Lok Parlok(1979)
Lok Parlok is a 1979 Bollywood fantasy film produced by S. Venkataratnam on Sree Pallavi Productions banner, directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. Starring Jeetendra, Jayapradha in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film is remake of Telugu blockbuster Movie Yamagola (1977), starring N.T.Rama Rao, Jayapradha in pivotal roles. Both the movies are made by same banner & director.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5, Plex, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 23 November 1979
- Director
- Tatineni Rama Rao
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A poor village troublemaker named Amar angers his girlfriend's father, who hires a killer. After his death, Amar visits the afterlife and convinces the god of death and his assistant to go on strike and take a vacation on Earth. This causes people to stop dying, and Amar is revived, but he soon has to bail the gods out of jail in the human world.
“When death takes a holiday, a troublemaker must bail out the gods.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Lok Parlok
Cast reunions in this film: Jayapradha & Jeetendra (18 films together), Jeetendra & Amjad Khan (9 films together), Jeetendra & Rama Rao Tatineni (6 films together), Jeetendra & Deven Verma (6 films together), Roopesh Kumar & Madan Puri (4 films together), and Amjad Khan & Deven Verma (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Rama Rao Tatineni, was primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema, making this a rare Hindi directorial venture.
- Actor Utpal Dutt, who played Yamraj, was a renowned Bengali theatre personality, bringing a stage actor's gravitas to the mythological role.
- The movie blends social satire with fantasy, a less common mix in late-1970s Bollywood, which often favored action or family dramas.
- It features veteran character actor A.K. Hangal in a key role, continuing his streak of playing gentle, moral figures in Hindi cinema.
- The plot's premise of Yamraj going on strike and visiting Bombay is a playful, fictional twist on traditional Hindu afterlife mythology.
- Music director Kalyanji-Anandji composed the score, but the film's songs did not achieve the same popularity as their other 1979 hits.
- The film's release coincided with a period in Bollywood where fantasy and mythological themes were being experimented with outside the usual devotional film genre.