Lakhon Ki Baat

Lakhon Ki Baat

'The Fortune Cookie' meets Bollywood!

1984 · 136 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

Freelance photographer, Alok Prakash, while photographing women hockey players in action, is hit by the puck, loses his senses and his hospitalized. His brother-in-law, a lawyer by the name of Prem Sagar, decides to capitalize on this accident, and to sue Alok's employer for a large sum of money, so that they can live comfortably for the rest of their lives. He explains his plan to Alok, and asks the rest of the family also to go on with this charade - with hilarious results - that will change their lives forever.

Directed by Basu Chatterjee · Written by Basu Chatterjee

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Sanjeev Kumar Prem Sagar
Farooq Shaikh Alok Prakash
Anita Raj Shobha Prakash
Utpal Dutt Maganbhai

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