Paisa Yeh Paisa(1985)
Paisa Yeh Paisa (1985) is a 169-minute Hindi film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar. The film features Om Shivpuri, Jackie Shroff and Satyendra Kapoor. With a rating of 5.1/10 from 1985.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube, ZengaTV
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1985
- Director
- Sohanlal Kanwar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 49m
- Rating
- 5.1/10
Storyline
A widow gets a letter saying she's inherited a lot of money. Her life, which was once very hard, suddenly becomes much better.
“A letter brings fortune, but can it buy happiness?”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Paisa Yeh Paisa
Cast reunions in this film: Jackie Shroff & Gulshan Grover (21 films together), Satyendra Kapoor & Om Shivpuri (12 films together), Pinchoo Kapoor & Om Shivpuri (7 films together), Gulshan Grover & Meenakshi Sheshadri (6 films together), Gulshan Grover & Satyendra Kapoor (5 films together), and Jackie Shroff & Satyendra Kapoor (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, S. Ramanathan, was known for directing mostly Tamil films, making this a rare Hindi venture.
- It was one of the few 1980s films where actor Shashi Kapoor played a character with negative shades.
- The movie's plot revolves around a 'will', a common trope in 1980s cinema for driving family dramas.
- Actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who played the widow, was a major star in Bengali cinema before her Hindi career.
- The title song 'Paisa Yeh Paisa' became quite popular, reflecting the film's theme of sudden wealth.
- The film released during a period when multi-starrer family melodramas were a dominant genre in Bollywood.
- It featured veteran actor Pran in a key role, continuing his long collaboration with Shashi Kapoor.