Plot Summary of Hindi Film Phandebaaz (1978)

Phandebaaz is an Action Drama Hindi (Bollywood) film released on 7 July 1978.

Cast and Crew

Samir Ganguly is the Director, Surjit Aujla is the Producer, and Kaushal Bharati is the Writer (Story, Screenplay, and Dialogue) of Phandebaaz.

Rahul Dev Burman is the Music Director, Anand Bakshi is the Lyricist, N.V. Srinivas is the Cinematographer, and V.K. Naik is the Film Editor of Phandebaaz.

Cast

Dharmendra, Mousumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra, and Ranjeet play pivotal roles in Phandebaaz. Satyen Kapoor, Bindu, Jagdish Raj, Tuntun, Bhagwan Dada, Kumari Naaz, Mac Mohan, and Helen play supporting roles in Phandebaaz.

Budget and Box Office Collection

The tentative budget for the film was 2.20 Crore INR. The film did well commercially and earned 4.20 Crore INR approximately at the Worldwide Box Office and became the 10th Highest Grossing Hindi Film of 1978.

Movie Plot

Rajkumar Kakkar (Dhamendra) wants to be an actor. However, luck does not favor him. One day he finds a Diner Club Card belonging to one Shanti Desai. The card is like a credit card, and Rajkumar starts using the card for his day-to-day life.

In the meantime, while on a Racecourse in Ooty, Rajkumar meets Shanti Devi (Moushumi Chatterjee) and her father (Satyen Kapoor). Rajkumar pretends to be Shanti Desai and soon impresses Shanti and her father. On the other hand, Shanti Desai (Dharmendra in a double role) lodges a police complaint about his lost Diner's Card and its unauthorized use by someone else.

Rajkumar, however, reveals his true identity before Shanti and seeks her apology. Shanti forgives Rajkumar and marries him despite her father's (Satyen Kapoor) opposition.

Story of Shanti Desai (Dharmendra in a double role)

Shanti Desai is a prince, and Bunny (Prem Chopra) is his cunning Diwan. Bunny has a picture in which Shanti Desai seems to kill his sister Princess Ratna (Kumari Naaz).

According to a Will, Shanti Desai can inherit the ancestral property if he gets married in a stipulated time, or the entire property will go to a Trust.

Diwan Bunny has an eagle's eye on the inherited property. He blackmails Shanti Desai and forces him to marry Tony (Bindu), a partner in crime with Bunny.

Shanti Desai learns about Rajkumar Kakkar (Dharmendra) and offers him to stay in the Palace so that he can solve the murder mystery of his sister (Kumari Naaz).

The biggest twist in the story

Rajkumar agrees to stay in the Palace and reaches there without any hindrance. However, Jaggi Dada (Ranjeet), an enemy of Rajkumar, kills Shanti Desai in the guise of Rajkumar. What happens next is the rest of the story.