Rang Birangi
| Rang Birangi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Produced by |
Rajiv Pandya Rajvi Pictures |
| Written by | Ashok Rawat (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Story by | Kamleshwar |
| Starring |
Parveen Babi Amol Palekar Deepti Naval Utpal Dutt |
| Music by |
R.D.Burman Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Jaywant Pathare |
| Edited by | Khan Zaman Khan |
| Distributed by |
Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. (2004, India, DVD) |
Release dates |
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Running time |
180 minutes (approx) 129 minutes (DVD) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Rang Birangi is a 1983 Hindi film, based on a story by noted Hindi writer, Kamleshwar, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. This comedy classic is most remembered for the Utpal Dutt's role of Police Inspector Dhurindhar Bhatawrekar, 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
- Parveen Babi as Nirmala Sharma 'Neema'
- Amol Palekar as Ajay Sharma
- Farooq Sheikh as Prof. Jeet Saxena
- Deepti Naval as Anita Sood
- Chhayadevi as Mrs. Bannerjee
- Utpal Dutt as ACP Dhurandhar Bhatawdekar
- Deven Verma as Ravi Kapoor, Ajay's friend
- Javed Khan as Ticket Seller in Kino
- Om Prakash - Retired Judge Ajit Bannerjee
- Moolchand as Actor
- Poonam as Urmi, Neema's sister
- Amol Sen as Havaldar
Crew
- Director – Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Story – Kamleshwar
- Screenplay – Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Dialogue – Ashok Rawat
- Producer – Rajiv Pandya
- Production Company – Rajvi Pictures
- Cinematographer – Jaywant Pathare
- Editor – Khan Zaman Khan
- Art Director – Ajit Banerjee
- Costume Designer – Xerxes Bathena
- Costume and Wardrobe – M.R. Bhutkar, Babu Ghanekar, Mohan Pardesi
Soundtrack
All music composed by Rahul Dev Burman.
| Songs | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Playback | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Duniyaa Rang Birangee Bhaiye" | Kaka Hathrasi | Manna Dey | |||||||
| 2. | "Kabhi Kuchh Pal Jeevan ke" | Yogesh | Anuradha Paudwal, Aarti Mukherjee | |||||||
| 3. | "O Mriganayanee Chandramukhee" | Yogesh | Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande, Faiyaz | |||||||
| 4. | "Pyaar Karegaa Tujhe Pyaar" | Maya Govind | Sapan Chakraborty | |||||||
Awards
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Utpal Dutt | Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role | style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won |
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