Pardesi Babu(1998)
Pardesi Babu is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Manoj Agrawal. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon, and Shilpa Shetty in lead roles. The story follows Raju Pardesi, a poor villager who moves to Mumbai and falls in love with a rich girl. Her father challenges him to earn one crore rupees in one year. Raju finds a suitcase full of money and uses it to buy a tea plantation. He later learns the money belongs to a woman named Karuna, leading to a conflict between love and guilt. The film features music composed by Anand Raj Anand, with popular tracks like 'It Happens Only In India' and 'Kuch Khona Hai Kuch Pana Hai'. Pardesi Babu was released on November 13, 1998, and was a box office flop.
Quick Facts
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1998
- Director
- Manoj Agarwal
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rating
- 4.1/10
Storyline
A poor villager named Raju moves to Mumbai and falls in love with a rich girl. Her father gives him an impossible challenge: earn one crore rupees in one year. Raju finds a suitcase full of money and buys a tea plantation. But the money belongs to a woman named Karuna, and Raju must choose between love and doing the right thing.
“Love is worth more than money.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Pardesi Babu
Cast reunions in this film: Raveena Tandon & Govinda (9 films together), Satish Kaushik & Govinda (8 films together), Raveena Tandon & Satish Kaushik (4 films together), Shilpa Shetty & Govinda (4 films together), Raveena Tandon & Shilpa Shetty (3 films together), and Govinda & Manoj Agarwal (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Pardesi Babu' was also the title of a popular 1970 song from the film 'Caravan'.
- Actor Govinda was paid a higher fee for this film than for his previous hits due to his star power at the time.
- The movie's plot of a monetary challenge is similar to the 1997 Hollywood film 'My Best Friend's Wedding'.
- Parts of the film were shot in Mauritius, capitalizing on the trend of exotic foreign locations in 90s Bollywood.
- The soundtrack composer, Anand-Milind, were nephews of the famous music director duo Kalyanji-Anandji.
- This was one of several 1990s films where Govinda's character uses disguise and comic antics to achieve his goal.
- The film underperformed at the box office despite Govinda's popularity during that era.