Love in Tokyo

Love In Tokyo
Directed by Pramod Chakravorty
Produced by Pramod Chakravorty
Written by Sachin Bhowmick(screenplay and story)
Aghajani Kashmeri (dialogue)
Starring Joy Mukherjee
Asha Parekh
Mehmood
Pran
Music by Shankar Jaikishan
Hasrat Jaipuri (lyrics)
Cinematography V.K. Murthy
Edited by Dharamvir
Release dates
1966
Country India
Language Hindi

Love In Tokyo is a 1966 Hindi film that became a hit at the box office.[1]

Production

It was written by Sachin Bhowmick and produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Pran, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar, Asit Sen and Madan Puri. Music was by Shankar Jaikishan while Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the lyrics. Joy Mukherjee had also worked in the hit film Love in Simla.[2] The success of Love in Tokyo led to the making of Love in Bombay also starring Joy Mukherjee.[3] All the three films are part of Joy Mukherjee's Love in trilogy.[4] The film was shot primarily in Tokyo, Japan.

Cast

Soundtrack

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Sayonara Sayonara" Lata Mangeshkar
2 "Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye Humdum" Lata Mangeshkar
3 "O Mere Shahe-Khuban" Lata Mangeshkar
4 "Love In Tokyo" Mohammed Rafi
5 "O Mere Shahe-Khuban" Mohammed Rafi
6 "Koi Matwala Aaya Mere Dware" Lata Mangeshkar
7 "Aa Ja Re Aa Zara Aa" Mohammed Rafi
8 " Mai Tere Pyar Ka Bimar Hu Kya Arz Karu " Manna De

Filming

The film was shot primarily in Japan at locations including Tokyo, Ueno, Ginza, Tokyo Tower, Tokyo International Airport and Hiroshima.

Nominations

Filmfare Nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role--Mehmood[5]

'Love in Tokyo' hair clips

In this movie Asha Parekh's ponytail was held by a hair clip that consisted of two beads on a rubber band. In India this type of clip is known as a "Love in Tokyo".[6]

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