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Rang Birangi

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Rang Birangi
Directed byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Written byAshok Rawat (dialogue)
Screenplay byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Story byKamleshwar
Produced byRajeev Pandya
Rajvi Pictures
StarringParveen Babi
Amol Palekar
Farooque Shaikh
Deepti Naval
Utpal Dutt
CinematographyJaywant Pathare
Edited byKhan Zaman Khan
Music byR.D.Burman
Distributed byShemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.
(2004, India, DVD)
Release date
  • May 6, 1983 (1983-05-06)
Running time
180 minutes (approx)
129 minutes (DVD)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Rang Birangi (colorful) is a 1983 Hindi film, based on a story by the Hindi writer Kamleshwar, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.[1] This comedy classic is most remembered for the Utpal Dutt's role of ACP Dhurandhar Bhatawdekar, which won him the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for the year.[2]

Synopsis

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Ajay Sharma is a very successful entrepreneur who has now transformed into a workaholic and is seen ignoring his wife of seven years, Nirmala. Enter Ravi Kapoor, a friend of Ajay notices Nirmala's loneliness and decides to fix things by rekindling the spark in their life. Thus starts a hilarious comedy involving Ajay's secretary, Anita and her boyfriend, Jeet and a re-enactment of Pati, Patni aur Woh.[3]

Cast

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Soundtrack

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All music is composed by Rahul Dev Burman

Songs
No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Duniyaa Rang Birangee Bhaiye"Kaka HathrasiManna Dey 
2."O Mriganayanee Chandramukhee"YogeshDr. Vasantrao Deshpande, Faiyaz 
3."Kabhi Kuchh Pal Jeevan ke"YogeshAnuradha Paudwal, Aarti Mukherjee 
4."Pyaar Karegaa Tujhe Pyaar"Maya GovindSapan Chakraborty 

Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1984 Utpal Dutt Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Won

References

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  1. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (January 1983). "Rang Birangi". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Utpal Dutt". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ Cinemaazi. "Rang Birangi". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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