Gopi (1970 film)
Gopi is a 1970 Hindi film produced by T S Muthuswami and S S Palaniappan, the film is directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Pran, Om Prakash, Durga Khote, Farida Jalal, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar and Aruna Irani. This is a remake of 1964 Kannada Movie Chinnada Gombe starring Kalyan Kumar and J Jayalalitha, which was produced & directed by B. R. Panthulu. This film is remembered for Om Prakash and Dilip Kumar class act . Om Prakash tragic act is highlight of this movie.
Cast
Dilip Kumar as Gopiram
Saira Banu as Seema
Pran as Lala
Farida Jalal as Nandini
Om Prakash as Girdharilal
Aruna Irani
Mukri as Ramlal
Lalita Pawar as Lilavati Devi
Durga Khote
Nirupa Roy as Parvati
Johnny Walker as Ramu
Production
According to film expert Rajesh Subramanian,Rajendra Kumar was first signed for the film. The producers felt Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar would make a perfect pair and requested Rajendra Kumar, who returned the signing amount and quit the film.
Awards
1971: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Dilip Kumar (nominated)