Laila Majnu (1976)

Kaish Amari comes from a wealthy Islamic family. At the tender age of six he is sent to school and gets friendly with a young girl named Laila. Both of them become close friends, so much so... See full summary »

Director:

Harnam Singh Rawail (as H.S. Rawail)

Writers:

Abrar Alvi (dialogue), Mohafiz Hyder (dialogue assistant)

Stars:

Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeeta Kaur, Danny Denzongpa

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rishi Kapoor	...	Majnu / Kaish Amari
Ranjeeta Kaur	...	Laila
Danny Denzongpa	...	Prince Bahksh
Aruna Irani	...	Zarina
Asrani	...	Kamraj
Paintal	...	Jafran
Raza Murad	...	Mastan
Iftekhar	...	Emir Sharwari (as Iftikhar)
Achala Sachdev	...	Laila's Mother
Preeti Ganguli	...	Gulbadan
Sunder	...	Inspector
Farooque Shorty
Jagdish Raj
Mumtaz Begum	...	Laila's Grandmother
Kamaldeep	...	(as Kamal Deep)

Storyline

Kaish Amari comes from a wealthy Islamic family. At the tender age of six he is sent to school and gets friendly with a young girl named Laila. Both of them become close friends, so much so that Kaish gets himself punished and beaten for her. They mature in age so does their love much to the chagrin of Laila's dad, who wants her to marry a wealthy Arabian, Bahksh, a noble Prince. Now the region is aflame with their love story, Kaish, who is now known as Majnu, cannot get Laila out of his mind and roams around the desert semi-senile, without food or drink, while Laila is getting wed to the man of her father's choice. The question remains will love triumph in the end or is this young couple fated to be separated for the rest of their lives.

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Trivia

After the film released, Rishi Kapoor refused to promote Ranjeeta. The problems between them were never discussed openly. Jeetendra also rejected films with her. Rikku Rakesh Nath stated that there was a smear campaign against Ranjeeta in the film industry. Many of her colleagues who were against her, spread false rumors about Ranjeeta, that she was on drugs. The only films she was able to sign were B-grade films opposite Mithun Chakraborty. Plus with her involvement with Akbar Khan many thought she was going to get married. Luckily those films she did with Mithun did do well and established them as a hit-pair (a B grade nevertheless!)

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Connections

Referenced in Shreemaan Aashique (1993)

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Soundtracks

Barbad-E-Mohabbat ki Dua
Sung by Mohammad Rafi
Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi

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Details

Country:

India East Germany Soviet Union

Language:

Urdu

Release Date:

11 November 1976 (India)

Also Known As:

Um Amor Eterno

Filming Locations:

Chandivali Studio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Luxe Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)