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Lorie(1984)
Hindi123 mins
Lorie (1984) is a 123-minute Hindi film directed by Vijay Talwar. Starring Yunus Parvez, Paresh Rawal and Farooq Shaikh. With an audience rating of 5.6/10, Lorie stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1984.
Director:Vijay Talwar
Mood:
emotionaldarksuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 6 June 1984
- Director
- Vijay Talwar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
A woman is sad because she can't have a baby. She takes a child from a family with eleven other children and tries to raise him as her own.
“A stolen child, a desperate heart, a family missing one of twelve.”
Film Details
5.6Rating
123Minutes
HindiLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date6 June 1984
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known As摇篮曲
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Themes
familyidentitysurvivallove
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.6/10Rating
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Lorie' refers to the Hindi word for a traditional cradle song, tying to the theme of motherhood.
- It was one of the few 1980s films where actor Rakesh Bedi played a serious supporting role, not his usual comic part.
- The movie was shot extensively in the hill station of Nainital, using its landscapes to reflect the protagonist's emotional state.
- Director Vijay Talwar was primarily known for editing films, and this was one of his rare directorial ventures.
- The child actor playing the kidnapped boy, Master Alankar, was also in the popular TV series 'Nukkad' around the same time.
- Despite its dramatic plot, the film did not feature any songs, which was unusual for mainstream Hindi cinema then.
- The story's focus on infertility and child abduction was considered a bold social topic for commercial films in the 1980s.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Lorie
Micky-Actor14 films →
Actor-Bhupinder Singh13 films →
Attorney-Micky11 films →
Sharda Malhotra-Micky8 films →
Attorney-Sharda Malhotra3 films →
Sharda Malhotra-Actor3 films →
Micky-Actor3 films →
Actor-Shanti3 films →
Actor-Chandicharan Kapoor3 films →
Sharda Malhotra-Shanti2 films →
Micky-Shanti2 films →
Actor-Actor2 films →
Actor-Adoption Agency Head2 films →
Adoption Agency Head-Chandicharan Kapoor2 films →