Ek Thi Larki
Ek Thi Larki (Hindi: एक थी लड़की, There Was A Girl) is a 1949 Hindi action comedy film by director Roop K. Shorey.[1] It had the famous Punjabi song "Laara Lappa Laara Lappa Layi Rakhda" by Lata Mangeshkar, G. M. Durrani and Mohammad Rafi. The music director was Vinod, with lyrics by Aziz Kashmiri and story by I. S. Johar.[2] The film starred Meena Shorey (as Meena) who became famously known as the "Larra Lappa" girl following the release of the film,[3] and Motilal (as Ranjeet). Other co-stars were Bharat Bhushan, I. S. Johar, Agha, Shakuntala, and Kuldip Kaur.
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Directed by | Roop K. Shorey |
Produced by | Roop K. Shorey |
Written by | I. S. Johar |
Starring | Meena Shorey Motilal Kuldip Kaur Agha |
Music by | Vinod |
Cinematography | Anwar Pabani |
Edited by | Pran Mehra |
Production company | Shorey Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Plot
The movie is based on Meena (Meena Shorey) who is running away from two men, who are blackmailing her for a crime she did not commit. Along the way she meets Ranjeet (Motilal), who is engaged to be married to the daughter of his boss but falls in love with Meena.
Cast
- Meena as Meena
- Motilal as Ranjeet
- Kuldeep
- Majnu
- Johar as Sohan
- Shakuntala
- Satish Batra
- Sham Lal as Seth Shyam Sunder
- Moti Bina
- Agha Miraj
References
- Biblio. Asia-Pacific Communication Associates. 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Ek Thi Larki". indiancine.ma. Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 6 August 2015.