Amrapali (1966)

His hunger for conquest not satiated, even after repeated victories, Samrat Ajaatshatru of Magadh would like to continue on his winning spree, as the only unconquered city is that of ... See full summary »

Director:

Lekh Tandon

Writers:

Arjun Dev Rashk (dialogue), Omkar Sahib (screenplay)

Stars:

Vyjayanthimala, Sunil Dutt, Prem Nath

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vyjayanthimala	...	Amrapali
Sunil Dutt	...	Magadh Samrat Ajaatha Shatru
Prem Nath	...	Senpati Veer of Magadh
Bipin Gupta	...	Vaishali's Samrat (as Bepin Gupta)
Gajanan Jagirdar	...	Kulpati Mahanam (as Jagirdar)
Zul Vellani
K.N. Singh	...	Badbadhra Singh
Randhir
Keshav Rana	...	Vayshali Soldier (as Keshav)
Madhavi	...	Raj Nartaki (as Madhvi)
Bela Bose
Susheela	...	(as Sushila)
Mridula Rani	...	Raj Mata (Ahjaaz Shatru's Mother) (as Mridula)
Ruby Mayer	...	Vaishali's Empress (as Salochna Senior)
Panchotta	...	(as Panchotia)

Storyline

His hunger for conquest not satiated, even after repeated victories, Samrat Ajaatshatru of Magadh would like to continue on his winning spree, as the only unconquered city is that of Vaishali. His astrologers forewarn him; his Senapati cautions him that his army is tired and needs to rest; his very own mother refuses to let take part in any war - but he refuses to listen to anyone and hastens to war - which leads to subsequent defeat at the hands of the Vaishali army. Wounded, lost, and on the run from enemy soldiers, Ajaatshatru dons the guise of a Vaishali soldier and takes shelter with a woman named Amrapali. When he recovers both find that they are in love with each other. Ajaatshatru finds an ally in Senapati Badbadhra Singh and both start to plot against Vaishali - this time by reducing the number of soldiers, making them addicted to alcohol, poor training methods, and poor pay - thus demoralizing them, and paving the way for an easy victory for Magadh. When the Samrat of ...

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Genres:

Musical | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

11 September 1966 (India)

Also Known As:

I floga ton Indion

Filming Locations:

Basant Studio, Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eagle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vyijentimala had concentrated very much on her dances, as the film was not received properly, she was felt very let down and got very dissapointed and she told Saroj Khan that everything went wasted. After this film she stopped concentrating much on her perfomance in other films.

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Connections

Edited into Om Shanti Om (2007)

User Reviews

Great movie

Life of Amrapali beautifully told. Vaijyantimala looks like real Amrapali , mindblowing dances and great body language . Music is extraordinary and Lata Mangeshkar's songs are amazing. It was a great experience to watch this movie.