Kashmir Ki Kali
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Film poster
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| Directed by | Shakti Samanta |
| Produced by | Shakti Samanta |
| Written by |
Ranjan Bose Ramesh Pant |
| Starring |
Shammi Kapoor Sharmila Tagore Pran Nazir Hussain |
| Music by |
O. P. Nayyar S.H. Bihari (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | V. N. Reddy |
| Edited by | Dharamvir |
| Distributed by | Shakti Films |
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Release date
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1964 |
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Running time
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168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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| Soundtrack album by O.P. Nayyar | ||||
| Released | 1964 (India) | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 35:19 | |||
| Label | Sa Re Sa Ma | |||
| Producer | O.P. Nayyar | |||
| O.P. Nayyar chronology | ||||
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Kashmir Ki Kali ("Bud of Kashmir") is a 1964 Indian film directed by Shakti Samanta. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in her debut role, Pran, Dhumal, Nazir Hussain and Anoop Kumar. The music was composed by O.P. Nayyar and the lyrics penned by S.H. Bihari. It became the sixth-highest grossing film of the year and was declared a hit at the box office. The film was remade in Telugu as Shrungara Ramudu.
Wealthy and pampered Rajiv Lal (Shammi Kapoor) is the only son of widowed Rani Maa. At the silver jubilee anniversary of the mill that his father, the late Sanjiv Lal opened, he announces a bonus of 5 lakh rupees for all the workers, annoying his mother. A servant at the house, Karuna (Mridula Rani), suggests marrying him off to stop his immature antics, to which Rani Maa agrees. Her manager, Shyamlal, arranges for her to meet some girls, as she insists that Rajiv will marry a girl of her choice. Rajiv returns home and sees all the girls - he correctly surmises that his mother is getting him married, and he pretends to be a mute who walks with a limp in order to chase all the prospective suitors off. His plan succeeds, although he is in a dilemma as his mother is furious at him. One of his friends suggests that he should go away to their bungalow in Kashmir - after all, Rani Maa never goes there.
Upon arrival in Kashmir, he finds that his estate manager, Bholaram (Dhumal), has made a hotel out of their bungalow and has rented out some rooms for the season. He tells the tenants that he is Rajiv Lal, although when he meets Bholaram, the latter informs him that Rani Maa had called him, and told him not to let Rajiv stay at the bungalow, should he come. Rajiv manages to convince Bholaram to tell Rani Maa that he is not there. Bholaram tells the tenants in the house that Rajiv is mad, and in his madness, thinks that he is the real owner of the estate.
The next day, Rajiv meets Champa (Sharmila Tagore), a girl who sells flowers for a living. He buys her flowers for 20 rupees when they are priced at 5, and tells her that he is not the owner, but the driver. Soon enough, after a few misadventures, they fall in love and decide to marry, but there are a few obstacles. First of all, Mohan (Pran), the forest manager, has loaned out some money to Champa's father, Dinu (Nazir Hussain), and he insists on marrying Champa if Dinu cannot repay the debt.
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