Lorie(1984)
Lorie (1984) is a 123-minute Hindi film directed by Vijay Talwar. Starring Rohini Hattangadi, Paresh Rawal and Madan Puri. With a rating of 5.6/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1984.
Quick Facts
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- Theatrical Release
- 6 June 1984
- Director
- Vijay Talwar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- 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.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Lorie
Cast reunions in this film: Naseeruddin Shah & Shabana Azmi (14 films together), Farooq Sheikh & Farooq Shaikh (13 films together), Paresh Rawal & Naseeruddin Shah (11 films together), Rohini Hattangadi & Naseeruddin Shah (8 films together), Paresh Rawal & Rohini Hattangadi (3 films together), and Rohini Hattangadi & Shabana Azmi (3 films together).
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.