| Director | Ramanand Sagar |
|---|---|
| Producer | Ramanand Sagar |
| Writer | Ramanand Sagar Moti Sagar |
| Starring | Dharmendra Rajendra Kumar Mala Sinha Kumkum Nazir Hussain |
| Music | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Distributor | Sagar Arts |
| Released | 2 June 1972 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Lalkar (Challenge) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language war action film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar.[1] It was adapted from a Hindi novel Sagar had written, called "Lalkar".[2] The film had music composed by Kalyanji Anandji and the lyricists were Hasrat Jaipuri, Indeevar, Mahendra Dehlvi and Kulwant Jani.[3] It was rated as a hit[4] and cited as one of the "highest grossers" of 1972.[5] Stated to be the costliest war film produced at the time,[6] it starred Dharmendra, Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha and Kumkum in lead roles. The rest of the cast included Nazir Hussain, Sujit Kumar, Ramesh Deo, Dara Singh and Agha.[7]
Plot
Two sons of Colonel Kapoor, one in the Army and One in the Air force are in love with the same girl. But before anything could be finalized, both are sent to a mission against the Japanese to destroy their secret airport.
Cast
- Dharmendra as Major Ram Kapoor
- Rajendra Kumar as Wing Commander Rajan Kapoor
- Mala Sinha as Usha Choudhury
- Kumkum as Rajkumari Toshi
- Dev Kumar as Captain Dev
- Nana Palsikar as Colonel Kapoor
- Nazir Hussain as Colonel Choudhury
- Tun Tun as Danko
- Keshto Mukherjee as Keshto
- Sujit Kumar
- Agha
- Roopesh Kumar
- Manmohan as Japanese Army Officer
- Ramesh Deo
- Dara Singh
- Ajit singh deol
Soundtrack
| Title | Singer(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaj Gaalo Mushkralo" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 2 | "Bol Mere Sathiya" | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Mere Mehboob" | Manhar Udhas, Mala Sinha |
| 4 | "Shyamji Ke Dwaar Pe" | Mahendra Kapoor, Poornima |
| 5 | "Zara Mudke To Dekh" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 6 | "Aaj Gaalo Muskuralo(Sad)" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 7 | "Maine Kaha Na Na Na" | Asha Bhosle |
References
- ^ Film World. Vol. 8. T.M. Ramachandran. February 1972. p. 165. Archived 10 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Heidi R.M. Pauwels (11 September 2008). The Goddess as Role Model: Sita and Radha in Scripture and on Screen. Oxford University Press. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-19-045153-0. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Lalkar (1972)". myswar.com. MySwar. Archived 21 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991. Archived 10 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Malhotra, APS (26 December 2013). "Lalkar". Blast From The Past. The Hindu. The Hindu. Archived 2 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Organiser. Vol. 26. Bharat Prakashan. August 1972. p. 33. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Lalkaar". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Archived 14 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
External links
- Lalkar (The Challenge) at IMDb