''Paap Aur Punya '' () is a

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directed by Prayag Raj. The film stars

Shashi Kapoor Shashi Kapoor (pronounced �əʃi kəpuːɾ born Balbir Raj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Hindi films. He is considered as one of the greatest and most successful acto ...

Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore (; born 8 December 1944) also known by her married name Begum Ayesha Sultana, is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali films. Widely recognized as one of the gre ...

and Ajit. Shashi Kapoor also appears in dual role. The film was a success at box office

Plot

Fair-minded Raja Gajraj Singh is overthrown in a coup by his brother, Balbir Singh. Both Gajraj's and Balbir's wives are pregnant, and give birth to twin sons, and a son respectively. Balbir orders that Gajraj's son be killed. Then he arranges for Gajraj and his wife's accidental death by a motor vehicle. Years go by, most people have forgotten Raja Gajraj, and Balbir is the sole acclaimed ruler with his fair-minded and soft-spoken son, Ganga Singh, who is all set to succeed the throne from his dad. Then Ganga meets a young woman named Jugni from a poor family and falls in love with her, she too falls in love with him, and both want to get married. But Balbir will not have anything to do with her, as he would like Ganga to marry rich and wealthy Mala. Chaos and anarchy suddenly descent upon the palace, when Ganga undergoes a character change and becomes womanizing, alcoholic, and foul-mouthed, much to the chagrin of his dad. But the clouds do have a silver lining for Ganga is now willing to wed Mala. What was the reason behind the sudden change in Ganga? What will the poor heart-broken Jugni do now?

Cast

as Ganga Singh / Jwala Singh *

as Jugni * Ajit as Balbir Singh *

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as Palace Official *

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Support ...

as Mala *

Achala Sachdev Achala Sachdev (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry, who started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films. ...

as Ganga's mom * Sapru as Raja Gajraj Singh *

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as Salim *

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as Police Inspector *

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as Tiger *

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as Marqas- Tiger's associate * Gurcharan Pohli as Shera- Tiger's associate *

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as Inspector Rana * Kunal Kapoor as Young Ganga / Jwala Singh *Ramesh Goyal as Inspector Rana *Baby Guddu as Pinky *Margaret Bhatty as Indian Airlines Cabin Crew

Production

During the filming of a scene, one of the actors who played the villain was bitten by Tagore's then two-year-old son, Saif, who thought Shashi Kapoor was being attacked for real.

Songs

* Bolo Baadal Ki Mehbooba Kaun Hain -

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...

* O Rang Rasiya Re Main Toh Shaam Se Baithi Thi - Kanchan * Main Hoon Jodhpur Ki Jugni -

* Tere Mere Pyaar Ki Bandh Gayi Jab Yeh Dor -

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, Kanchan

References

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