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directed by Manoj Agrawal, starring

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Plot summary

Raju Pardesi (

), a poor villager, relocates to Mumbai for a better life. He falls in love with a rich guy's daughter, Chinni (

). Chinni's father opposes their love and challenges Raju to acquire INR one crore within a year if he wants to marry Chinni. Pardesi reaches to the tea plantation in

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, where he meets Karuna (

) who is there as their maid. Pardesi and Karuna eventually fall in love. Meanwhile, the tea business grows and Pardesi is able to collect the required money within a year. However, as the returning time nears, Karuna discovers that Pardesi loves Chinni, and becomes very sad. Pardesi goes to tell her the truth, but discovers that the suitcase which he got at the railway station was of Karuna's father, who is now suffering with a mental trauma. Pardesi feels that it is his fault and decides to marry Karuna. However, at the day of their marriage, Chinni comes there and sees that Pardesi is marrying Karuna. She gets to know the entire story and decides to return. Karuna also gets the entire story and finally decides that the true bride for Pardesi is Chinni. The story ends with Pardesi and Chinni's marriage.

Cast

as Raju Pardesi *

as Karuna *

as Chinni Chopra *

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as Mai The Landlady *

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as Harpal Happy Singh * Aasif Sheikh as Nandu (Union leader of the factory) *

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as Scientist *

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as Naren *

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as Thief *

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as Doctor *

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as Mr. Chopra (Chinni's Father) *

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as Wrestler *

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as Referee in Wrestling Competition *

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as Ramji (Karuna's father)

Soundtrack

The music of all the tracks of ''Pardesi Babu'' were composed by

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. Tracks like "It Happens Only In India", "Jave Sajna Main Nahin Karna" and "Kuch Khona Hai Kuch Pana Hai" gained a lot of popularity, although all tracks of the movie were popular. Mohammad Ali Ikram of Planet Bollywood quoted about the album-"Give Pardesi Babu a few listenings; it is an album which, as promised, comes Straight from the Heart."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0119862, Pardesi Babu 1998 films 1990s Hindi-language films Films scored by Anand Raj Anand