Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se(2018)
An upright Ayurveda practitioner is hounded by big pharma giants for his age-old formula called Vajra Kawach that cures everything from pimples to impotency. But how long can he keep this magic pill only for the poor?
Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se is streaming on Vi Movies and TV and ZEE5 since 31 August 2018.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Vi Movies and TV, ZEE5, Eros Now, Airtel Xstream Play
- OTT Release Date
- 31 August 2018
- Theatrical Release
- 31 August 2018
- Director
- Navaniat Singh
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Rating
- 3.4/10
Storyline
An honest doctor has a special medicine that can cure many health problems. Big drug companies want to take his formula from him. He tries to keep the medicine available only for poor people.
“A miracle cure. A greedy enemy. One man's fight for the poor.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se
Cast reunions in this film: Sunny Deol & Dharmendra (9 films together), Sunny Deol & Bobby Deol (8 films together), and Dharmendra & Bobby Deol (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title references the 1975 hit song 'Yamla Pagla Deewana' from the film 'Pratiggya', which also starred Dharmendra.
- This was the third film in the 'Yamla Pagla Deewana' series, but it did not feature the original female lead, Kulraj Randhawa.
- The movie was a box office failure, earning only about 6 crore rupees against a reported budget of over 30 crore rupees.
- Actor Dharmendra performed his own stunts in several comedy action scenes despite being in his 80s during filming.
- The plot about a miracle cure called Vajra Kawach is a humorous take on the real-world controversies surrounding traditional medicine and big pharmaceutical companies.
- Director Navaniat Singh is known for Punjabi comedies, and this was his second directorial venture in the Hindi film industry.
- The film's shooting locations included Mumbai and parts of Punjab, maintaining the series' connection to a Punjabi backdrop.