Kaamchor

Kaamchor
Directed byK. Vishwanath
Written byJainendra Jain
Screenplay byK. Viswanath
Story byK. Viswanath
Produced byRakesh Roshan
StarringRakesh Roshan
Jaya Prada
Suresh Oberoi
Shriram Lagoo
Music byRajesh Roshan
Distributed byFilm Kraft
Release date
  • 24 December 1982 (1982-12-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Kaamchor (transl.: Idler) is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath.[1] Produced by Rakesh Roshan, the film is a Hindi remake of Viswanath's Telugu film Subhodayam (1980).[2][3] The film stars Rakesh Roshan, Jaya Prada, Tanuja, Sujit Kumar, Suresh Oberoi, Shreeram Lagoo and Bhagwan Dada. The film's music is by the producer and lead actor's brother - Rajesh Roshan. The film became a superhit, along with the songs.[4] Rakesh Roshan's nephew in the film is played by a young Sonu Nigam, who later became a playback singer.[5][6][7]

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  4. ^ "The best of Rakesh Roshan". Rediff.com. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ Sen, Mriganka (30 July 2015). "Happy Birthday Sonu Nigam: 8 films you didn't know he acted in". Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "The filmmaker with the midas touch: Remembering the legendary K Viswanath" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Subhodayam" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.