Bobby (1973 film)

Bobby
Bobby
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raj Kapoor
Written by	Jainendra Jain (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas; V. P. Sathe
Story by	Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Produced by	Raj Kapoor
Starring	Rishi Kapoor; Dimple Kapadia; Prem Nath; Pran
Cinematography	Radhu Karmakar
Edited by	Raj Kapoor
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Production; company	R.K. Films
Distributed by	R.K. Films
Release date	28 September 1973;
Running time	169 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	est. 31 crore

Bobby is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.^[2] The film stars Raj Kapoor's son, Rishi Kapoor, in his first leading role, opposite Dimple Kapadia in her debut role. The film became a blockbuster securing the position of highest grossing Indian film of 1973,^[3] the second highest grossing film of the 1970s at the Indian box office,^[4] and one of the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films of all time (when adjusted for inflation).^[5] It also became an overseas blockbuster in the Soviet Union, where it drew an audience of 62.6 million viewers,^[6] making it one of the top 20 biggest box office hits of all time in the Soviet Union.^[7]^[8]

The film became a trend-setter. It was wildly popular and widely imitated. It introduced to Bollywood the genre of teenage romance with a rich-versus-poor clash as a backdrop. Numerous films in the following years and decades were inspired by this plot. Indiatimes Movies ranks Bobby amongst the 'Top 30 Must See Bollywood Films'.^[9] The film was remade in Persian as Parvaz dar Ghafas in 1980. Bobby was Dimple Kapadia's first and only film of the 70s era. As she left the film industry following her early marriage, before returning back to proper movies in the mid-80s till the present date.

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^ Banerjee, Shampa; Srivastava, Anil (1988). One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography. Taylor & on Francis. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8240-9483-6. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Box Office 1973". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
^ "Top Earners 1970–1979". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
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[2] Banerjee, Shampa; Srivastava, Anil (1988). One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography. Taylor & on Francis. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8240-9483-6. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[boi73-3] "Box Office 1973". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-01.

[boi70s-4] "Top Earners 1970–1979". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-06-01.

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[9] Kanwar, Rachna (3 October 2005). "25 Must See Bollywood Movies". Indiatimes movies. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2010.

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