Memdidi
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{{Infobox film
| name =Memdidi
| image = Memdidi.jpg
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| director =Hrishikesh Mukherjee
| producer =L. B. Lachman
| writer = {{ubl|Sachin Bhowmick (story)|Hrishikesh Mukherjee (screenplay)|Rajinder Singh Bedi (dialogue)}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Jayant|Lalita Pawar}}
| music = Salil Choudhury
| cinematography = Jaywant Pathare
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1961}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
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Memdidi is a 1961 Hindi film produced by L. B. Lachman and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars David, Jayant, Lalita Pawar, Asit Sen and Tanuja. The film's music is composed by Salil Choudhury.{{cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/fc-flashback-why-you-should-watch-hrishikesh-mukherjees-mem-didi |title=FC Flashback: Why You Should Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Mem Didi' |last=Singh |first=Jai Arjun |date=22 January 2019 |website=Film Companion |access-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724014533/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/fc-flashback-why-you-should-watch-hrishikesh-mukherjees-mem-didi |archive-date=24 July 2024 |url-status=live}} Hrishikesh Mukherjee also directed its remake of the film titled Achha Bura in 1983, replacing Jayant with Jayant's son Amjad Khan.{{cite news |last=Lokapally |first=Vijay |author-link=Vijay Lokapally |date=20 January 2011 |title=Mem-Didi (1961) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/Mem-Didi-1961/article15526010.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724013428/https://www.thehindu.com/arts/Mem-Didi-1961/article15526010.ece |archive-date=24 July 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}
Cast
- Lalita Pawar as Mrs. Roy
- David as Bahadur Singh
- Jayant as Sher Khan{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Jai Arjun |date=23 September 2015 |title=Five underappreciated performances in Hrishikesh Mukherjee films |url=https://scroll.in/reel/396/five-underappreciated-performances-in-hrishikesh-mukherjee-films |work=ThePrint |access-date=24 July 2024}}
- Tanuja as Rita
- Kaysi Mehta as Dilip
- Asit Sen
Music
- "Main Jaanti Hoon" – Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
- "Raato Ko Jab Neend Udd Aaye" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Beta Wah Wah Waw Mere Kaan Mat Khaao" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Bhula De Zindagi Ke Gham" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Bachpan O Bachpan Pyare Bachpan" – Lata Mangeshkar
- "Ham To Ghar Me Chulha Phuke" – Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0055164|Memdidi}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090901100045/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/2252/index.html Mem Didi] at Bollywood Hungama
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Category:1960s Hindi-language films
Category:Films directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury
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