Rupaye Dus Karod(1991)
Rupaye Dus Karod is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Sikander Bharti. The lead cast includes Rajesh Khanna, Chunky Pandey, Amrita Singh, and Sonu Walia. The story follows detective novelist Ravi Verma, whose father was framed for murder and forced to flee India. Twenty years later, villains kidnap Ravi's mother to force him to steal a fortune of ten crores rupees. The film was the 11th highest-grossing Hindi film of 1991 and was praised for its twist-filled plot. It was produced by Waman K. Deshmukh and written by Shabdh Kumar.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1991
- Director
- Sikander Bharti
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Rating
- 4.1/10
Storyline
A famous lawyer and detective novelist named Ravi Verma discovers his father is alive. His father wants to give his family ten crores rupees. But old business partners kidnap Ravi's mother to force him to steal the money. Ravi must outsmart the villains to save his mother and protect the fortune.
“Ten crores. One family. A deadly game.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Rupaye Dus Karod
Cast reunions in this film: Chunky Pandey & Chunky Panday (22 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title refers to a large sum of money, ten crore rupees, which was an enormous amount in 1991.
- This was one of the few films where Rajesh Khanna played a detective novelist, a departure from his usual romantic roles.
- The movie was directed by Shibu Mitra, who was primarily known as an editor for many classic Hindi films.
- It featured veteran actor Prem Chopra in a supporting role, continuing his streak of playing characters with negative shades.
- The soundtrack was composed by Bappi Lahiri, known for his disco hits, but the film's music did not become popular.
- The plot involving fraudulent business partners mirrored common real-life financial scandals of the late 1980s in India.
- Despite starring a major star like Rajesh Khanna, the film had a very limited theatrical release and is not widely remembered today.