Paap Aur Punya
Paap Aur Punya is a Bollywood film directed by Prayag Raj. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore and Ajit. Shashi Kapoor also appears in dual role.
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| Directed by | Prayag Raj |
| Produced by | Shyam Kumar Shivdasani |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Sharmila Tagore Ajit Indrani Mukherjee |
| Music by | Kalyanji Anandji |
Release date | 1974 |
| Country | India |
Plot
Fair-minded Raja Gajraj Singh is overthrown in a coup by his brother, Balbir Singh. Both Gajraj's and Balbir's wives are pregnant, and give birth to twin sons, and a son respectively. Balbir orders that Gajraj's son be killed. Then he arranges for Gajraj and his wife's accidental death by a motor vehicle. Years go by, most people have forgotten Raja Gajraj, and Balbir is the sole acclaimed ruler with his fair-minded and soft-spoken son, Ganga Singh, who is all set to succeed the throne from his dad. Then Ganga meets a young woman named Jugni from a poor family and falls in love with her, she too falls in love with him, and both want to get married. But Balbir will not have anything to do with her, as he would like Ganga to marry rich and wealthy Mala. Chaos and anarchy suddenly descent upon the palace, when Ganga undergoes a character change and becomes womanizing, alcoholic, and foul-mouthed, much to the chagrin of his dad. But the clouds do have a silver lining for Ganga is now willing to wed Mala. What was the reason behind the sudden change in Ganga? What will the poor heart-broken Jugni do now?
Cast
- Shashi Kapoor as Ganga Singh / Jwala Singh
- Sharmila Tagore as Jugni
- Ajit as Balbir Singh
- Asrani as Palace Official
- Aruna Irani as Mala
- Achala Sachdev as Ganga's mom
- Murad as Raja Gajraj Singh
- Ramesh Goyal as Inspector Rana
- Baby Guddu as Pinky
- Margaret Bhatty (Madhuri Basu) as Indian Airlines Cabin Crew carrying Pinky down the airstair.
- Manik Irani
- Moolchand as Salim
- Jagdish Raj as Police Inspector
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Tiger
- Roopesh Kumar as Marqas- Tiger's associate
- Gurcharan Pohli as Shera- Tiger's associate
- Indrani Mukherjee
- Kunal Kapoor as Young Ganga / Jwala Singh
Songs
- Bolo Baadal Ki Mehbooba Kaun Hain - Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
- O Rang Rasiya Re Main Toh Shaam Se Baithi Thi - Kanchan
- Main Hoon Jodhpur Ki Jugni - Lata Mangeshkar
- Tere Mere Pyaar Ki Bandh Gayi Jab Yeh Dor -Mukesh, Kanchan