Rickshawala

Rickshawala
Poster
Directed byK. Shankar
Starring
Music byR. D. Burman
Release date
  • 24 August 1973 (1973-08-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Rickshawala (transl. The Rickshaw Man) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language film starring Randhir Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Mala Sinha and directed by K. Shankar and Produced by R M Veerappan under his noted Sathya Movies banner. It was Neetu Singh's first film in lead role. It was remake of the 1971 Tamil film Rickshawkaran.

Cast

Production

Rickshawala is a remake of the 1971 Tamil film Rickshawkaran,[1] and was Neetu Singh's first film as the lead heroine.[2] The scene of Madras cycle rickshaw race was shot in Anna Nagar area of Madras (now Chennai).

Soundtrack

The song 'Rampur ka vasi hoon main' is played by the band in wedding procession scene. This song is originally picturized on Randhir Kapoor, in the film 'Rampur ka Laxman (1972), music by RD Burman'

In another scene, the soundtrack of another RD Burman song 'Dum maro Dum' is played.

Song Singer
"Kai Tarah Ki Hansi Hoti Hai" Kishore Kumar
"Maine Kaha Zid Chhod De, Dupatta Mod De Besharam" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
"Phoolon Ki Duniya Se, Taron Ki Duniya Mein" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Main Ghazab Ki Cheez Hoon" Asha Bhosle
"Main Haseen Hoon" Asha Bhosle

Reception

Unlike the Tamil original, the remake was a flop.[3]

References

  1. ^ "MGR's Rickshawkaran, refreshed and restored, to hit screens soon". 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The unforgettable Neetu Singh". www.rediff.com.
  3. ^ "Diving deep into the stardom of the spice girl Neetu Singh".


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