Albela (1971 film)

Albela
Albela
	File:Albela71.jpg
Directed by	A. Shamsher
Produced by	Sanat Kothari
Starring	Mehmood ; Aruna Irani
Music by	Shankar - Jaikishan
Distributed by	Everest Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	1971
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Albela is a Bollywood film released in 1971.^[1] It was directed by A. Shamsher and produced by Sanat Kothari.

Synopsis[edit]

Mahesh, a stage artist, receives a telegram of his father's last hours on the stage but he refuses to leave the play half way, and goes home after the show is over. His father takes a promise from his son that after his death he would facilitate his sister's marriage in a highly reputed and wealthy family.

His friend Jago finds a prince named Sunil, son of Sardar Gajraj Singh Ghansu. He also finds out that Sunil is a bachelor. In order to find appropriate attire for the proposal, he steals a king's costume from a theater. Drama ensues.

Cast[edit]

Mehmood
Aruna Irani
Rajendra Nath
I. S. Johar
Achala Sachdev
Leela Mishra
Lalita Kumari
Baby Guddi
Namrata (Introducing)
Anwar
Gajanan Jagirdar
Ramesh Deo
Dhumal
Mukri
Asit Kumar Sen as Asit Sen
S. N. Banerjee
Mohan Choti
Mirza Musharraf
Johnny Whisky
Dilip Dutt
Brahmachari
Moolchand
Daulat Ram
Jerry
Ram Swarup
Bharat Parekh

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

Anwar Ali as Hero
Tun Tun as fat woman in swimming pool

Soundtrack[edit]

The music has been directed by Shankar - Jaikishan.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

"Devta Mana Aur Pooja" - Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
"Ae Mere Dil" - Lata Mangeshkar
"Devta Mana Aur Poojaa" - Lata Mangeshkar
"Aye Mere Dil v2" - Kishore Kumar
"Main Hoon Albela" - Kishore Kumar
"Sultanon Ka Sultan" - Kishore Kumar, Mehmood
"Tera Dil Mere Dil Se Jo Aan Mila" - Noor Jehan

Versions and legacy[edit]

Albela is a recurrent classic name for Bollywood films, and they share similar themes. This version was antedated by Albela (1951 film) iteration. It was thereafter followed by Albela (1987 film) and Albela (2001 film) versions. These are musicals, with a Pyygmalion/My Fair Ladyesque cant.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Albela (1971)".

External links[edit]

Albela on IMDb

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