Manoranjan
Manoranjan | |
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Directed by | Shammi Kapoor |
Written by | Abrar Alvi |
Produced by | F.C. Mehra |
Starring | Shammi Kapoor Sanjeev Kumar Zeenat Aman |
Cinematography | Dwarka Divecha |
Edited by | Pran Mehra |
Music by | Rahul Dev Burman |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Eagle Films United Producers |
Release date | 11 January 1974 |
Country | India |
Languages | Hindi, Urdu |
Manoranjan is a 1974 Indian Hindi film directed by Shammi Kapoor. It is a remake of the English classic Irma La Douce
Sanjeev Kumar plays Jack Lemmon's role, Zeenat Aman Shirley MacLaine's and Shammi Kapoor plays Lou Jacobi's. Hotel Casanova is called Hotel Mauj! .
Manoranjan is perhaps the only Hindi movie where prostitution was presented as a 'fun' activity without moralising and the lead actress sleeps with men other than the hero and is not an issue. For 1974 the film in India was a revolution was panned by the critics and the audience due to the sense of immorality.This movie was a presentation of real world and having great fun .[citation needed]
R.D. Burman composed the memorable songs. Asha Bhosle earned a Filmfare Nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Chori Chori Sola Singar," the only nomination for the film[1]. Among the rest of the cast are Paintal, Asit Sen and Dev Kumar.
Cast
- Shammi Kapoor ... Dhoop Chhaon
- Sanjeev Kumar ... Constable Ratan 'Sheru'
- Zeenat Aman ... Nisha
- Dev Kumar ... Balram
- Madan Puri ... Police Inspector
- Paintal ... Tingoo
- Asit Sen ... Senior Constable
- Agha ... Man with ice-cream
- Murad ... Police Commissioner
- Shefali (as Shaifali)
- Sabina (as Sabeena)
- Kamal
- Dhawan (as Dawan)
External links
- Manoranjan at IMDb