25 Aug
Shri 420 : A Legend Film
SHRI 420 (“The Gentleman Cheat,” “Mr. 420”), 1955, B&W, Hindi, 177 min.
Directed by Raj Kapoor, Music by Shankar-Jaikishen, Lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipur.
One of the masterpieces of 1950s Bombay cinema, this is the second film to feature Kapoor’s trademark character Raju, a Chaplinesque Indian Everyman. The title refers to section 420 of the Indian […]