is nice Aap Ki Kamre by Kishore, Asha, Rafi is nice there is an interlude of Dumb Maaro Dumb too featured on Zeenat), Lekar Hum Deewana Dil sung by Kishore,Asha pictured on Tariq and Neetu Singh is good too, Meri Soni and Chura Liya are good songs while the title song both versions are Fabulous.Ajit one of the great stylish villain in the 70's.
He was a real king of villain.what an actor Ajit specialty as a villain in 70's.
Really a Mega star villain in Bollywood.Missing him..Great Blockbuster film "1973" very very Nice Movie :).
Shahkaal says - RD is the King!.
Yaadon ki Baraat is one of the best formula Hindi films of the 1970s in which director Nasir Hussain perfected his formula - Lost brothers meet up and destroy the smuggler who killed their father - a formula that was copied by many imitators thru the 70s and 80s.
It is graced by some great acting, dialog and killer soundtrack by RD Burman inspired by Santana and Afro-pop.
Additionally, it has a swimsuit clad young Zeenat Aman featured in the film and on the album cover which is also a major plus.
The film has many memorable scenes - the juxtaposition of running train jump by Dharam cut to from the separation of the brothers by another running train - an elaborate and innocent mise en scene.
Tariq (a young Aamir Khan look alike), Vijay Arora, chubby Neetu Singh, smashing Zeenat Aman all dance and romance to RD's spectacular music.
Dharam flares his nostrils at the wicked and dominant Ajit - who steals the show as the wicked villain - Shahkaal.
This is Ajit at his thespian peak - the handsome hero of the 50's, the wicked dacoit of the 60's, the massage-acquiring smuggler of the 70's, the lost memory of the 80's, the caricature of the perverse 90's - save for his stunning turn as the geriatric rapist beholden to Man-Friday Joginder - in Dev Anand's 90's shocker "Gangster" - but that is another review.All this is hunky dory but where does this leave Shahkaal?
The people want the truth - how does the Shahkaal of this film fit in with the one in Shaan?
The people want the truth - how does the Shahkaal of this film fit in with the one in Shaan?
At long last, the truth can now be told...So who really was Shahkaal - 70's gold smuggler or 80's super villain bent on world domination, shoe size issue or nervous tics, woolen suit or white tights with epaulets, Octon style antiseptic island citadel or smoky smuggler's den, train track victim or island explosion victim - will the real Shahkaal please stand up?
At long last, the truth can now be told...So who really was Shahkaal - 70's gold smuggler or 80's super villain bent on world domination, shoe size issue or nervous tics, woolen suit or white tights with epaulets, Octon style antiseptic island citadel or smoky smuggler's den, train track victim or island explosion victim - will the real Shahkaal please stand up?
Maybe it is time to confess that the suave and scheming, bewigged Shahkaal and the bald and sniveling Shahkaal of Shaan are one and the same - fictionalized depictions of the exploits of the real Shahkaal.
Maybe it is time to confess that the suave and scheming, bewigged Shahkaal and the bald and sniveling Shahkaal of Shaan are one and the same - fictionalized depictions of the exploits of the real Shahkaal.
As the lost sequel to Shaan - "Shahkaal vs Gabbar" explains - Shahkaal escaped the oncoming goods train with some judicious and last minute use of a handy shoe horn in YKB and lived to pursue world domination in Shaan.
As the lost sequel to Shaan - "Shahkaal vs Gabbar" explains - Shahkaal escaped the oncoming goods train with some judicious and last minute use of a handy shoe horn in YKB and lived to pursue world domination in Shaan.
He merely dropped the blond wig and went in for the trendy bald look - very 80's.
He merely dropped the blond wig and went in for the trendy bald look - very 80's.
Shahkaal is now in retirement in Navi Mumbai with Mona and her sisters - just another harmless pensioner...
Shahkaal is now in retirement in Navi Mumbai with Mona and her sisters - just another harmless pensioner...
or so he would like you to believe.
or so he would like you to believe.
There's more about him in his review of Shaan.
There's more about him in his review of Shaan.
Until next time, don't be silly.
Until next time, don't be silly.
This is not a "dhamki", just a "waarning" .....
The charming tale.
I have seen twice this movie: when I was perhaps 10, and then when I was 26, and I enjoyed it very much both times, and would see it again.
It ranks as the best Bollywood melodrama that I know of, and it is, on a par with 'Ashoka' (I believe it was 'Ashoka'; a fairly musical epic about a legendary Indian warrior and king, or prince), my favorite Indian outing.
The best thing is has is, of course, that song, heartwarming and heartrending.
It is a family tale, about three brothers, separated then reunited.
It has sweep.There are other Indias in cinema: that of Ray, that of Renoir, etc..Don't judge people as people by the things they enjoy as entertainment, especially if they're not critics or connoisseurs, but living people who happen to really enjoy something.
Good taste tends to be merciless, ruthless and contemptuous, dismissive.
Kindness in people has absolutely no relation with artistic taste and knowledge—none at all..
Lost and found.
Nasir Hussain was no great filmmaker but made entertaining films with hit music.
Yaadon Ki Baraat released in 1973 and was a big blockbuster, it's soundtrack is still popular especially Chura Liya, Meri Soni The film has the old lost and found theme, it starts off with murder of the parents and separation of all 3.
Young Aamir too makes an appearance playing child artist to his oen cousin Tariq.
This part is quite similar to Zanjeer which released in the same year.
Many years later Dharmendra(one of the kids) becomes a thief, while VIjay Arora and Tariq are oblivious that there are brothers, the first half focuses more on the romance of Vijay and Zeenat, while the main story does take a backseat, however Dharmendra- Ajit scenes are good, The pre-climax when all brothers meet through the title song is fab while the end is clichéd yet good for it's timeDirection is good Music by RD Burman is fab, Aap ki Kamre by Kishore, Asha, Rafi is fab(there is an interlude of Dumb Maaro Dumb too featured on Zeenat), Lekar Hum Deewana Dil sung by Kishore,Asha picturised on Tariq and Neetu Singh(guest)is good too, Meri Soni and Chura Liya are fab songs while the title song both versions are fabDharmendra with a horrendous wig does however a good job though looking overweight, Vijay Arora is charming(he was famous those days) while Tariq is decent Zeenat Aman is quite good, Ajit plays his part with style only he can, Satyen Kapoo is decent, rest are okay.