Naseeb

<p>, a story of destiny and fate, begins with a lottery ticket. In 1961 A drunken man who cannot pay his tab trades: he decides to sell his ticket to the waiter, Namdeo ( ). Namdeo purchases this ticket with his three friends Damu ( ), Raghu ( ) and Jaggi ( ). Using a system of drawing out the highest card to decide who keeps the ticket, Jaggi wins, and the ticket stays with him. When the ticket turns out to be a winner, Damu and Raghu turn on the other two, murdering Jaggi and framing Namdeo, However, Damu takes a photo of Raghu killing Jaggi. Namdev goes on the run, but Raghu and Damu intervene and throw him over a bridge into a river. Namdev is presumed dead. Twenty years later in 1981 Damu and Raghu have used their stolen lottery money to build a fabulous hotel and make millions, becoming very successful businessmen. Damu has used a share of his money to send his youngest son, Vicky ( ), to school in England. They have even employed Namdev’s oldest son Johnny ( ), Vicky’s best friend, as a waiter in the hotel. By coincidence (or by fate!) Johnny and Vicky fall in love with the same beautiful singer, Miss Asha ( ). Julie ( ) is a childhood friend of Vicky’s who is in love with him, but he only sees her as a friend. When Johnny discovers this, he and Julie sacrifice their own love to ensure that Vicky and Asha get together. At the same time, Johnny’s younger brother Sunny ( ) has fallen for Asha’s younger sister, Kim ( ). Namdev has revealed to be rescued by a person called Don. He sends Namdev undercover to investigate the death of KK after Damu kills him. Mrs Gomes sees him and in excitement, falls off a bus and becomes unconscious. Raghu’s and his sons plan to kill Damu and Vicky for their own financial gains. His younger son Ashok shoots at them but they survive. Namdev knocks out Ashok and Vicky and takes them away. Johnny follows him. Namdeo gets into a fight with Johnny and is about to kill him just as Mrs. Gomes regains consciousness and reveals that Johnny is Namdev’s son. Kim and Asha happen to be the daughters of Jaggi, the man Namdev supposedly murdered. Damu confronts Raghu and reveals the photo he took of him killing Jaggi. Raghu gets into a fight with Damu, ending with Raghu’s elder son Prem pushing him off the balcony, killing him. Before dying, he reveals to Sunny that the proof of Namdev’s innocence is somewhere near. Sunny finds the photo but Raghu and his son hold him at gunpoint and burn the evidence. Namdev, Johnny and Vicky capture Raghu’s younger son Ashok. Namdev and Raghu exchange their sons at the rotating hotel with Sunny revealing another photo of Jaggi’s killing. Don however, holds them hostage and takes the photo. He tells Namdev that if he confesses to murdering Jaggi that he will free him later on. He also tells Raghu that his men will shoot Johnny, Vicky and Sunny when they get home. Asha, Julie and Kim overhear this. Don’s son Zabisco tries to kill them, motivated by revenge due to Vicky closing down his casino in London. Asha, Julie and Kim break in and take Zabisco down. Johnny, Vicky and Sunny beat him up and force him to tell his father that they are all dead. That night they go to the hotel during a performance, take the photo off Don and hand it over to the police. Namdev, Johnny, Vicky and Sunny fight their enemies. While doing so, the hotel catches fire with Zabisco and Raghu falling to their deaths. Johnny, Vicky and Sunny narrowly escape and Namdev is proved innocent. The film ends with Namdev owning the hotel and allowing the man who sold them his lottery ticket free food from the hotel forever, telling him never to sell his destiny. All the songs were composed by and the lyrics were penned by . One of the songs in the film sung by , “John Jani Janardan”, has cameo appearances by many actors playing themselves. The appearances include , , , , , , , , , , , , and Narayan. According to an interview, the opening line was composed by himself. The tune was inspired by a catchy line from the song “Aksar Koi Ladka” from . The star-studded song was shot at R. K. Studios and the shooting spanned one week. Showman played an integral part in the song and during the shooting. The one-week shoot was a gala event. The film was an “All Time Earner”, got the highest verdict (equivalent to All Time Blockbuster today) present at that time by Bollywood box office magazine, and was among those rare movies which crossed 1 crore per territory. There were only 13 All Time Earners (crossing 1 crore per territory) before 1984, and was among them.</p>