Masterji

Masterji
Directed by	K. Raghavendra Rao[1] Art Director: Bhaskara Raju
Produced by	R.C. Prakash
Written by	Writer: K. Bhagyaraja Dialogues: Kader Khan Screenplay: K. Bhagyaraja Lyrics : Indeevar
Story by	K. Bhagyaraja
Starring	Rajesh Khanna Sridevi Anita Raj Kader Khan Shakti Kapoor Aruna Irani Asrani Shyama Om Shivpuri Jayshree Gadkar
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Cinematography	K. S. Prakash Rao
Editing by	V.R. Kotagiri
Release date(s)	30 Aug 1985
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	7.75 crores

Masterji (1985 Hindi Film) is an Indian Hindi film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, released on 30 August, 1985. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in the title role as Masterji and Sridevi as his heroine as the main lead characters of the film. This film was of different genre - Comedy than the other films of the pair. This film was remake of 1984 Tamil film Munthanai Mudichu, directed by K. Bhagyaraja, where Bhagyaraj also played the lead male role. After success of the Tamil version, K. Bhagyaraja decided to remake it in Hindi but handed over directorship to Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao.Munthanai Mudichu was debut of Urvashi and her character was played by Sridevi in the Hindi remake.K. Bhagyaraja himself wrote the story and screenplay for Masterji.

Plot

Radha (Sridevi) is a notorious prankster creating a variety of mischiefs along with her gang, which often end up in the village court. Masterji (Rajesh Khanna) enters the village with his infant child to take up the vacant teacher post in the local school, but isn't spared from Radha's pranks upon his arrival. He takes up the job with one hand holding the book, and the other rocking the cradle in the classroom much to the amusement of local folk in the village. Radha's playful nature transforms into love when she learns that he's a widower. She tries many ways to win the teacher's heart, but fails every time. The teacher believes that a stepmother would not take care of his child, and thus even rejects the offer to marry his dead wife's sister. As a last hope to attain him, Radha blames the teacher for molesting her and even swears on it by crossing over his child in front of the village court. Petrified, and with the whole village surrounded, he is left with very little option than to marry her. But vows never to touch her and remain in celibacy. But Radha doesn't give. She relentlessly tries to seduce him by unconventional methods that prove to be testing times for the teacher. With the chances of winning him slowly decreasing, Radha comes to a conclusion once and for all.

Reception

It received four in the Bollywood guide Collections.The film grossed 7.75 crores at the box office in 1985.

Cast

• Rajesh Khanna .... Raju
• Sridevi .... Radha
• Anita Raj .... Shobha
• Kader Khan.... Jamnadas
• Shakti Kapoor .... Bholashankar
• Aruna Irani .... Roopa
• Asrani .... Pandit
• Shyama .... Shanti
• Om Shivpuri .... Vaid
• Jayshree Gadkar .... Masterji's mother-in-law

Tracks list

1. Bulbul Mere Bata Kya Hai Meri Khata : Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
2. Jab Tanhai Me Do Badan Pas Ahtein Hain : Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
3. Aankhen To Kholo Swami : Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
4. Dum Kham Wala Balam Matwala: Asha Bhosle
5. Galon Par Yeh Kaisey Nishan, Hont Kisike Meherbaan : Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

References

1. ^ http://citwf.com/film217206.htm

External links

• Masterji at the Internet Movie Database