Ek Thi Larki

Ek Thi Ladki
Ek Thi Ladki
Directed by	Roop K. Shorey
Written by	I. S. Johar
Produced by	Roop K. Shorey
Starring	Meena Shorey; Motilal; Kuldip Kaur; Agha
Cinematography	Anwar Pabani
Edited by	Pran Mehra
Music by	Vinod
Production; company	Shorey Films
Release date	1949;
Running time	164 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ek Thi Ladki (Hindi: एक थी लड़की, There Was A Girl) is a 1949 Hindi action comedy film by director Roop K. Shorey.^[1] It had the famous Punjabi song "Laara Lappa Laara Lappa Layi Rakhda" by Lata Mangeshkar, Satish Batra and Mohammad Rafi. The music director was Vinod, with lyrics by Aziz Kashmiri and story by I. S. Johar.^[2] The film starred Meena Shorey (as Meena) who became famously known as the "Larra Lappa" girl following the release of the film,^[3] and Motilal (as Ranjeet). Other co-stars were Bharat Bhushan, I. S. Johar, Agha, Shakuntala, and Kuldip Kaur.

Ek Thi Ladki

Plot

The movie is based on Meena (Meena Shorey) who is running away from two men, who are blackmailing her for a crime she did not commit. Along the way she meets Ranjeet (Motilal), who is engaged to be married to the daughter of his boss but falls in love with Meena.

Cast

Meena as Meena
Motilal as Ranjeet
Kuldeep
Majnu as Mohan
Johar as Sohan
Shakuntala
Satish Batra
Sham Lal as Seth Shyam Sunder
Moti Bina
Agha Miraj

Music

Lyrics by Aziz Kashmir and music by Vinod (composer)
Lara Lappa Lai Rakhda - Lata Mangeshkar
Yeh Shokh Sitare - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
Lara Lappa Lara Lappa Laai Rakhda - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Satish Batra
Dilli Se Aaya Bhai Pingu - Vinita Amladi (née Binota Chakraborty)
Ghat Kari Matwari Ghir Aai Rasiya - Zeenat Begum
Ghir Ghir Ke Aai Badariya - Lata Mangeshkar
Haiya Ho Hum Chale Door - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
Ab Haal-e-Dil Ya Haal-e-Jigar - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
Chandni Raat Hain - Geeta Dutt
Lambi Joru Badi Musibat - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi

References

^ Biblio. Asia-Pacific Communication Associates. 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
^ "Ek Thi Larki". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links

Ek Thi Larki at IMDb
Ek Thi Larki (1949) on YouTube

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[Biblio-1] Biblio. Asia-Pacific Communication Associates. 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

[indiancinema-2] "Ek Thi Larki". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

[RajadhyakshaWillemen2014-3] Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

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