Mendi Rang Lagyo

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Mendi Rang Lagyo
Mendi Rang Lagyo poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Manhar Raskapur
Written byChaturbhuj Doshi
Produced byBipin Gajjar
CinematographyBipin Gajjar
Music by Avinash Vyas
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati

Mendi Rang Lagyo is a 1960 Indian Gujarati-language romantic film directed by Manhar Raskapur starring Rajendra Kumar and Usha Kiran. It is particularly remembered for its soundtrack by Gujarati music composer Avinash Vyas featuring songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey and Mahendra Kapoor. [1] The film was produced by Bipin Gajjar and written by Chaturbhuj Doshi.

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Cast

Music

The film's music was composed by Avinash Vyas, and features songs sung by famous Bollywood singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi and Mahendra Kapoor. The Garba song "Mehndi Te Vavi Malve" is still very popular and is played during celebrations especially weddings and Navratri. [2] [3] Other songs of film too became very popular. [3]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Aa Mumbai Chhe"Avinash Vyas Manna Dey 3:31
2."Raste Rajalti Varta"Avinash VyasLata Mangeshkar3:26
3."Dard Ekaje Chhe"Avinash VyasManna Dey3:19
4."Ghunghate Dhankiyo Ek Kodiyu"Chatrabhuj DoshiLata Mangeshkar3:21
5."Mehndi Te Vavi Malve - Garbo"Traditional (Folk) Lata Mangeshkar, Pinakin Shah, Chorus6:22
6."Mehndi Te Vavi Malve - Garbo"TraditionalLata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey3:00
7."Mehndi Rang Lagyo"TraditionalLata Mangeshkar, Chorus3:55
8."Nayan Chakchoor Chhe"Avinash VyasLata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi 3:28
9."Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato"Avinash VyasLata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor 3:18
10."Pandadu Lilu Ne Rang Rato"Avinash VyasJayesh Nayak, Seema Trivedi4:10

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References

  1. ↑ "Mehndi Rang Lagyo (Manhar Raskapur) 1960 – Indiancine.ma". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "1960 Gujarati film Mehandi Rang Lagyo:All Songs(Video) | Desh Gujarat". deshgujarat.com. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 Shah, Saurabh. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો : રાખનાં રમકડાં અને પંખીડાંનું પીંજરું". Sandesh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 1 September 2024.


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