| Mendi Rang Lagyo | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Manhar Raskapur |
| Produced by | Bipin Gajjar |
| Written by | Chaturbhuj Doshi |
| Music by | Avinash Vyas |
| Cinematography | Bipin Gajjar |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Gujarati |
Mendi Rang Lagyo is a 1960 Indian Gujarati-language romantic film directed by Manhar Raskapur starring Rajendra Kumar and Usha Kiran.[1] It is particularly remembered for its soundtrack by Gujarati music composer Avinash Vyas featuring songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey and Mahendra Kapoor.[2][1] The film was produced by Bipin Gajjar and written by Chaturbhuj Doshi.
Cast[edit | edit source]
The principal cast is as follows:[1]
- Rajendra Kumar
- Usha Kiran
- Upendra Trivedi
- Chandravadan Bhatt
- Satish Vyas
- Keshav
- Toral Divetia
- Kiran Lal
- Chandrakant Sangani
- Honey Chhaya
- Jayesh Desai
- B. M. Vyas
- Bhimjibhai
- Narayan Ragjor
- Jaya Bhatt
- Niharika Divetia
- Madan Saigal
- Mamta Bhatt
- Nitin Shah
- Upendra Trivedi[3]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The film's music was composed by Avinash Vyas, and features songs sung by famous Bollywood singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor. The Garba song "Mehndi Te Vavi Malve" is still very popular and is played during celebrations especially weddings and Navratri.[4][5] Other songs of film too became very popular.[5]
| Track list | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Aa Mumbai Chhe" | Manna Dey | 3:31 | ||||||
| 2. | "Raste Rajalti Varta" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:26 | ||||||
| 3. | "Dard Ekaje Chhe" | Manna Dey | 3:19 | ||||||
| 4. | "Ghunghate Dhankiyo Ek Kodiyu" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:21 | ||||||
| 5. | "Mehndi Te Vavi Malve - Garbo" | Lata Mangeshkar, Pinakin Shah, Chorus | 6:22 | ||||||
| 6. | "Mehndi Te Vavi Malve - Garbo" | Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey | 3:00 | ||||||
| 7. | "Mehndi Rang Lagyo" | Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus | 3:55 | ||||||
| 8. | "Nayan Chakchoor Chhe" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi | 3:28 | ||||||
| 9. | "Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor | 3:18 | ||||||
| 10. | "Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato" | Jayesh Nayak, Seema Trivedi | 4:10 | ||||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raghuvasnhi, Harish (March 1995). ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ ગીતકોશ (૧૯૩૨ – ૧૯૯૪) [Gujarati Film Geet Kosh (1932 – 1994)] (First ed.). Surat: Harish Raghuvanshi. p. 53.
- ↑ "Mehndi Rang Lagyo (Manhar Raskapur) 1960 – Indiancine.ma". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ Raghuvanshi, Harish. "મેંદી રંગ લાગ્યો". Gujarati Vishwakosh. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "1960 Gujarati film Mehandi Rang Lagyo:All Songs(Video) | Desh Gujarat". deshgujarat.com. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shah, Saurabh. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો : રાખનાં રમકડાં અને પંખીડાંનું પીંજરું". Sandesh (in ગુજરાતી). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
