Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi

1974 film by Kishore Kumar

30 June 1974 (1974-06-30) (India)

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Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi (transl. That Which Grows is a Beard) is a 1974 Bollywood comedy film directed by Kishore Kumar.^[1] The name is similar to a previous Kishore Kumar film Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi.^[2]

Plot

The premise of the film is that a multimillionaire, who has no heir, decides to leave his wealth to the person who has the longest beard. What follows is complete mayhem as Kishore Kumar and K. N. Singh plot to outwit one another.

Cast

I. S. Johar as Seth Sohrabji Bandookwala
Bhagwan Dada as Dr. Ghoosawala
Sunder as Dr. Dandawala
Marutirao Parab as Dr.Thappadwala
Amit Kumar as Fakkad / Jhango
Ashok Kumar as Gulfam
Kishore Kumar as Mr.Gypsy/Police Commissioner/Director/Young Constable/Old Constable/Inspector
Bappi Lahiri as Bhopu
Sheetal as Julie
K.N. Singh as Khadak Singh
Rajesh Khanna as guest appearance
Asrani as guest appearance
Bindu as guest appearance
Anwar Hussain as Rosario
Hercules as Hercu
Master Chintu as Munni

Soundtrack

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi"	Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey
2	"Bhole Re Sajan"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
3	"He Gori Banki Chhori"	Kishore Kumar
4	"Hun Kaun Chhun Mane Khabar"	I. S. Johar, Bhagwan, Maruti, Sundar
5	"Phir Suhani Sham Dhali"	Kishore Kumar
6	"Sun Chache Bol Bhatije"	Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar
7	"Yeh Jawani Din Char"	Bappi Lahiri
8	"Zindagi Hasin Hai"	Kishore Kumar, Bhupinder Singh

References

^ "Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi (1974) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ "Rediff On The Net, Movies: Amit Kumar on father Kishore Kumar".