Comedy Icon Mehmood’s 1971 Hit Lakhon Mein Ek Ready For Modern Re-telling
The film starring Mehmood, Pran and Aruna Irani has been picked up by producer Vikram Malhotra for a remake
Vikram Malhotra, the founder of Abundantia Entertainment, has picked up the rights of the 70s hit Lakhon Mein Ek and he will remake the film.
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The producer, whose resume includes the 2016 hit Airlift and the upcoming releases, Noor and Naam Shabana, will give a contemporary spin to the film which revolved around a mistreated orphan who one day discovers that he is the son of a rich man.
The original film was directed by S.S. Balan and it was a remake of the Tamil film Ethir Neechal.
Lakhon Mein Ek had comic legend Mehmood playing an unlikely leading man. He is Bhola, who fights for survival literally by doing various errands in a Bombay chawl, on his feet the whole day yet struggling to make ends meet. “Bhola Aa Gaya” he pleads at the door of various chawl residents in anticipation of some reward for his work but disdain is what comes his way.
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Pran played Sher Singh, who has a soft corner for Bhola. Lalita Pawar is the typical demanding senior citizen and here she plays the mother of Gauri (Radha Saluja), who comes to the chawl and finds solace in the company of Bhola.
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Chanda O Chanda, one of R.D. Burman’s finest compositions, was sung by Lata and Kishore for the film while the song, Jogi Oh Jogi was a popular hit.
It will be interesting to see who will step into the shoes of Mehmood and Pran for the remake.
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