Achha Bura
Mohammad Sher Khan is a Pathan who has re-located to India from Afghanistan and befriends Phagwara-born Veer Singh. Both are quite naive, they steal a truck from a businessman who has 20 such trucks, get into a fight, are arrested, and jailed. They are let out for good behavior, go to live in Chaurasiya Chawl, and lease a truck for a living. There they become popular when they oust the local goon Jaggu Dada. Then a Catholic Anglo-Indian, Rosy, comes to live there. Both friends mock and make fun of her, but then all three become fast friends. When Rosy falls ill, both come to her rescue and ensure that she recovers. They find out that she is the nanny of a wealthy young woman named Rita Roy, and they also find out that Rita has fallen in love with wealthy Ravi Lala, both want to get married but Ravi's dad wants a huge dowry. Sher Khan and Veer Singh come up with a scheme to get the young lovers gets married - but the scheme has many flaws: it does not involve Rosy at all; it may end up seeing the duo back behind bars; as well as Ravi getting married to a woman of his dad's choice.
- Released
- 1983
- Country
- India
Details
Release year: 1983
Storyline
Mohammad Sher Khan is a Pathan who has re-located to India from Afghanistan and befriends Phagwara-born Veer Singh. Both are quite naive, they steal a truck from a businessman who has 20 such trucks, get into a fight, are arrested, and jailed. They are let out for good behavior, go to live in Chaurasiya Chawl, and lease a truck for a living. There they become popular when they oust the local goon Jaggu Dada. Then a Catholic Anglo-Indian, Rosy, comes to live there. Both friends mock and make fun of her, but then all three become fast friends. When Rosy falls ill, both come to her rescue and ensure that she recovers. They find out that she is the nanny of a wealthy young woman named Rita Roy, and they also find out that Rita has fallen in love with wealthy Ravi Lala, both want to get married but Ravi's dad wants a huge dowry. Sher Khan and Veer Singh come up with a scheme to get the young lovers gets married - but the scheme has many flaws: it does not involve Rosy at all; it may end up seeing the duo back behind bars; as well as Ravi getting married to a woman of his dad's choice.
Top credits
Amjad Khan — Mohammad Sher Khan 'Kamalrup Chaurasiya' 'Shera'
Ranjeet Bedi — Veer Singh .' Vinay Sinha' 'Veer'
Raj Babbar — Ravi Lala
Anita Raj — Rita Roy
Did you know
• Hrishikesh Mukherjee had remade his 1961 film, Mem Didi as Accha Bura, in which Dina Pathak played Lalita Pawar's role, Amjad Khan had played his father Jayant's role and Ranjeet paid David Abhram"s role.
• Amjad Khan and Ranjeet played positive roles in this movie and after a long time Hrishikesh Mukherjee had put some action scenes in this film.
• Achha Bura is the only movie of Usha Khanna with Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
