Noorie(1979)
Noorie (1979) is a 114-minute Hindi film directed by Manmohan Krishna. Starring Bharat Kapoor, Avtar Gill and Madan Puri. With a well-received audience rating of 7.4/10 from 1979.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 11 May 1979
- Director
- Manmohan Krishna
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rating
- 7.4/10
Storyline
Noorie lives in a valley with her father and dog. She plans to marry her boyfriend Yusuf. Another villager, Bashir Khan, also wants to marry her, but her father refuses his proposal.
“Love blossoms in the valleys, but fate has other plans.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Noorie
Cast reunions in this film: Avtar Gill & Javed Khan (6 films together), Iftekhar & Madan Puri (4 films together), Poonam Dhillon & Iftekhar (3 films together), Javed Khan & Farooq Shaikh (3 films together), Yash Chopra & Poonam Dhillon (2 films together), and Yash Chopra & Javed Khan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's famous song 'Aaja Re O Mere Dilbar Aaja' was originally recorded by Lata Mangeshkar but was later re-recorded by her sister Asha Bhosle for the final version.
- The movie was shot in the scenic Bhaderwah valley, which was a relatively unexplored location for Hindi cinema at the time.
- The dog in the film, named Khairoo, became so popular that it received fan mail from children across India after the movie's release.
- The film's director, Manmohan Krishna, was primarily known as a character actor; this was one of his few directorial ventures.
- Despite being a moderate box office success, the film is especially remembered for its tragic ending, which was uncommon in romantic films of that era.
- The movie's music, composed by Khayyam, won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in 1980.
- Actress Farooq Shaikh, who played Yusuf, was initially hesitant to take the role as he was more associated with parallel cinema at the time.