Lok Parlok
Lok Parlok (transl. The world and thereafter) is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film, produced by S. Venkataratnam under the Sree Pallavi Productions banner and directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. It stars Jeetendra and Jaya Prada, with music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Yamagola (1977). Both films are made by same banner and director.[1]
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Directed by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
Produced by | S. Venkataratnam |
Written by | Charandas Shokh (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
Based on | Yamagola (1977) |
Starring | Jeetendra Jaya Prada |
Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
Edited by | Akkineni Sanjeeva Rao |
Production company | Sree Pallavi Productions |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Plot
Amar lives a poor lifestyle along with his widowed mom in a village and has a sweetheart in Savitri. He is a trouble-maker and makes life difficult for the Panchayat Chair, Kalicharan, who also happens to be Savitri's father, so much so that Kalicharan hires Ram Shastri to kill Amar. After his passing, Amar enters Swarg Lok where he gets to meet with Devraj Indra and then Yamraj. Amar incites Yam Dhooths to go on a strike, as well as has Yamraj himself consider going on a vacation along with his assistant, Chitragupt Sharma. As a result, Yamraj and Chitragupt end up in modern-day Bombay as ordinary human beings, and people stop dying, while Amar himself is given back his life. But not for long, for soon he will be called upon to provide bail for a jailed Yamraj and Chitragupt, who will soon return to Swarg Lok and take him along too!!
Cast
- Jeetendra as Amar[1]
- Jayaprada as Savitri
- Amjad Khan as Ram Shastri / Boston Strangler / Raman Raghav / Ram Ghulam
- Madan Puri as Kalicharan
- Pradeep Kumar as Devraj Indra
- Premnath as Yamraj[1]
- Deven Verma as Chitragupt Sharma
- Padma Khanna as Menaka
- Agha as Traffic Constable
- Rajan Haksar as Gopi
- Roopesh Kumar as Manager, Punjab Darbar Hotel
- Sunder as Rude car driver
- N. Salim Khan
- Tun Tun as Sundari
- Pandaribai
- Vijayalalitha
- Aparna
- Vijaya Bhanu
- Manju Bhargavi
- Jayamalini
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal.[2]
Song | Singer |
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"Aise Naacho, Aise Gaao" | Kishore Kumar |
"Yeh Kehdo Yamraaj Se" | Kishore Kumar |
"Amma Ri Amma" | Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar |
"Baadal Kab Barsoge, Jab Barsoge, Tab Barsoge" | Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar |
"Hum Tum Jeet Gaye, Dushman Haar Gaye" | Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar |
"Bedardi Piya" | Asha Bhosle |
References
- Salam, Ziya Us (5 September 2014). "Lok Parlok (1979)". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- "Lok Parlok". JioSaavn. Retrieved 24 December 2020.