''Uran Khatola'' () is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language romantic-drama film produced by music director Naushad and directed by S.U. Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Jeevan and Tun Tun. The film's music was composed by Naushad. Songs are written by

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. The songs "O door ke musafir ham ko bhi saath le le re","More Saiyan Ji Utrenge Paar","Ghar Aaya Mehman Koi","Mera Salam Le Ja" are popular songs from this film. Madhubala was initially offered the film, but she refused due to her fluctuating health. It was dubbed into

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and released as ''Vaanaratham'' and released on 1 November 1956. Lyrics were penned by Kambadasan and

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Plot

Kashi travels by an ill-fated plane, which crashes on the outskirts of an isolated city that is ruled by women, who worship Sanga, their God. Kashi is rescued by pretty Soni and taken to her home, where she lives with her widowed dad, and brother, Hira. Since the roads are blocked, Kashi is unable to return home, and in order to continue to stay there, he must first obtain permission from the Raj Rani, the ultimate ruler. He meets with her and she finds him attractive and charming, and invites him to stay with her at her palace and sing for him, which he does. Kashi and Soni have given their hearts to each other, they meet secretly, with Soni disguised as a man, Shibu. The rest of the story follows how both Soni and Raj Rani try to make Kashi their own.

Cast

* Dilip Kumar as Kashi * Nimmi as Soni / Shibu * Jeevan as Shanu * Agha as Heera * Tun Tun as Heera's Girlfriend *

Suryakumari Tanguturi Suryakumari (13 November 1925 – 25 April 2005), also known by her married name Suryakumari Elvin, was an Indian singer, actress and dancer in Telugu cinema. She sang " Maa Telugu Thalliki", the official song of the State of Andhra P ...

as Raj Rani

Music

The film's music was by maestro Naushad. Vocalists were

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

and Lata Mangeshkar. Some songs were originally recorded by

Sudha Malhotra Sudha Malhotra is an Indian playback singer. She also acted in some Bollywood films and as a playback singer, worked in popular Bollywood movies in the 1950s and 1960s, like ''Arzoo'', ''Dhool Ka Phool'', ''Ab Dilli Door Nahin'', ''Girl Friend' ...

, who was replaced by Lata later.

References

External links

* 1955 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films scored by Naushad Indian feminist films Indian fantasy drama films Indian black-and-white films Indian romantic drama films 1955 romantic drama films {{1950s-Hindi-film-stub