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Ginny Aur Johnny
| Ginny Aur Johnny | |
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| Directed by | Mehmood |
| Produced by | Amarlal Chabria |
| Starring | Mehmood Baby Ginny Amjad Khan Helen Hema Malini |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan |
Release date | 27 October 1976 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ginny Aur Johnny (lit. 'Ginny and Johnny') is a 1976 Hindi comedy-drama film. Produced by Amarlal Chabria and directed by Mehmood the film stars Mehmood, Amjad Khan, Helen, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Nutan, Rakesh Roshan and Baby Ginny, who is Mehmood's own daughter. The film is based on Hollywood movie Paper Moon.[1]
Plot[edit]
The story is of a man named Johnny (Mehmood) and a nine-year-old girl Ginny who is Mehmood's daughter. Ginny's mother Rosie (Hema Malini) dies in an accident and Ginny is left alone. Johnny comes to visit Rosie and during this time he comes to know about her death. Thus, her villagers request Johnny to take Ginny into an orphanage at Ooty.
On the other hand, Johnny who is a con man, visits those places where somebody had died and by taking their names, he sells holy books to the families. While travelling to Ooty, he continues his work. The journey consists of beautiful slapstick events and how they banter with each other.
Music[edit]
The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan, while all the songs are written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kahoon Kya Tumse Apni Dastan" | Mohd Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | "Jab Tu Badi Ho Jayegi" | Kishore Kumar, Vijayta Pandit |
| 3 | "Johnny Ko Maine To Jaana Hai - 1" | Kishore Kumar, Vijayta Pandit |
| 4 | "Sun Ginnya" | Kishore Kumar, Vijayta Pandit |
| 5 | "Johnny Mera Naam Hai" - 1 | Kishore Kumar |
| 6 | "Johnny Mera Naam Hai" - 2 | Kishore Kumar |
| 7 | "Johnny Ko Maine To Jaana Hai" - 2 | Kishore Kumar, Vijayta Pandit |
Cast[edit]
- Mehmood as Johnny
- Baby Ginni as Ginni
- Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh
- Helen as Johnny's Girl-Friend
- Rajesh Khanna as Inspector in Special Appearance
- Bhushan Tiwari as
- Nutan as Rosie's sister
- Randhir Kapoor as Dabbu
- Vinod Mehra as a Mechanic
- Rishi Kapoor as Guest Role
- Hema Malini as Rosie (Ginny's Mother)
- Rakesh Roshan
- Preeti Ganguly as Sweety
- Imtiaz Khan as Inspector (Brother of Gabbar Singh)
- Sunder as
- Asit Sen as Hawaldaar
- Dev Kumar as Police Commissioner
- Mohan Choti
- Leela Mishra
- Shailendra Singh[2]
Production[edit]
Mehmood went to the United States to visit his in-laws, as he used to do annually. While there, he watched the American film Paper Moon, and decided to adapt it in Hindi with the title Ginny Aur Johnny.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Siraj Syed reviews Logan: All Gore | Filmfestivals.com". www.filmfestivals.com.
- ↑ "I was supposed to sing 'oh hansini', all songs of 'Saagar' for Rishi: Shailendra Singh". National Herald. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ Cine Blitz, Volume 13. Blitz Publications. 1987. p. xxii.
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