India Shree 420 sits in the top 8% of India films on this catalog — ranked #160 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
श्री ४२०
The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #160 of 1,983 India films indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #29 of 573 (top 5%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shree 420. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From R.K. Films Ltd.
Romance + Drama in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shree 420 itself).
Position in Catalog
The 7th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 37% of India films in our index.
Popularity (66th percentile) outruns review volume (37th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Shree 420, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- con artist · 5
- scam · 5
- school teacher · 5
- clown · 4
- on the road · 4
- card trick · 3
- solidarity · 2
- fraud · 2
- wealth · 2
- socialism · 1
- pawnbroker · 1
- umbrella · 1
- laundry · 1
- housing project · 1
- hitchhiking · 1
- pawnshop · 1
- cheating at cards · 1
- banana peel · 1
- social criticism · 1
- famous song · 1
- hole in shoe · 1
- moral corruption · 1
- poverty · 24
- mumbai (bombay) · 18
- rain · 15
- money · 14
- honor · 10
- love · 123
- india · 84
- gambling · 31
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | R.K. Films Ltd. |
| Runtime | 2h 48m |
| Release Date | September 6, 1955 |
| IMDb | tt0048613 |