00:03Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Gull Mail, 1979, is a classic Hindi comedy film starring
00:09Amol Pailka, Utpal Dutt, and Bindya Goswami. Storyline
00:14The strict boss, Ramprasad needs a job. He works for Bhavani Shankar, an orthodox man who hates
00:22sports, casual clothes, and anyone without a mustache. The white lie, Ramprasad shaves his
00:28mustache off to attend a football match. When his boss spots him, Ramprasad panics and claims he
00:34has an identical twin brother named Laxman Prasad who lacks morals and a mustache. The double life,
00:41to keep up the act, Ramprasad wears a fake mustache at work and acts like a boring,
00:46conservative worker. Without the mustache, he behaves as a modern, music-loving person who
00:51opposes his boss. The chaos, complications multiply when his boss forces him to interact with both
00:58personalities, hiring his, twin, as a music teacher, and pulling in a fake mother to complete the
01:04deception. Interesting facts. It is a remake of the 1961 Bengali film Kanamachi, which was based on a
01:11play by Silesh Day. The film features memorable music composed by Rahul Dev Berman with lyrics by
01:18Gulzer, including the hit track, Aane Waala Pal Jaane Waala Hai. Made on a modest scale, the film became a
01:25massive commercial success and a super hit. Utpal Dutt won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his
01:31iconic performance as the quirky, strict boss.
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