Gopi (1970 film)

Gopi is a 1970 Hindi film produced by T. S. Muthuswami & S. S. Palaniappan and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu in lead roles, with Pran, Om Prakash, Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Johnny Walker, Ramayan Tiwari, Mukri, Sudesh Kumar, Durga Khote, Lalita Pawar in other important roles. The music was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.

This is a remake of 1964 simultaneously shot Kannada Movie Chinnada Gombe and Tamil movie Muradan Muthu, which was produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. This film is remembered for Om Prakash and Dilip Kumar's classic acting.

As reported by Box Office India, Gopi was a big hit at the box office.

Cast

 * Dilip Kumar as Gopiram "Gopi"
 * Saira Banu as Seema
 * Pran as Lala
 * Om Prakash as Girdharilal
 * Nirupa Roy as Parvati
 * Farida Jalal as Nandini
 * Johnny Walker as Ramu
 * Ramayan Tiwari as Hariram
 * Mukri as Ramlal
 * Sudesh Kumar as Kumar
 * Durga Khote as Ranimaa
 * Lalita Pawar as Leelavati

Production
According to film expert Rajesh Subramanian, Rajendra Kumar was first signed for the film. The producers felt Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar would make a perfect pair and requested Rajendra Kumar to return the signing amount and quit the film.

Awards

 * 1971: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Dilip Kumar (nominated)

Music
The film's music is by Kalyanji-Anandji and the lyrics were penned by Rajinder Krishan.