Summary
Rani Aur Lalpari is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language children's fantasy film directed by Ravikant Nagaich and produced by Hari Prasad Nagaich and Rani Nagaich of Guru Enterprising Movies. The film stars Baby Raani in the lead role with an ensemble including Reena Roy, Rajendra Kumar, Asha Parekh, Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, and Neetu Singh. The music was composed by Vasant Desai.[1][2] The film was a hit on release.
| Rani Aur Lalpari | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ravikant Nagaich |
| Written by | Pandit Puranik (dialogues) Balakavi Bairagi (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | G.D. Madgulkar |
| Story by | G.D. Madgulkar |
| Produced by | Hari Prasad Nagaich Rani Nagaich |
| Starring | Baby Raani Reena Roy Rajendra Kumar Asha Parekh |
| Cinematography | Ravikant Nagaich |
| Edited by | N. S. Prakasham Venkataratnam |
| Music by | Vasant Desai |
Production company | Guru Enterprising Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
Rani is a child who is being brought up by her mother, Kamla (Asha Parekh) as her dad Rajendra (Rajendra Kumar) has gone out of town on business. Both mother and daughter live with their cruel and selfish relatives (Satyen Kappu and Lalita Kumari). They live with her abusive uncle. One day, Kamla gets the news that her husband is returning, and she is overjoyed. This joy turns to sorrow when she finds out that he has died in an accident. Shortly thereafter, she too passes away, leaving poor Rani at the hands of the cruel relatives. Her best friend Pappu (Master Abbas) tells her about Lalpari (Reena Roy). She succeeds in reaching heaven with the help of Lalpari and manages to trick Yamraj (God of truth and death). However, Rani's father was only injured in the plane crash. Rani lives happily ever after with her parents. This movie also features the story of Cinderella and Gulliver's Travels in two songs.
Cast edit
- Rajendra Kumar as Rajendra, Rani's dad
- Asha Parekh as Kamla, Rani's mom
- Reena Roy as Lalpari
- Master Abbas as Pappu
- Baby Raani as Raani
- Satyen Kappu as Ramlal, Raani's uncle
- Lalita Kumari as Ramlal's wife
- Ramesh Deo as Pappu's father
- Seema Deo as Pappu's mother
- Prem Nath as Yamraj
- Jagdeep as Chitra Gupt
- Aruna Irani as Menaka
- Leena Das
- Jankidas
- Padma Khanna as Mermaid
- Manju Bhargavi as Apsara
- Mahipal
- Narendra Nath
- Danny Denzongpa as himself.
Characters in "Ek Baar Ek Ladki Thi" (Cinderella's story) edit
- Neetu Singh as Cinderella
- Jeetendra as Prince Charmin
- Rajee Singh as Cinderella's mother
- Preeti Ganguli as Cinderella's step-mom
- Agha as Cinderella's dad
= Characters in "Ajab Kahani Gulliver Ki" (Gulliver's story) edit
- Feroz Khan as Gulliver
- Raja Babu as King of Lilliput
Soundtrack edit
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maa O Maa Maa Ke Aansoo" | Asha Bhosle |
| 2 | "Mera Phool Badan" | Asha Bhosle |
| 3 | "Raani Ki Naa Maani" | Asha Bhosle, Dilraj Kaur |
| 4 | "Kirno Se Jagmagaye" | Asha Bhosle, Dilraj Kaur |
| 5 | "Ek Baar Ek Ladki Thi" | Asha Bhosle, Dilraj Kaur, Manna Dey |
| 6 | "Ammi Ko Chummi Papa" | Dilraj Kaur |
| 7 | "Pappa Ko Pappi Lakhon" | Dilraj Kaur |
| 8 | "Ajab Kahani Gulliver Ki" | Manna Dey |
References edit
External links edit
- Rani Aur Lalpari at IMDb
