''Masterji'' is a 1985 Indian
Hindi
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-language
romantic comedy
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film directed by
K. Raghavendra Rao
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and fiv ...
and written by
K. Bhagyaraj
Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor ...
. The film stars
Rajesh Khanna and
Sridevi. It is a remake of Bhagyaraj's own Tamil film ''
Mundhanai Mudichu
''Mundhanai Mudichu'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed and written by K. Bhagyaraj and also stars alongside Urvashi (actress), Urvashi (in her major Tamil debut). The film focuses on Parimala, a ...
'' (1983).
In the film, Radha falls in love with the new teacher employed in the village school. Being a widower with a son, he snubs her. In response, she publicly accuses him of having an affair with her. The film was released theatrically on 30 August 1985.It was one of the highest grossing Bollywood movie of 1985.
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.
Cast
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Rajesh Khanna as Raju
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Sridevi as Radha
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Anita Raj as Shobha
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Kader Khan
Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut film in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, in which h ...
as Jamnadas
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Shakti Kapoor
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as Bholashankar
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Aruna Irani
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as Roopa
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Asrani
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as Pandit
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Shyama Shyama may refer to:
* Shyama (Hindi actress) (1935–2017), Indian actress in Hindi films
* Shyama (Malayalam actress) (?–1996), Indian actress in Malayalam and Tamil films
* Shyama (Jain monk) ( 247 BC–151 BC), Jain monk
* Shama Dulari ( 19 ...
as Shanti
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Om Shivpuri
Om Shivpuri (14 July 1938 – 15 October 1990) was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.
A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumnus, Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Co ...
as Vaid
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Jayshree Gadkar
Jayshree Gadkar (21 February 1942 – 29 August 2008) was a noted Marathi and Hindi movie actress and a star of Marathi cinema from the 1950s up to the 1980s.
Personal life
Jayshree was born into a Konkani-speaking family at Kanasgiri ( Sa ...
as Masterji's Mother-in-law
Production
The
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
remake rights were acquired for , the highest ever paid for a remake rights of a Tamil film at that time.
Soundtrack
Box office
''Masterji'' was a super hit at box-office, according to Trade Guide. It has grossed appx 8 crores in 1985
References
External links
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{{K. Raghavendra Rao
1985 films
Indian romantic comedy-drama films
1980s romantic comedy-drama films
1985 drama films
1980s Hindi-language films
Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao
Hindi remakes of Tamil films
Films scored by Bappi Lahiri
Films about educators
Films set in schools