''Hum Paanch'' ( ''Us Five'') is a 1980

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directed by Bapu and produced by

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. The film features a huge all-star cast including

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(in his film debut) and

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. The movie was

's maiden venture as a producer. A young

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, who is producer Boney Kapoor's brother has a cameo appearance. This film is a remake of 1978 Kannada film ''

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'', directed by

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which was also remade by Bapu earlier in Telugu as ''

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'' (1978). The film was distributed by noted distributor R. N. Mandre. The movie was an adaptation of the Mahabharata, fit to a rural scenario with some hints to the various clashes between the Pandavas and the Kauravas and to the characters in the epic.

Cast

as Krishna *

as Sundariya *

as Bhima *

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as Lajiya *

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as Suraj *

as Arjun *

as Mahavir *Uday Chandra as Swaroop *

as Vir Pratap Singh *

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as Nishi *

as Aadesh *

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as Pandit *

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as Vir Pratap's Sister *

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as Vijay * Kanhaiyalal as Lala Nainsukh Prasad Srivastav *

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in song "Aiye Meherban" *Leena Das in song "Aiye Meherban" *Phiroza Cooper in song "Aiye Meherban" *Sujata Bakshi in song "Aiye Meherban"

Crew

*''Director'' – Bapu *''Story'' –

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*''Screenplay'' –

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*''Dialogue'' –

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*''Producer'' –

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*''Production Company'' – S. K. Films Enterprises *''Cinematographer'' – Sharad Kadwe *''Editor'' – Kamlakar Karkhanis *''Art Director'' – M. S. Shinde *''Costume Designer'' – Mrs. Kamal Bakshi, Prem Suri *''Action Director'' –

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*''Choreographer'' – Kamal Kumar *''Soundtrack'' –

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(now Universal Music India Limited)

Soundtrack

Box office

The film was a super hit and sixteenth highest-grossing movie of 1980.

References

External links

* {{Works based on the Mahabharata 1980 films Films directed by Bapu Films with screenplays by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Films scored by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Hindi remakes of Kannada films 1980s Hindi-language films Films based on the Mahabharata