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| writer        = Ramanand Sagar<br>Moti Sagar
| writer        = Ramanand Sagar<br>Moti Sagar
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| starring      = [[Dharmendra]]<br/>[[Rajendra Kumar]]<br/>[[Mala Sinha]]<br/>[[Nazir Hussain]]
| starring      = [[Dharmendra]]<br/>[[Rajendra Kumar]]<br/>[[Mala Sinha]]<br/>[[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]]<br/>[[Nazir Hussain]]
| music          = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
| music          = [[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
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'''''Lalkar''''' (Challenge) is a 1972 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[war]] [[action film]] produced and directed by [[Ramanand Sagar]].<ref name="FilmWorld">{{cite book|title=Film World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnhTAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=12 June 2015|volume=8|date=February 1972|publisher=T.M. Ramachandran|page=165}}</ref> It was adapted from a Hindi novel Sagar had written, called "Lalkar".<ref name="Pauwels2008">{{cite book|author=Heidi R.M. Pauwels|title=The Goddess as Role Model: Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX92CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT56|accessdate=12 June 2015|date=11 September 2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-045153-0|pages=56–}}</ref> The film had music composed by [[Kalyanji Anandji]] and the lyricists were [[Hasrat Jaipuri]], [[Indeevar]], Mahendra Dehlvi and Kulwant Jani.<ref name=MySwar>{{cite web|title=Lalkar (1972)|url=http://myswar.com/album/lalkaar-1972|website=myswar.com|publisher=MySwar|accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref> It was rated as a hit<ref name="Collections">{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=12 June 2015|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication}}</ref> and cited as one of the "highest grossers" of 1972.<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news|last1=Malhotra|first1=APS|title=Lalkar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/lalkar-1972/article5504107.ece|accessdate=12 June 2015|work=Blast From The Past|agency=The Hindu|publisher=The Hindu|date=26 December 2013}}</ref> Stated to be the costliest war film produced at the time,<ref name="Organiser">{{cite book|title=Organiser|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YiRBAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=12 June 2015|volume=26|date=August 1972|publisher=Bharat Prakashan.|page=33}}</ref> it starred [[Dharmendra]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Mala Sinha]] and Kum Kum in lead roles. The rest of the cast included [[Nazir Hussain]], [[Sujit Kumar]], [[Ramesh Deo]], [[Dara Singh]] and [[Agha (actor)|Agha]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Lalkaar|url=http://www.citwf.com/film192630.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref>
'''''Lalkar''''' (Challenge) is a 1972 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[war]] [[action film]] produced and directed by [[Ramanand Sagar]].<ref name="FilmWorld">{{cite book|title=Film World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnhTAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=12 June 2015|volume=8|date=February 1972|publisher=T.M. Ramachandran|page=165}}</ref> It was adapted from a Hindi novel Sagar had written, called "Lalkar".<ref name="Pauwels2008">{{cite book|author=Heidi R.M. Pauwels|title=The Goddess as Role Model: Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX92CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT56|accessdate=12 June 2015|date=11 September 2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-045153-0|pages=56–}}</ref> The film had music composed by [[Kalyanji Anandji]] and the lyricists were [[Hasrat Jaipuri]], [[Indeevar]], Mahendra Dehlvi and Kulwant Jani.<ref name=MySwar>{{cite web|title=Lalkar (1972)|url=http://myswar.com/album/lalkaar-1972|website=myswar.com|publisher=MySwar|accessdate=12 June 2022}}</ref> It was rated as a hit<ref name="Collections">{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=12 June 2015|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication}}</ref> and cited as one of the "highest grossers" of 1972.<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news|last1=Malhotra|first1=APS|title=Lalkar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/lalkar-1972/article5504107.ece|accessdate=12 June 2015|work=Blast From The Past|agency=The Hindu|publisher=The Hindu|date=26 December 2022}}</ref> Stated to be the costliest war film produced at the time,<ref name="Organiser">{{cite book|title=Organiser|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YiRBAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=12 June 2015|volume=26|date=August 1972|publisher=Bharat Prakashan.|page=33}}</ref> it starred [[Dharmendra]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Mala Sinha]] and [[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]] in lead roles. The rest of the cast included [[Nazir Hussain]], [[Sujit Kumar]], [[Ramesh Deo]], [[Dara Singh]] and [[Agha (actor)|Agha]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Lalkaar|url=http://www.citwf.com/film192630.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=12 June 2022}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Dharmendra]] as Major Ram Kapoor
*[[Rajendra Kumar]] as Wing Commander Rajan Kapoor
*[[Rajendra Kumar]] as Wing Commander Rajan Kapoor
*[[Dharmendra]] as Major Ram Kapoor
*[[Mala Sinha]] as Usha Choudhury
*[[Mala Sinha]] as Usha Choudhury
*[[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]] as Rajkumari Toshi
*[[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]] as Rajkumari Toshi
*[[Dev Kumar(actor)|Dev Kumar]] as Captain Dev
*[[Dev Kumar(actor)|Dev Kumar]] as Captain Dev
*[[Nana Palsikar]] as Colonel Kapoor
*[[Nazir Hussain]] as Colonel Choudhury
*[[Nazir Hussain]] as Colonel Choudhury
*[[Tun Tun]] as Danko
*[[Tun Tun]] as Danko
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[[Category:Indian Army in films]]
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[[Category:Films set in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Films set in Myanmar]]
[[Category:World War II films]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force in films]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force in films]]
[[Category:Indian World War II films]]




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Latest revision as of 19:49, 19 September 2022

Lalkar
File:Lalkaar.jpg
Directed byRamanand Sagar
Produced byRamanand Sagar
Written byRamanand Sagar
Moti Sagar
StarringDharmendra
Rajendra Kumar
Mala Sinha
Kumkum
Nazir Hussain
Music byKalyanji-Anandji
Distributed bySagar Arts
Release date
  • 2 June 1972 (1972-06-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Lalkar (Challenge) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language war action film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar.[1] It was adapted from a Hindi novel Sagar had written, called "Lalkar".[2] The film had music composed by Kalyanji Anandji and the lyricists were Hasrat Jaipuri, Indeevar, Mahendra Dehlvi and Kulwant Jani.[3] It was rated as a hit[4] and cited as one of the "highest grossers" of 1972.[5] Stated to be the costliest war film produced at the time,[6] it starred Dharmendra, Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha and Kumkum in lead roles. The rest of the cast included Nazir Hussain, Sujit Kumar, Ramesh Deo, Dara Singh and Agha.[7]

Plot[edit]

Two sons of Colonel Kapoor, one in the Army and One in the Air force are in love with the same girl. But before anything could be finalized, both are sent to a mission against the Japanese to destroy their secret airport. Will they be able to finish their mission? Will they come back alive? Who will win the girl?

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Aaj Gaalo Mushkralo" Mohammed Rafi
2 "Bol Mere Sathiya" Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
3 "Mere Mehboob" Manhar Udhas, Mala Sinha
4 "Shyamji Ke Dwaar Pe" Mahendra Kapoor, Poornima
5 "Zara Mudke To Dekh" Mohammed Rafi
6 "Aaj Gaalo Muskuralo(Sad)" Mohammed Rafi
7 "Maine Kaha Na Na Na" Asha Bhosle

References[edit]

  1. Film World. Vol. 8. T.M. Ramachandran. February 1972. p. 165. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. Heidi R.M. Pauwels (11 September 2008). The Goddess as Role Model: Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen. Oxford University Press. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-19-045153-0. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. "Lalkar (1972)". myswar.com. MySwar. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. Malhotra, APS (26 December 2022). "Lalkar". Blast From The Past. The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. Organiser. Vol. 26. Bharat Prakashan. August 1972. p. 33. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. "Lalkaar". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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