''Ek Thi Ladki'' (Hindi: एक थी लड़की, There Was A Girl) is a 1949

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film by director Roop K. Shorey. It had the famous

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song "Laara Lappa Laara Lappa Layi Rakhda" by

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, Satish Batra and

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. The music director was

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, with lyrics by

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and story by

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. The film starred

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(as Meena) who became famously known as the "Larra Lappa" girl following the release of the film, and Motilal (as Ranjeet).

Plot

The movie is based on Meena (Meena Shorey) who is running away from two men, who are blackmailing her for a crime she did not commit. Along the way, she meets Ranjeet ( Motilal), who is engaged to be married to the daughter of his boss but falls in love with Meena.

Cast

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as Meena * Motilal as Ranjeet *

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* Majnu as Mohan *

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as Sohan * Shakuntala * Satish Batra * Sham Lal as Seth Shyam Sunder * Moti Bina * Agha Miraj

Music

All Film songs lyrics by

and music by Vinod (composer): * ''Lara Lappa Laayi Rakhda'' -

* ''Yeh Shokh Sitare Ik Shokh Nazar Ki Tarah'' -

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* ''Lara Lappa Lara Lappa Laai Rakhda'' -

, Satish Batra * ''Dilli Se Aaya Bhai Tingu'' - Vinita Amladi (née Binota Chakraborty) * ''Ghat Kari Matwari Ghir Aai Rasiya Re'' - Zeenat Begum * ''Ghir Ghir Ke Aai Hai Badariya'' -

* ''Hum Chale Door Dil Hua Chhur'' - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi * ''Ab Haal-e-Dil Ya Haal-e-Jigar Kuchh Na Puchiye'' - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi * ''Chandni Raat Hai Gulshan Mein Bahar Hai'' -

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* ''Lambi Joru Badi Museebat, Arey Din Dekhe Na Raat'' - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi

References

External links

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