Dillagi (1978 film)
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| Directed by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Written by | Basu Chatterjee |
| Screenplay by | Basu Chatterjee, Keka Chatterjee |
| Story by | Bimal Kar |
| Produced by | Bikram Singh Dehal, Kanwar Ajit Singh |
| Starring | Dharmendra Hema Malini |
| Cinematography | K. K. Mahajan |
| Edited by | V. N. Mayekar |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan Yogesh (lyrics) |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dillagi is a 1978 romantic comedy directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on the Bengali novella "Kalidas O Chemistry" by Bimal Kar. It stars Dharmendra as Swarn Kamal - a newly appointed Sanskrit professor in a girls' college. Hema Malini is a strict Chemistry lecturer (Phoolrenu) and warden of the same college.
Synopsis
[edit]Phoolrenu has been nicknamed "carbon dioxide" and Swarnkamal is lovingly called "jijaji" by the girls. While for Swarnkamal it is love at first sight, Phoolrenu detests him due to his style of teaching the works of Mahakavi (Great Poet) Kalidas.
From the celebrations of the festival - Holi to the annual function, all attempts of Swarnkamal to win over Phoolrenu seem to be having an opposite effect. He then visits Phoolrenu during the summer vacations at her hometown of Kashipur and finally makes some headway, but Phoolrenu wants him to approach her through a proper channel by responding to her matrimonial advertisement in a newspaper.
But confusion reigns and Phoolrenu's marriage is fixed with someone else. Will Swarnkamal be able to make it to the wedding in time and clear the chaos. Watch this sublime comedy to find out.
Cast
[edit]- Dharmendra – Swarn Kamal
- Hema Malini – Phoolrenu
- Mithu Mukherjee – Geeta, English Lecturer
- Devan Verma – Gopal Krishan Choudhry
- Asrani – Ramesh
- Preeti Ganguly – Charu, Student
- Keshto Mukherjee – Tonga (horse-coach) driver
- Shatrughan Sinha – Advocate Shekhar
- Guffi Paintal – Ganesh
- Urmila Bhatt – Ramesh's mother
- Lalita Kumari – Principal
- Dulari – Ganga
- Brahmachari – Mini-bus driver
- Kajri – Usha
- Anjali Paigankar – Shobha
- Poornima Jairam
Credits
[edit]- Director – Basu Chatterjee
- Producer – Bikram Singh Dehal, Kanwar Ajit Singh
- Screenplay – Basu Chatterjee, Keka Chatterjee
- Dialogue – Basu Chatterjee
- Cinematographer – K. K. Mahajan
- Editor – V. N. Mayekar
- Art Director – Jadhav Bhattacharya
- Costumes Designer – Leena Daru, Tulsiram Nipane
- Action Director – Ravi Khanna
- Choreographer – Satyanarayan
- Music Director – Rajesh Roshan
- Lyricist – Yogesh
- Playback Singers – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh, Suman Kalyanpur
Soundtrack
[edit]All lyrics are written by Yogesh; all music is composed by Rajesh Roshan
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baadal To Aaye" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 2. | "Kar Gayi Mast Mujhe" | Kishore Kumar, Suman Kalyanpur | |
| 3. | "Main Kaun Sa Geet" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 4. | "Prem Hai Prem Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh | |
| 5. | "Rang Rejwa Tu Rang" | Kishore Kumar, Suman Kalyanpur |
External links
[edit]- 1978 films
- 1970s Hindi-language films
- 1970s Indian films
- Films directed by Basu Chatterjee
- 1978 romantic comedy films
- Films scored by Rajesh Roshan
- Films based on Indian novels
- Films based on works by Bimal Kar
- Indian romantic comedy films
- Films set in universities and colleges
- Films about educators
- Films about Kalidasa
- Films about Indian weddings