Man Pasand (मन पसंद) 1980

Published on November 10, 2012 in Cinema

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Banner	Filmunit
Director	Basu Chatterjee
Writer	Basu Chatterjee
Producer
Orginal music	Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography	K.K. Mahajan
Film Editing	Babu Sheikh
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Playback Singers	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi

Character	Actor / Actress
Pratap	Dev Anand
Kamli	Tina Munim
Kashinath	Girish Karnad
Popatlal	Mehmood
	Simple Kapadia
	Jalal Agha
	Birbal
	Chandu
	Ratan Gaurang
	Tarun Ghosh
	Raj Kishore
	Leela Mishra
	Pardesi
	Amol Sen
	Vishnu Sharma
	Sunder
	Taneja
	Veena
	Piloo J. Wadia

Best friends and musicologists Pratap (Dev Anand) and Kashinath (Girish Karnad) make a bet that Pratap can transform any unpolished girl into a graceful and talented singer in only six months' time. Kashinath agrees that he will marry the girl if Pratap is successful. One night they accidentally take the wrong train after a party. They encounter Kamli (Tina Munim), a loud-mouthed vendor of neem branches on the train and Pratap tells her that she could become a skilled singer. At first Kamli laughs at him, but changes her mind and comes to see him the next day, saying she will pay him for music lessons. Kamli moves in with the acerbic and bossy Pratap to become his full time pupil. With the help of his invention the scalograph, Pratap teaches Kamli to sing classical music and play the tambura. Meanwhile, soft-spoken and gentlemanly Kashinath teaches her the culture of music, proper etiquette and how to talk correctly. Kamli's shiftless father Popatlal (Mehmood) shows up to complain about the unorthodox living arrangement, but the two men pay him off and send him away. They decide to test their protege and take Kamli to a party where they pass her off as part of a royal family. Unfortunately, she drinks too much and gives the game away. After the party, Kamli gives Pratap's secretary a month off and takes over his duties, becoming indispensable to her teacher. Finally, the big day arrives and Kamli performs in front of a large audience where she is a great success. Afterwards, Pratap and Kashinath congratulate themselves on their great success, forgetting Kamli's hard work. In despair about her uncertain future and filled with sadness that Pratap does not care for her, she fights with him and leaves. Pratap pretends to be indifferent. Kashinath, knowing his friend well, points out that he has obviously fallen in love with her and releases him from the bet. Pratap is miserable without Kamli, but he is too proud to ask her back. Just when he thinks she is gone forever, she returns to him.