An unemployed young man (Jeetendra) takes a job to tutor unruly grandkids of Rai Sahab (Pran) and brings out respect, appreciation and hard work hidden deep inside them.
Direction
Gulzar's debut — already a poet with a camera
Score
R.D. Burman's 'Musafir Hoon Yaaron' still haunts
Writing
Dialogue that whispers instead of shouts
Director
Gulzar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gulzar's directorial debut, and he cast Jeetendra against his usual 'jumping jack' image to play understated and gentle.
The film quietly critiques 1970s Indian patriarchy through Rai Sahab's arc — rare for a family blockbuster of its era.
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