Ek Thi Larki

1949 Drama Directed by Roop K. Shorey

About Ek Thi Larki

Meena is on the run from Sohan and Mohan, who are blackmailing her over a crime she did not commit. She meets Ranjeet, who is engaged to his boss's daughter and then falls in love with her.

Cast & crew

More about Ek Thi Larki

Roop K. Shorey directed. I. S. Johar wrote the story and plays Sohan. Vinod wrote the music and Aziz Kashmiri the lyrics.

Themes

  • a false accusation
  • blackmail on the road
  • an engaged man falling in love
  • Meena
  • Sohan
  • Mohan
  • Ranjeet
  • blackmail

Music

Vinod wrote the music and Aziz Kashmiri the lyrics. "Lara Lappa Laayi Rakhda" is sung by Lata Mangeshkar, with a version that also uses Mohammed Rafi and Satish Batra.

Notes

  • Meena Shorey plays Meena and was afterwards called the Lara Lappa girl.
  • Motilal plays Ranjeet. Majnu plays Mohan.
  • The Punjabi number "Lara Lappa" is sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, and Satish Batra.
  • Other singers on the track include Geeta Dutt and Zeenat Begum.