Tonga-wali

Tongawali
Poster
Directed by	Lekhraj Bhakri
Starring	Balraj Sahni Nirupa Roy Shammi Kapoor Anita Guha
Music by	Salil Chowdhury
Production company	Kuldip Pictures
Release date	1955 (1955)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Tongawali (transl. The Tonga Girl; also spelt as Tangawali and Tangewali) is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by Lekhraj Bhakri and produced by Kuldip Pictures. The film stars Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Shammi Kapoor, Anita Guha. ^[1] It was later remade in Tamil as Alli Petra Pillai (1959). ^[2]

Cast

• Balraj Sahni as Laxman
• Nirupa Roy as Rajjo
• Shammi Kapoor
• Anita Guha

Production

Tonga-wali was produced by Kuldip Pictures and directed by Lekhraj Bhakri. ^[3] Anita Guha made her acting debut with this film. ^[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Salil Chowdhury with lyrics by Bharat Vyas and Prem Dhawan. ^[5]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Halke Halke Chalo Sanware"	Hemant Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	3:08
2.	"Rim Jhim Jhim Badarwa Barse"	Lata Mangeshkar	2:39
3.	"Dekho Tanga Mera Nirala"	Mohammed Rafi	3:15
4.	"Dil Ke Sahare Jaan Se Pyare"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:16
5.	"Main Loot Gai Duniyawalo"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:11
6.	"Saiyan Beiman"	Lata Mangeshkar	3:15
7.	"Tere Nainon Ne Jadoo Dala"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi	2:42

References

1. "TONGAWALI (1955)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
2. Film News Anandan (2004). Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017.
3. "Tange Wali Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama . January 1955. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
4. "Anita Guha, 70s, actress". Variety . 26 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
5. "Tangawali". Gaana . Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

External links

• Tonga-wali at IMDb