Albela (1971 film)
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| Directed by | A. Shamsher |
| Produced by | Sanat Kothari |
| Starring | Mehmood Aruna Irani |
| Music by | Shankar - Jaikishan |
| Distributed by | Everest Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Albela is a Bollywood film released in 1971.[1] It was directed by A. Shamsher and produced by Sanat Kothari.
Synopsis
[edit]Mahesh, a stage artist, receives a telegram of his father's last hours on the stage but he refuses to leave the play half way, and goes home after the show is over. His father takes a promise from his son that after his death he would facilitate his sister's marriage in a highly reputed and wealthy family.
His friend Jago finds a prince named Sunil, son of Sardar Gajraj Singh Ghansu. He also finds out that Sunil is a bachelor. In order to find appropriate attire for the proposal, he steals a king's costume from a theater. Drama ensues.
Cast
[edit]- Mehmood
- Aruna Irani
- Rajendra Nath
- I. S. Johar
- Achala Sachdev
- Leela Mishra
- Lalita Kumari
- Baby Guddi
- Namrata (Introducing)
- Anwar
- Gajanan Jagirdar
- Ramesh Deo
- Dhumal
- Mukri
- Asit Kumar Sen as Asit Sen
- S. N. Banerjee
- Mohan Choti
- Mirza Musharraf
- Johnny Whisky
- Dilip Dutt
- Brahmachari
- Moolchand
- Daulat Ram
- Jerry
- Ram Swarup
- Bharat Parekh
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
- Anwar Ali as Hero
- Tun Tun as fat woman in swimming pool
Soundtrack
[edit]The music has been directed by Shankar - Jaikishan.[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Devta Mana Aur Pooja" - Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
- "Ae Mere Dil" - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Devta Mana Aur Poojaa" - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Aye Mere Dil v2" - Kishore Kumar
- "Main Hoon Albela" - Kishore Kumar
- "Sultanon Ka Sultan" - Kishore Kumar, Mehmood
- "Tera Dil Mere Dil Se Jo Aan Mila" - Noor Jehan
Versions and legacy
[edit]Albela is a recurrent classic name for Bollywood films, and they share similar themes. This version was antedated by Albela (1951 film) iteration. It was thereafter followed by Albela (1986 film) and Albela (2001 film) versions. These are musicals, with a Pyygmalion/My Fair Ladyesque cant.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Albela (1971)".
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