Loafer (1973 film)

Loafer is a 1973 Indian Hindi film directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Dharmendra, Mumtaz in lead roles, with Om Prakash, Premnath, K. N. Singh in other important roles. The music for the film was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

The film was a hit at the box office and ranked 7th in top grossers in 1973. With films like Jugnu, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Jheel Ke Us Paar, Kahani Kismat Ki, Keemat and Blackmail, Loafer became the 7th hit for Dharmendra in 1973 and thus removing Rajesh Khanna from the top spot. Dharmendra and Mumtaz were appreciated by the critics for their performance. The evergreen song "Aaj Mausam bada beiman hai" became a chart buster and was used in the 2001 film Monsoon Wedding.

Plot
Ranjeet is a shiftless loafer and pickpocket working for a gang. He falls in love with Anju, but does not know she is spying on him for the leader of a rival gang. The gang leader tries to set a trap for Ranjeet, but Anju warns him and he escapes. Ranjeet also tries to help his friend, an apple vendor, pretend to be rich because he has lied to his daughter and said that he is a wealthy businessman. Meanwhile, Ranjeet must steal some jewels before the other gang steals them first. With the aid of a walking dog toy he tries to steal the jewels and Anju tells the gang leader that she will no longer spy on Ranjeet since she has fallen in love with him too.

Cast

 * Dharmendra as Ranjeet
 * Mumtaz as Anju
 * K. N. Singh as Mr. Singh
 * Premnath as Pratap
 * Om Prakash as Gopinath
 * Farida Jalal as Roopa
 * Madan Puri as Mr. Puri
 * Anwar Hussain as Mr. Sinha
 * Manmohan as Singh's Agent
 * Hiralal as Singh's Agent
 * Ramayan Tiwari as Singh's Agent
 * Bhushan Tiwari as Pratap's Man
 * Iftekhar as Police Commissioner
 * Mukri as Ranjeet's Man
 * Raj Mehra as Rajendranath Mehra
 * Anil Dhawan as Anil Mehra
 * Shaukat Kaifi as Anju's Mother
 * Randhir as Money Lender
 * Keshto Mukherjee as Drunk
 * Roopesh Kumar as Rakesh
 * Padma Khanna as Dancer

Music
Laxmikant-Pyarelal has composed the music and Anand Bakshi has penned the lyrics.