Around the World is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Pachhi. It stars Raj Kapoor as an Indian who travels around the world with five thousand rupees. The film also starred Rajshree, Ameeta, Om Prakash, and Mehmood. It was India's first film to be released in 70 mm format and was shot all around the world.

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Around the World
Directed by	Pachhi (was brother of Om Prakash in real life)
Written by	Jagdish Kanwal (dialogue) Pachhi (screenplay)
Produced by	Pachhi
Starring	Raj Kapoor Rajshree Pran Om Prakash
Cinematography	G. Singh
Edited by	Shyam Rajput
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	178 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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A man accompanies his uncle to Tokyo but finds himself in a dilemma when he must travel to Europe immediately,

A young millionaire is left in the lurch when his employee sabotages his travel plans. Now, stuck in Japan with just $8, he somehow obtains a job aboard a cruise ship and also meets a beautiful girl.

• Raj Kapoor as Raj Singh
• Rajshree as Rita
• Pran as Pran
• Om Prakash
• Mehmood Ali as Albata
• Sir Frank Worrell West Indies Test Cricketer Special Appearance

In 1977, Kapoor told to India Today that he dislikes the film, he also criticised Pachchi's direction, and that he acted in the film for money, because "like Orson Welles, I had to act in bad films to make good ones myself".^[1]