Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Ram Teri Ganga Maili , Theatrical release poster Directed by Raj Kapoor Produced by Raj Kapoor Written by Raj Kapoor, V. P. Sathe, K. K. Singh, Jyoti Swaroop Starring Rajiv Kapoor, Mandakini, Divya Rana, Saeed Jaffrey, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Yash Pandit Music by Ravindra Jain Cinematography Radhu Karmakar Editing by Raj Kapoor Release date(s) 25 July 1985 Running time 178 min. Country India Language Hindi Ram Teri Ganga Maili (literally translated into English as "Ram, your Ganges is polluted") was a 1985 Bollywood film directed by actor-director Raj Kapoor. The movie stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor, son of Raj Kapoor. It was Raj Kapoor's last film. The film became a "Blockbuster" at the box office and went on to be the highest grossing Hindi film of 1985. All the songs of the film became "Superhit", specially the evergreen Lata Mangeshkar song 'Sun Saheba Sun'. Music Director Ravindra Jain received a Filmfare Award for this film. Plot edit: Ganga Singh live in Gangotri with her brother, Karam. One day she comes to the assistance of a young man, Narendra Sahay, who has come with a group of Calcutta-based college students to study the source of the holy river Ganga, and to get some holy water for his wheelchair-bound paternal grandma. Both are attracted to each other, and on the next Puran Mashi get married, and spend the night in close intimacy. Narendra leaves, but promises Ganga that he will be back soon. Months go by, but he does not return. She gives birth to a son, and as soon she is able to, she starts her journey to Alipor, Calcutta, to confront Narendra and ensure a better future for their son. At Rishikesh she is exploited by two women and a man, escapes and takes shelter in a crematorium. Then at Banaras, she is molested by a Pandit, rescued by the police and given a ticket to Calcutta. When she alights en route to get water for her baby, the train leaves, and she falls into the clutches of a Manilal who feigns blindness and lures her to Rajeshwaribai's brothel near Banaras, where she is forced to stay so that she can provide food and shelter for her son. It is here she is introduced to powerful politician, Bhagwat Choudhary, who pays a hefty sum and asks Manilal to bring Ganga to Calcutta where he intends to keep her as his and Jeeva Sahay's mistress. What Ganga does not know is that Bhagwat's daughter, Radha, is Narendra's bride-to-be; that Jeeva is none other than Narendra's dad, and that soon she will asked to dance at his wedding reception Cast edit: Rajiv Kapoor as Narendra "Naren" Sahay, Mandakini as Ganga Singh, Divya Rana as Radha B. Choudhary, Saeed Jaffrey as Kunj Bihari, Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Jeeva Sahay, Raza Murad as Bhagwat Choudhary, Geeta Siddharth as Mrs. Sahay, Trilok Kapoor as Professor, Krishan Dhawan as Manilal, Vishwa Mehra as Postbabu, Urmila Bhatt as Rajeshwaribai, Gita Siddharth as Mrs. J. Sahai, A.K. Hangal as Brij Kishore, Gautam Sarin as Naren's fellow student, Monty Nath as Naren's fellow student who lost his watch, Kamaldeep as Chamanlal, Cultural allusions edit: According to Philip Lutgendorf, the movie is an allegory that "synthesizes classical and mythic narrative, soft-core political and social commentary (here condemning the corruption of politicians and capitalists and championing the nascent environmental initiatives of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi). The narrative recapitulates the Abhijñānaśākuntalam story that first appeared in the epic Mahabharata and then was reworked, some six hundred years later, by the poet Kalidasa." Awards edit: The film won five Filmfare Awards in various categories. Best Film, Best Art Director - Suresh Sawant, Best Director - Raj Kapoor, Best Editor - Raj Kapoor, Best Music Director - Ravindra Jain, Songs edit: Audio: HMV, Music and Lyrics: Ravindra Jain, except 5 and 9 1. "Ek Dukhiyari Kahe" - Lata Mangeshkar, 2. "Ek Radha Ek Meera" - Lata Mangeshkar, 3. "Husn Pahadon Ka" - Lata Mangeshkar; Suresh Wadkar, 4. "Ram Teri Ganga Maili Ho Gayee - Part 1" - Suresh Wadkar, 5. "Sun Sahiba Sun" - Lata Mangeshkar Lyric: Hasrat Jaipuri, 6. "Tujhe Bulayen Yeh Meri Bahen" - Lata Mangeshkar, 7. "Yaara O Yaara" - Lata Mangeshkar; Suresh Wadkar, 8. "Ram Teri Ganga Maili Ho Gayee - Part 2" - Suresh Wadkar, 9. "Main Hi Main Hoon -Suresh Wadkar Lyric: Amir Qazalbash

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