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Ram Teri Ganga Maili

March 10, 2023

Ram Teri Ganga Maili (transl. Ram, Your Ganga is Tainted) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor in lead roles. Music director Ravindra Jain received a Filmfare Award for this film.

Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaj Kapoor
Written byRaj Kapoor
V. P. Sathe
K. K. Singh
Jyoti Swaroop
Produced byRandhir Kapoor
StarringMandakini
Rajiv Kapoor
CinematographyRadhu Karmakar
Edited byRaj Kapoor
Music byRavindra Jain
Distributed byR. K. Films
Release date
  • 16 August 1985 (1985-08-16)
Running time
178 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹1.44 crore
Box officeest. ₹19 crores (equivalent to ₹326 crore (US$46 million) in 2016)

The film generated controversy because of Mandakini's bold scenes of breastfeeding and bathing in a transparent saree, which wasn't something the conservative Indian Film Certification Board allowed then. Yet, it had a U (Universal) age rating, which was later amended to U/A. It was the last film directed by Raj Kapoor.

Ram Teri Ganga Maili is included in the 'All-Time Blockbusters' list of Indian Cinema. It was certified Diamond Jubilee in Mumbai and Golden Jubilee in other major cities. The film was the year's highest-grossing film. It was also one of the highest-grossing films of the 1980s, alongside Kranti (1981) and Maine Pyar Kiya (1989).[1]

Plot

Narendra Sahay a.k.a. "Naren" is the son of Jeeva Sahay. He is a rich politician in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Naren visits Gangotri to study the source of the holy river Ganga, and to get some holy water for his wheelchair-using paternal grandmother. There he meets a very pretty girl named Ganga Singh (played by Mandakini). Ganga lives near Gangotri with her brother, Karam. Very soon, they fell in love with each other and decided to get married. They are happily married but all of a sudden Naren has to go back to Calcutta as he wanted to convince his parents about Ganga. While leaving for Calcutta, he promised that very soon he will come back to her. But in actual he could not do so because of some unavoidable circumstances.

Ganga became pregnant at the time of his leaving and soon, she becomes mother of a child. She faces many problems at her place because of her child and her beauty. Ganga was alone and no one was there to look after her; finally she decides to go to her husband, Naren. Ganga travels from her place, Gangotri to Calcutta to find her husband. At Rishikesh, she was exploited by two women and a man. Then at Benaras, she was molested by a Pandit, rescued by the police and given a ticket to Calcutta. She fell into the clutches of Manilal who lured her to a brothel near Benaras. At the end she meets her husband when he was getting married to another girl. His father fixes his marriage with Radha Choudhary (played by Divya Rana), who is the daughter of his friend, Bhagwat Choudhary (played by Raza Murad). Naren was being informed that Ganga is dead. So, he decided to marry according to his father's wish. On the other hand, Ganga is invited to dance on her husband's marriage. But lastly, love wins and Naren recognizes his wife Ganga. They try to go away from there with their son but Bhagwat Choudhary shoots Ganga in a fit of rage. Ganga gets shot by him on her hand and Naren starts beating Bhagwat Choudhary, believing that he killed Ganga. But then Radha informs him that Ganga isn't dead yet. Naren stops beating Bhagwat and leaves with Ganga and their son.

Cast

Production

According to Padmini Kolhapure, she was the initial choice for the female lead role but declined because the script had a kissing scene.[2] Mandakini, who ultimately played the role, disputed Kolhapure's claims. She said Raj Kapoor wanted only a new face, rather than an established actress, as he believed he could not "make someone pure Ganga if they have an established image". Mandakini also stated that she did not breastfeed despite popular belief, but the scene was shot in a way to suggest that.[3]

Cultural allusions

According to Philip Lutgendorf,[4] the movie is an allegory that "synthesizes classical and mythic narrative, soft-core political and social commentary (here condemning the corruption of politicians and capitalists and championing the nascent environmental initiatives of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi). The narrative recapitulates the Abhijñānaśākuntalam story that first appeared in the epic Mahabharata and then was reworked, some six hundred years later, by the poet Kalidasa."

The final song sequence "Ek Radha ek Meera" brings Raj Kapoor's personal experiences with filmdom and reality. This song sequence is the climax of the plot where the bride-to-be is face-to-face with the other "saut", the culturally "polluted" dancer who has made that journey from the pure source of the Himalayas to the ever-flowing and ever-absorbing Ganges with all of the human impurities. It also differentiates between the love of Radha and Meera and reconnects the movie back to the Krishna Leelas.

The movie was a hit, and it earned Mandakini a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.[5] The film also caused a stir because of two scenes: one in which Mandakini bathes under a waterfall wearing only a flimsy white saree through which her breasts are clearly visible and another in which she is shown breast-feeding a child. Some critics claimed that the scenes were vulgar and exploitative, and were used to get around the Censor Board's stringent rules against nudity. Kapoor defended the inclusion of the scenes stating that they were tasteful.

Awards

33rd Filmfare Awards:

Won

Nominated

Songs

Music of this movie was given by late Ravindra Jain, who won Fimfare Award for Best Music Director for this.

  1. "Ek Dukhiyari Kahe" – Lata Mangeshkar & chorus Lyrics-Ravindra Jain
  2. "Ek Radha Ek Meera" – Lata Mangeshkar Lyrics-Ravindra Jain
  3. "Husn Pahadon Ka" – Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar Lyrics-Ravindra Jain
  4. "Ram Teri Ganga Maili Ho Gayee" – Part 1 – Suresh Wadkar Lyrics-Ravindra Jain
  5. "Sun Sahiba Sun Pyaar Ki Dhun Maine Tujhe Chun Liya" – Lata Mangeshkar & chorus; Lyrics – Hasrat Jaipuri
  6. "Tujhe Bulayen Yeh Meri Bahen" – Lata Mangeshkar Lyrics-Ravindra Jain
  7. "Yaara O Yaara" – Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar Lyrics-Ravindra Jain
  8. "Ram Teri Ganga Maili Ho Gayee" – Part 2 – Suresh Wadkar & Chorus Lyrics-Ravindra Jain
  9. "Main Hi Main Hoon -Suresh Wadkar; Lyrics – Amir Qazalbash

References

  1. ^ . 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Padmini Kolhapure rejected Ram Teri Ganga Maili because of one scene, says Raj Kapoor wanted to replace Mandakini". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2021. from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Mandakini on her breastfeeding scene in Ram Teri Ganga Maili: 'It was nothing compared to what happens today'". Hindustan Times. 24 August 2022. from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ Philip Lutgendorf. . University of Iowa, South Asian Studies Program. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Filmfare Awards" (PDF). p. 71. (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2008.

External links

  • Ram Teri Ganga Maili at IMDb

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Ram Teri Ganga Maili transl Ram Your Ganga is Tainted is a 1985 Indian Hindi language romantic drama film directed by Raj Kapoor The film stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor in lead roles Music director Ravindra Jain received a Filmfare Award for this film Ram Teri Ganga MailiTheatrical release posterDirected byRaj KapoorWritten byRaj KapoorV P SatheK K SinghJyoti SwaroopProduced byRandhir KapoorStarringMandakini Rajiv KapoorCinematographyRadhu KarmakarEdited byRaj KapoorMusic byRavindra JainDistributed byR K FilmsRelease date16 August 1985 1985 08 16 Running time178 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget 1 44 croreBox officeest 19 crores equivalent to 326 crore US 46 million in 2016 The film generated controversy because of Mandakini s bold scenes of breastfeeding and bathing in a transparent saree which wasn t something the conservative Indian Film Certification Board allowed then Yet it had a U Universal age rating which was later amended to U A It was the last film directed by Raj Kapoor Ram Teri Ganga Maili is included in the All Time Blockbusters list of Indian Cinema It was certified Diamond Jubilee in Mumbai and Golden Jubilee in other major cities The film was the year s highest grossing film It was also one of the highest grossing films of the 1980s alongside Kranti 1981 and Maine Pyar Kiya 1989 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Cultural allusions 5 Awards 6 Songs 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditNarendra Sahay a k a Naren is the son of Jeeva Sahay He is a rich politician in Calcutta now Kolkata Naren visits Gangotri to study the source of the holy river Ganga and to get some holy water for his wheelchair using paternal grandmother There he meets a very pretty girl named Ganga Singh played by Mandakini Ganga lives near Gangotri with her brother Karam Very soon they fell in love with each other and decided to get married They are happily married but all of a sudden Naren has to go back to Calcutta as he wanted to convince his parents about Ganga While leaving for Calcutta he promised that very soon he will come back to her But in actual he could not do so because of some unavoidable circumstances Ganga became pregnant at the time of his leaving and soon she becomes mother of a child She faces many problems at her place because of her child and her beauty Ganga was alone and no one was there to look after her finally she decides to go to her husband Naren Ganga travels from her place Gangotri to Calcutta to find her husband At Rishikesh she was exploited by two women and a man Then at Benaras she was molested by a Pandit rescued by the police and given a ticket to Calcutta She fell into the clutches of Manilal who lured her to a brothel near Benaras At the end she meets her husband when he was getting married to another girl His father fixes his marriage with Radha Choudhary played by Divya Rana who is the daughter of his friend Bhagwat Choudhary played by Raza Murad Naren was being informed that Ganga is dead So he decided to marry according to his father s wish On the other hand Ganga is invited to dance on her husband s marriage But lastly love wins and Naren recognizes his wife Ganga They try to go away from there with their son but Bhagwat Choudhary shoots Ganga in a fit of rage Ganga gets shot by him on her hand and Naren starts beating Bhagwat Choudhary believing that he killed Ganga But then Radha informs him that Ganga isn t dead yet Naren stops beating Bhagwat and leaves with Ganga and their son Cast EditRajiv Kapoor as Narendra Naren Sahay Mandakini as Ganga Sahay Divya Rana as Radha B Choudhary Sushma Seth as Dadima Saeed Jaffrey as Kunj Bihari Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Jeeva Sahay Raza Murad as Bhagwat Choudhary Geeta Siddharth as Mrs Sahay Trilok Kapoor as Professor Krishan Dhawan as Manilal Vishwa Mehra as Postbabu Urmila Bhatt as Tajeshwaribai A K Hangal as Brij Kishore Gautam Sarin as Naren s fellow student Monty Nath as Naren s fellow student who lost his watch Kamaldeep as Chamanlal Tom Alter as Karam Singh Ganga s elder brother Javed Khan Amrohi as Manglu Ganga s fiance Production EditAccording to Padmini Kolhapure she was the initial choice for the female lead role but declined because the script had a kissing scene 2 Mandakini who ultimately played the role disputed Kolhapure s claims She said Raj Kapoor wanted only a new face rather than an established actress as he believed he could not make someone pure Ganga if they have an established image Mandakini also stated that she did not breastfeed despite popular belief but the scene was shot in a way to suggest that 3 Cultural allusions EditAccording to Philip Lutgendorf 4 the movie is an allegory that synthesizes classical and mythic narrative soft core political and social commentary here condemning the corruption of politicians and capitalists and championing the nascent environmental initiatives of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi The narrative recapitulates the Abhijnanasakuntalam story that first appeared in the epic Mahabharata and then was reworked some six hundred years later by the poet Kalidasa The final song sequence Ek Radha ek Meera brings Raj Kapoor s personal experiences with filmdom and reality This song sequence is the climax of the plot where the bride to be is face to face with the other saut the culturally polluted dancer who has made that journey from the pure source of the Himalayas to the ever flowing and ever absorbing Ganges with all of the human impurities It also differentiates between the love of Radha and Meera and reconnects the movie back to the Krishna Leelas The movie was a hit and it earned Mandakini a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress 5 The film also caused a stir because of two scenes one in which Mandakini bathes under a waterfall wearing only a flimsy white saree through which her breasts are clearly visible and another in which she is shown breast feeding a child Some critics claimed that the scenes were vulgar and exploitative and were used to get around the Censor Board s stringent rules against nudity Kapoor defended the inclusion of the scenes stating that they were tasteful Awards Edit33rd Filmfare Awards Won Best Film Randhir Kapoor Best Director Raj Kapoor Best Music Director Ravindra Jain Best Art Direction Suresh J Sawant Best Editing Raj KapoorNominated Best Actress Mandakini Best Supporting Actor Saeed Jaffrey Best Lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri for Sun Sahiba Sun Best Male Playback Singer Suresh Wadkar for Main Hi Main Hoon Best Story Raj KapoorSongs EditMusic of this movie was given by late Ravindra Jain who won Fimfare Award for Best Music Director for this Ek Dukhiyari Kahe Lata Mangeshkar amp chorus Lyrics Ravindra Jain Ek Radha Ek Meera Lata Mangeshkar Lyrics Ravindra Jain Husn Pahadon Ka Lata Mangeshkar Suresh Wadkar Lyrics Ravindra Jain Ram Teri Ganga Maili Ho Gayee Part 1 Suresh Wadkar Lyrics Ravindra Jain Sun Sahiba Sun Pyaar Ki Dhun Maine Tujhe Chun Liya Lata Mangeshkar amp chorus Lyrics Hasrat Jaipuri Tujhe Bulayen Yeh Meri Bahen Lata Mangeshkar Lyrics Ravindra Jain Yaara O Yaara Lata Mangeshkar Suresh Wadkar Lyrics Ravindra Jain Ram Teri Ganga Maili Ho Gayee Part 2 Suresh Wadkar amp Chorus Lyrics Ravindra Jain Main Hi Main Hoon Suresh Wadkar Lyrics Amir QazalbashReferences Edit Boxofficeindia com 14 October 2013 Archived from the original on 14 October 2013 Retrieved 7 August 2020 Padmini Kolhapure rejected Ram Teri Ganga Maili because of one scene says Raj Kapoor wanted to replace Mandakini Hindustan Times 28 March 2021 Archived from the original on 25 April 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2022 Mandakini on her breastfeeding scene in Ram Teri Ganga Maili It was nothing compared to what happens today Hindustan Times 24 August 2022 Archived from the original on 24 August 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2022 Philip Lutgendorf Ram teri Ganga Maili University of Iowa South Asian Studies Program Archived from the original on 28 December 2011 Retrieved 19 December 2011 Filmfare Awards PDF p 71 Archived PDF from the original on 12 June 2009 Retrieved 14 September 2008 External links EditRam Teri Ganga Maili at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ram Teri Ganga Maili amp oldid 1142055584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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