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'''''Ek Thi Larki''''' (Hindi: एक थी लड़की, There Was A Girl) is a [[Bollywood films of 1949|1949]] [[Hindi]] [[action comedy]] film by director [[Roop K. Shorey]].<ref name="Biblio">{{cite book|title=Biblio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tC9VAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=6 August 2015|year=1998|publisher=Asia-Pacific Communication Associates|page=11}}</ref> It had the famous [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] song "Laara Lappa Laara Lappa Layi Rakhda" by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[G. M. Durrani]] and [[Mohammad Rafi]]. The music director was [[Vinod ER|Vinod]], with lyrics by [[Aziz Kashmiri]] and story by I. S. Johar.<ref name=indiancinema>{{cite web|title=Ek Thi Larki|url=https://indiancine.ma/FLB/info|website=indiancine.ma|publisher=Indiancine.ma|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref> The film starred [[Meena Shorey]] (as Meena) who became famously known as the "Larra Lappa" girl following the release of the film,<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA145|accessdate=6 August 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=1994–}}</ref> and [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]] (as Ranjeet). Other co-stars were [[Bharat Bhushan]], [[I. S. Johar]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], Shakuntala, and [[Kuldip Kaur]].
'''''Ek Thi Larki''''' (Hindi: एक थी लड़की, There Was A Girl) is a 1949 [[Hindi]] [[action comedy]] film by director Roop K. Shorey.<ref name="Biblio">{{cite book|title=Biblio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tC9VAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=6 August 2015|year=1998|publisher=Asia-Pacific Communication Associates|page=11}}</ref> It had the famous [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] song "Laara Lappa Laara Lappa Layi Rakhda" by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[G. M. Durrani]] and [[Mohammad Rafi]]. The music director was [[Vinod ER|Vinod]], with lyrics by [[Aziz Kashmiri]] and story by I. S. Johar.<ref name=indiancinema>{{cite web|title=Ek Thi Larki|url=https://indiancine.ma/FLB/info|website=indiancine.ma|publisher=Indiancine.ma|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref> The film starred [[Meena Shorey]] (as Meena) who became famously known as the "Larra Lappa" girl following the release of the film,<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA145|accessdate=6 August 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=1994–}}</ref> and [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]] (as Ranjeet). Other co-stars were [[Bharat Bhushan]], [[I. S. Johar]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], Shakuntala, and [[Kuldip Kaur]].


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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skMQV6KxErI Ek Thi Larki (1949)] on YouTube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skMQV6KxErI Ek Thi Larki (1949)] on YouTube


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Ek Thi Larki
Ek Thi Larki (1949)
Directed byRoop K. Shorey
Produced byRoop K. Shorey
Written byI. S. Johar
StarringMeena Shorey
Motilal
Kuldip Kaur
Agha
Music byVinod
CinematographyAnwar Pabani
Edited byPran Mehra
Production
company
Shorey Films
Release date
  • 1949 (1949)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ek Thi Larki (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, G. M. Durrani 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.

Plot[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Biblio. Asia-Pacific Communication Associates. 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "Ek Thi Larki". indiancine.ma. Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  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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