The film uses the familiar Bollywood theme of siblings separated by fate. Gangland killers assassinate an honest man who defied them, killing his wife as well. The couple's three sons flee the massacre and lose contact with each other. They grow up in entirely different circumstances and are re-united only when one of the sons, played by Dharmendra, sets out to find the villain who killed their parents.
Shankar (Dharmendra), Vijay (Vijay Arora), and Ratan (Tariq) are three brothers. On their father's birthday, their mother taught them a song titled "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" which they held dearly to their hearts. As fate may have it, one day, the boys' father witnessed a robbery by Shakaal (Ajit), and his henchmen. To protect their identity, Shakal decided to kill the boys' father before he could go to the police. So one night, Shakaal and his men storm into the boys' father's room and kill both their mother and father. Shankar and Vijay witness the act and flee. They make their way to a passing train, where Shankar is separated from Vijay.
Several years pass by and the boys have grown up. Shankar is haunted by the memory of his parent's murder and is now joined by his friend Usman on a crime spree around the city. Vijay was adopted by a fairly wealthy man who is the groundskeeper to the love of his life, Sonita (Zeenat Aman). And Ratan, was raised by the boys' maid, and changed his name to Monto. With his new identity, Monto started a band and does gigs a hotels for a living.
Their only hope of reuniting is by remembering the song their mother had taught them...Yaadon Ki Baaraat.
It's a classic film of Indian cinema and one of the most remembered of the 1970s
Trivia
This was Aamir Khan's debut film, with him playing a young Vijay Arora in the title song of the film.
Aamir Khan's debut film as a hero- Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, was also produced by the same production house. But directed by his cousin Mansoor, instead of his uncle Nasir Hussain.
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Trivia
Current superstar Aamir Khan, the nephew of the director, made his first film appearance as a child artist in this film.
Nasir Husain had wanted to cast his regular actress Asha Parekh, but she was busy dancing abroad, so he gave the role to Zeenat Aman.
Neetu Singh, who had been a child actress in the 1960's, debuted as a heroine in "Rikshawala" (1972). When that film flopped, she took a small role in this film to revive her career. The hit song "Lekar hum" was picturized on her, and her sexy red costume and her frenetic dancing got her so much attention that she was immediately elevated to heroine roles again.
The film was later remade in Telugu as Annadammula Anubandham. The songs were also remade: "Churaliya hai" was now "Gulabi puvvai," and the title song "Yaadon Ki Baarat" was now "AnantihRudayala Anandageetam."
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