Nauker(1979)

Storyline

A wealthy widower switches places with his servant to see how potential brides will treat him. While pretending to be the servant, he falls in love with a woman who works in the household.

“A rich man falls for a maid while pretending to be poor.”

Vibe & Tags

Cast & Crew

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Shailendra SinghVijay

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Jaya BadhuriActor

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Sanjeev KumarActor

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Jaya BachchanGeeta

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MehmoodDayal

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Lalita PawarDurga

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Manmohan KrishnaShanti Swaroop

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Yogeeta BaliGuest Appearance (in the song "Dekhi Hazaaron Mehfilein")

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Jalal AghaJaggu

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Ismail MemonDirector

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Nauker

Cast reunions in this film: Sanjeev Kumar & Lalita Pawar (3 films together), and Mehmood & Sanjeev Kumar (2 films together).

Sanjeev KumarActor

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Lalita PawarActor

Sanjeev Kumar × Lalita Pawar — 3 films together →

MehmoodActor

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Sanjeev KumarActor

Mehmood × Sanjeev Kumar — 2 films together →

Trivia

• The film's director, Ismail Memon, was primarily known as a cinematographer and shot many films for director Manmohan Desai.
• This was one of the few films where actor Sanjeev Kumar played a double role, portraying both the wealthy master and the servant.
• Actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who played the servant Geeta, was a major star at the time, making her casting against type notable.
• The film's plot of identity swap for marriage echoes the Hollywood film 'The Prince and the Pauper', adapted to a modern Indian setting.
• The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, but the soundtrack did not become a major commercial hit like their other works.
• A subplot involves the servant character being wooed by a wealthy woman, adding a twist to the class-based comedy.
• The film's release came during a period when Sanjeev Kumar frequently starred in comedies and social dramas, shortly before his health declined.