Ek Nai Paheli(1984)
Ek Nai Paheli (1984) is a 146-minute Hindi film directed by K. Balachander. Starring Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini and Kamal Haasan. With a rating of 5.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1984.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 29 June 1984
- Director
- K. Balachander
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A wealthy widower's rebellious son leaves home and falls in love with an older singer. Their plans to marry are complicated when her estranged husband arrives, revealing their daughter. The situation becomes even more tangled when it's discovered the daughter is living with and plans to marry the son's elderly father.
“A family's love story becomes a shocking puzzle.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Ek Nai Paheli
Cast reunions in this film: Kamal Haasan & K. Balachander (21 films together), Hema Malini & Raaj Kumar (4 films together), Kamal Haasan & Hema Malini (3 films together), Hema Malini & Suresh Oberoi (3 films together), Padmini Kolhapure & Suresh Oberoi (2 films together), and Suresh Oberoi & Asha Sachdev (2 films together).
Trivia
- This film was a rare Hindi directorial venture by K. Balachander, who was a legendary figure in South Indian cinema.
- The story is a remake of Balachander's own acclaimed 1975 Tamil film 'Apoorva Raagangal', which also starred Kamal Haasan.
- Kamal Haasan and Padmini Kohlapure played the same roles they did in the Tamil original, but the other lead actors were replaced for the Hindi version.
- The film's complex plot involving two unconventional May-December romances was considered bold for mainstream Hindi cinema at the time.
- The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, marking a distinct shift in sound from the original Tamil film's score by M.S. Viswanathan.
- Despite the star cast, the film did not achieve major commercial success, unlike some of Balachander's other Hindi adaptations.