''Rani Aur Lalpari'' is a 1975 Indian

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-language children's fantasy film directed by

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and produced by Hari Prasad Nagaich and Rani Nagaich of Guru Enterprising Movies. The film stars Baby Raani in the lead role with an ensemble including

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, Feroz Khan, and

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. The music was composed by

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Plot

The film begins with a cute little girl whose father Rajendra went abroad on business. He retained his wife Kamla and Rani under the guardianship of Kamla’s brother Ramlal. However, drunkard Ramlal and his virago wife subject’ the mother & child to punishments. Kamla strives for their survival which is dissipated by the cruelest. The only one that solaces Rani is her friend Pappu. Parallelly as an anecdote, he regales her with fairy tales. The first, he narrates the story of Cinderella, and a Red Angel ''Lalpari'' aided her to knit with Prince Charming. The next, tells the tale of Gulliver & Lilliput. On the eve of ''Ganesh Nimarjan'' immersion of the idol into the sea, Pappu says to Rani that the path to heaven is through the sea and explains the route too. Meanwhile, Rajendra is about to return, but tragically, his flight crashes. Witnessing it, Kamla also dies leaving Rani alone. Now, Rani is determined to get back her parents alive and enters the sea. Thus, Rani starts her mettlesome journey with the blessing of Lord Ganesh. Initially, flying through an octopus she catches a ferry that plummets into a whirlpool. In a flash, she comes across a mermaid who divulges her, the level of danger but she intrepidly steps forward. Then, Rani enters the world of angels, and succeeds in obtaining the benediction of Red Angel ''Lalpari''. She succors to meet the trio God of time. Afterward, they pass through a rainbow over the moon and land Rani on a ladder toward the stars by facilitating her with the sandals of Cinderella. Despite facing the hurdles, Rani climbs up and acquainted with an ''Apsara'' Menaka who is warm-hearted toward Rani. Hence, Menaka acquires the particulars of her parents by luring Chitra Gupta. Later, Rani encounters Yamraj. Through her wit, she acquires a boon from him to bless her sweet younger brother one that doesn't exist. Therefore, Yamraj is compelled to retrieve Rani‘s parents who he remembers as ''Sati Savitri''. At last, as a flabbergast, it’s all a dream but anyhow Rani and her parents are escaping the death. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note.

Cast

as Rajendra, Rani's dad *

as Kamla, Rani's mom *

as Prince Charming * Feroz Khan as Gulliver *

as Cinderella *

as Lalpari *Master Abbas as Pappu *Baby Raani as Raani *

Satyen Kappu Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' ...

as Ramlal, Raani's uncle *Lalita Kumari as Ramlal's wife *

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as Pappu's father *

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as Pappu's mother * Agha as Cinderella's dad *Rajee Singh as Cinderella's mother *

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as Cinderella's step-mom *

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as Yamraj *

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as Chitra Gupt * Raja Babu as King of Lilliput *

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as Menaka *Leena Das *

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Padma Khanna Padma Khanna is an Indian actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s and 1980s. She is most remembered for her role in the film '' Saudagar'' with Amitabh Bachchan and also as Queen Kaikeyi in Ram ...

as Mermaid *

Manju Bhargavi Manju Bhargavi (born 1955) is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the Telugu blockbuster film Sankarabharanam (1979) and Nayakudu Vinayakudu (1980). Early life Manju Bhargavi parents originally hailed from Andhra Pradesh ...

as Apsara * Mahipal *

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as himself.

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* {{IMDb title, id=0246190, title=Rani Aur Lalpari 1975 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s children's fantasy films 1970s musical fantasy films Indian children's fantasy films Indian musical fantasy films Films based on Cinderella Films based on Gulliver's Travels Films directed by Ravikant Nagaich