Rang Birangi
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Rang Birangi | |
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Directed by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
Written by | Ashok Rawat (dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
Story by | Kamleshwar |
Produced by | Rajeev Pandya Rajvi Pictures |
Starring | Farooque Shaikh
Parveen Babi Amol Palekar Deepti Naval Utpal Dutt |
Cinematography | Jaywant Pathare |
Edited by | Khan Zaman Khan |
Music by | R.D.Burman |
Distributed by | Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. (2004, India, DVD) |
Release date | May 6, 1983 |
Running time | 180 minutes (approx) 129 minutes (DVD) |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Rang Birangi is a 1983 Hindi film, based on a story by the Hindi writer Kamleshwar, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. This comedy classic is most remembered for the Utpal Dutt's role of ACP Dhurandhar Bhatawdekar, which won him the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for the year.
Synopsis[]
Ajay Sharma is a very successful entrepreneur who has now transformed into a workaholic and is seen ignoring his wife of seven years, Nirmala. Enter Ravi Kapoor, a friend of Ajay notices Nirmala's loneliness and decides to fix things by rekindling the spark in their life. Thus starts a hilarious comedy involving Ajay's secretary, Anita and her boyfriend, Jeet and a re-enactment of Pati, Patni aur Woh.
Cast[]
- Farooque Shaikh as Prof. Jeet Saxena/ Dhurandhar Bhatawadekar
- Parveen Babi as Nirmala Sharma 'Neema'
- Amol Palekar as Ajay Sharma
- Deepti Naval as Anita Sood (Nitu)
- Chhayadevi as Mrs. Bannerjee
- Utpal Dutt as ACP Dhurandhar Bhatawadekar
- Deven Verma as Ravi Kapoor, Ajay's friend
- Javed Khan as Ticket Seller in Kino
- Om Prakash - Retired Judge Ajit Bannerjee
- Raj Babbar - Himself (Guest Appearance)
- Bindiya Goswami - Herself (Guest Appearance)
- Moolchand as Actor
- Poonam as Urmi, Neema's sister
- Amol Sen as Havaldar
Soundtrack[]
All music is composed by Rahul Dev Burman.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
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1. | "Duniyaa Rang Birangee Bhaiye" | Kaka Hathrasi | Manna Dey | |
2. | "O Mriganayanee Chandramukhee" | Yogesh | Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande, Faiyaz | |
3. | "Kabhi Kuchh Pal Jeevan ke" | Yogesh | Anuradha Paudwal, Aarti Mukherjee | |
4. | "Pyaar Karegaa Tujhe Pyaar" | Sapan Chakraborty |
Awards[]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1984 | Utpal Dutt | Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role | Won |
External links[]
Categories:
- Hindi-language films
- 1983 comedy films
- Indian films
- 1980s Hindi-language films
- 1983 films
- Films scored by R. D. Burman
- Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Films about Bollywood