Lakhon Me Ek

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Lakhon Me Ek (One in a Million) is a 1971 Indian Hindi comedy-drama film directed by S. S. Balan. It stars Mehmood and Radha Saluja and is a remake of the Tamil film Ethir Neechal (1968). The movie features music by R. D. Burman and was produced by Gemini Studios. It released on 9 April 1971 in India.

Plot
Bhola, played by Mehmood, struggles to survive in a Bombay chawl, doing odd jobs and studying with support from a kind professor. He forms a close bond with Gauri, played by Radha Saluja. The arrival of a wealthy man from Singapore, Jaggu, who claims Bhola is his son and heir, sets off a series of dramatic and comic events as Bhola navigates love, family, and his uncertain future.

Cast
- Mehmood as Bhola
- Radha Saluja as Gauri
- Pran as Sher Singh
- Aruna Irani as Renu
- Madan Puri as Jaggu
- Lalita Pawar as Leela
- Nazir Hussain as Dindayal
- Mukri as Makhanlal
- Kanhaiyalal as Manoharlal
- Shubha Khote as Jayshree
- Keshto Mukherjee as Mr. Chatterjee
- Sulochana Chatterjee as Sumitra Chatterjee
- Jalal Agha as Jeevan
- David as Professor

Soundtrack
The songs were composed by R. D. Burman and sung by renowned artists such as Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, and Manna Dey. Notable tracks include “Chanda O Chanda” (female), “Jogi O Jogi, Pyar Mein Kya Hoga,” “Chanda O Chanda” (male), “Main Tera Naam Janun Na,” “Yeh Duniya Khel Tamasha,” and “Mere Samnewale Kamre Mein Ek Bhade Ka Tattoo Rehta Hai.”

Reception
Lakhon Me Ek was a box-office hit and is remembered as a popular 1970s Hindi-language film from Gemini Studios.