Yaadon Ki Baaraat

<p>The film starts with three young brothers, Shankar, Vijay and, Ratan, celebrating their father’s birthday with their mother and the maid. Their mother sings a song loved by the children. When their father goes out later that evening he witnesses a theft by Shakaal and his men. In order to remove the risk of being identified and reported to the police, Shakaal and his men break into their house and shoot the father. The mother, awakened by the noise finds her dead husband only to be shot dead too. The shocking incident is witnessed by Shankar and Vijay. They run away to the railway station. Shankar manages to catch a train and tries to take Vijay with him but they are separated. Shankar is left with no choice but to survive on the streets. He joins Usman, another boy like him, stealing food from shops. On the police’s advice the maid decides to adopt Ratan. Vijay is found unconscious by a groundskeeper of a mansion owned by a wealthy man and is raised by him. The brothers have grown up into mature adults. Shankar ( ), the eldest, is now joined by Usman on a crime spree around the city. However, he is still haunted by the murder of his parents and seeks to find his brothers. Vijay is now an unemployed but a charming young man. Ratan, the youngest,is a singer with a band at Heavens hotel. Vijay meets Sunita and flirts with her.But she is not responsive. At a party organised by Sunita she sings ‘Chura Liya Hai’. Vijay falls in love with her. Sunita acts as if she too has fallen for him but she publicly mocks him. Vijay feigns sickness. A minidrama persuades Sunita to travel on a trip with him,a man about to lose his life to cancer. But she falls in love. Vijay however reveals the truth to Sunita whose anger soon dissolves and he is forgiven. Ratan meanwhile also finds love with his co-dancer and singer. The brothers meet several times but remain unaware of their close bond. But one night Ratan sings ‘Yaadon ki Baarat’, a heartfelt song of loss. Vijay and Shankar, present at the concert are immediately struck by a flood of memories and overjoyed. Vijay sings along with him. Vijay and Ratan unite. Shankar writes to Ratan asking him to meet him but is unable to because of his boss, none other than Shakaal. Shankar discovers the truth of his parents murders. He joins hands with his brothers and Sunita to make Shakaal pay for his misdeeds. Shakaal and his son Rupesh try to run away from Shankar but he corners them. Finally, Shakaal and Rupesh try to escape through the railway tracks. But Shakaal’s leg gets stuck in the tracks. Shankar sees a train coming and leaves Shakaal to die, while restraining Rupesh. Shankar reunites with his brothers and their lives. Hussain’s nephews, Tariq and Aamir, made their debuts with this film. Tariq played one of the three male leads. Aamir, who went on to become one of the most successful actors in Hindi cinema, appeared in the title song as child artist at the age of eight, playing the younger version of his cousin Tariq’s role. The film released on November 9, 1973 – Tariq’s 22nd birthday. The music and soundtrack of the film was by , with lyrics by . The opening lines of the song, ” ” were inspired from the English song, “If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium” by from the soundtrack of . The title track “Yaadon Ki Baaraat Nikli Hai” appears multiple times. Its first line has also been used in the Hindi tv series . The film earned 5.5 at the box office, becoming the 5th highest grossing film of 1973. The film popularized the now familiar theme of .</p>