Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (English: Food, clothing, and shelter) is a 1974 Indian Bollywood Hindi-language film. It was written, produced, directed by and stars Manoj Kumar, alongside Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Amitabh Bachchan, Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Nath and Madan Puri in pivotal roles. Laxmikant Pyarelal were the music directors.
The title of the movie is based on the Hindi phrase referring to the bare necessities of life, which was popularized in the late 1960s by Indira Gandhi ahead of the 1967 general elections. The film was the highest grossing Indian film of 1974 and one of the biggest blockbusters of Manoj Kumar. It also gave a boost to the career of Amitabh Bachchan who was then strengthening his position in the film industry.
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