Hum Paanch (1980)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Bapu

Writers:

S.R. Puttana Kanagal (short story)
Venkata Ramana Mullapoodi (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 November 1980 (India)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Family

Plot:

Tyrannical and wealthy Veer Pratap Singh, rules over a small town - ruthlessly. Whoever opposes him is crushed...

Plot Keywords:

Remake

Cast

Sanjeev Kumar	...	Krishna
Shabana Azmi	...	Sundariya
Mithun Chakraborty	...	Bhima (as Mittun Chakraborthy)
Deepti Naval	...	Lajiya
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Suraj (as Nasiruddin Shah)
Raj Babbar	...	Arjun
Uday Chandra	...	Swaroop
Gulshan Grover	...	Mahavir
Amrish Puri	...	Vir Pratap Singh
Aruna Irani	...	Nishi
Roopesh Kumar	...	Vijay
Gita Siddharth	...	Vir Pratap's Sister (as Geetha Siddharth)
A.K. Hangal	...	Pandit
Kanhaiyalal	...	Lala Nainsukh Prasad Srivastav
Sunder

Also Known As:

We Five

Runtime:

163 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Essel Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

S.K. Films Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Remake of Paduvarahalli Pandavaru (1978)

Old story different treatment

DISCLAIMER This movie is actually based on an epic - Mahabharat - but Kauravas are excluded for obvious fear of getting the movie over crowded. Here Pandavas are taking on Mama - maternal uncle (say him Shakuni or Kansa) instead.

PLOT Amrish Puri as Veer Pratap Singh is Zamindar of a village, he with help from Kanhaiyalal or Lala Nainsukh Shrivastava deem himself to be the God of the village.

Mithun Chakraborty (Bhima) is a slave to Thakur. Whereas Naseeruddin Shah (Suraj), Raj Babbar (Arjun), Gulshan Grover (Mahavir) and Uday Chandra (Swaroop) are the protagnists.

Shabana Azmi plays Sundariya a lower cast lady - whom Thakur exploites. Deepti Naval is Lajiya, Bhima's love but is tempted and exploited by Roopesh Kumar the Thakur's son who is also in love with citi belle and a con-lady Aruna Irani.

Krishna, brilliently essayed by Sanjeev Kumar is nephew of Thakur, is like his name sake is counting 100 mistakes to be made (and to remain passive he is made a drunkard).

Overall the plot is simplified version of the epic but still is complex and is revised to attract curiosity.

DIRECTION The direction is excellent and everyone has given a polished performence, even Roopesh Kumar! The rural background in the movie is one of most realistic portrayals of villages in Hindi belt of India.

MUSIC True on folk tradition the music is good based on simple lyrics.

TRIVIA Anil Kapoor makes a cameo.

The movie is produced by Surendra Kapoor but on the ground all the production was supervised by Son Boney Kapoor with able assistance from brothers Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor.

Overall 8/10.