Rickshawala

Rickshawala
Poster
Directed by	K. Shankar
Starring	Randhir Kapoor Neetu Singh Mala Sinha Pran
Music by	R. D. Burman
Release date	1973 (1973)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Rickshawala (lit. 'The Rickshaw Man') is a 1973 Bollywood film starring Randhir Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Mala Sinha in the lead roles and directed by K. Shankar. It was Neetu Singh's first film in lead role. It was remake of the 1971 Tamil film Rickshawkaran.

Cast[]

• Randhir Kapoor as Gopi
• Neetu Singh as Kiran
• Mala Sinha as Parvati
• Pran as Kailash
• Mohan Choti as Kabira Rickshaw driver
• Anwar Hussain (actor) as Madan
• Ranjeet as Murli
• Sujit Kumar as Manohar
• Lalita Desai (alias Ashoo) as Shanti
• Sunder (actor) as Chacha
• Poornam Vishwanathan as Chief Justice

Production[]

Rickshawala is a remake of the 1971 Tamil film Rickshawkaran,^[1] and was Neetu Singh's first film as the lead heroine.^[2]

Soundtrack[]

The song 'Rampur ka vasi hoon main' is played by the band in wedding procession scene. This song is originally picturized on Randhir Kapoor, in the film 'Rampur ka Laxman (1972), music by RD Burman'

In another scene, the soundtrack of another RD Burman superhit 'Dum maro Dum' is played.

Trivia[]

The scene of Madras cycle rickshaw race was shot in Anna nagar area of Madras (now Chennai). The famous Tower of Anna Nagar Tower Park can be seen in the background.

Reception[]

Unlike the Tamil original, the remake was a flop.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Rickshawala at IMDb

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