Summary
Raja Jani (transl. Raja and His Sweetheart) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language film, produced by Madan Mohla, directed by Mohan Segal, and written by S. Ali Raza. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Premnath, Prem Chopra, Johnny Walker, Durga Khote, Sajjan, Helen and Bindu. The music is by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Raja Jani was the fourth highest-grossing film of the year. It is loosely based on the 1956 American film Anastasia and was itself remade in Tamil in 1983 as Adutha Varisu.[1][2]
| Raja Jani | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Mohan Sehgal |
| Written by | S. Ali Raza |
| Screenplay by | Nabendu Ghosh |
| Story by | Nabendu Ghosh |
| Produced by | Madan Mohla |
| Starring | Dharmendra Hema Malini Premnath Prem Chopra Johnny Walker |
| Cinematography | Madan Sinha |
| Edited by | Lachchmandas |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
Production company | Seven Art Pictures |
| Distributed by | Seven Art Pictures |
Release date | 17 November 1972 |
Running time | 155 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
Raj Kumar Singh "Raja" tries to find a girl who would be a perfect impostor to take the place of the missing princess Ratna. During an assassination of her parents she disappeared, and during the last ten years her grandmother, queen Rajmata has been looking for her. Raja finds a street dancer named Shanno, and finally, after extensive training concerning the etiquette, they can disguise and present her as the long lost princess in order to get the reward money for finding her. Shanno enters the house as the long-awaited princess. What Raja does not know is that Shanno is in fact the real princess.
Cast edit
- Dharmendra as Raj Kumar Singh "Raja"[3]
- Hema Malini as Ratna / Shanno
- Premnath as Diwan Gajendra Singh[3]
- Prem Chopra as Pratap Bahadur Singh
- Johnny Walker as Imartilal
- Durga Khote as Rajmata
- Sajjan as Khairati
- Nadira as Shanno's foster mother
- Jankidas as Dr. Nigam
- C. S. Dubey as Bagla Seth's Servant
- Helen as Item Dancer (Guest Appearance)
- Suresh
- Manmohan as Latpat Seth (Guest Appearance)
- Bindu as Raja's Ex-Girlfriend (Guest Appearance)
- Rajan Haskar
Soundtrack edit
The music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal.[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jani O Jani" | Kishore Kumar | |
| 2. | "Aa Aaja Aaja" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 3. | "A B C D Chhodo" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 4. | "Duniya Ka Mela" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 5. | "Kitna Maza Aa Raha Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 6. | "Mubarak Ho Tujhe Ae Dil" | Lata Mangeshkar |
References edit
- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (30 July 2016). "How do you solve a problem like Rajini?". Baradwaj Rangan. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
- ^ a b Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (25 February 2021). Bollygeek: The Crazy Trivia Guide to Bollywood. Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-89253-46-7.
External links edit
- Raja Jani at IMDb
