Shree 420

Shree 420 (1955)

06/09/1955
Romance, Drama, Comedy
2h 48m

Overview

The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.

  • Raj KapoorDirector
  • Khwaja Ahmad AbbasWriter
  • Original Title

    श्री ४२०

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Hindi

Keywords

  • gambling
  • solidarity
  • socialism
  • rain
  • card trick
  • clown
  • fraud
  • mumbai (bombay), india
  • pawnbroker
  • con artist
  • love
  • money
  • honor
  • wealth
  • scam
  • poverty
  • on the road
  • umbrella
  • laundry
  • school teacher
  • housing project
  • hitchhiking
  • pawnshop
  • cheating at cards
  • banana peel
  • social criticism
  • famous song
  • hole in shoe
  • moral corruption
  • social conscience

Top Billed Cast

Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor

Ranbir Raj / Raj Kumar of Pipli

Nargis

Nargis

Vidya

Nemo

Nemo

Seth Sonachand Dharmanand

Nadira

Nadira

Maya

Lalita Pawar

Lalita Pawar

Ganga Mai

Iftekhar

Iftekhar

Police Inspector

Hari Shivdasani

Philachand

Rashid Khan

Radiwala

Sheela Vaz

Bishamber

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