Ram Teri Ganga Maili (literally translated into English as "Rama your Ganga has become dirty") was a hit 1985 Bollywood movie made by Raj Kapoor. This movie stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor, son of the director-producer Raj Kapoor. Many believe the success of the movie was due to Mandakini's great sex appeal. Despite this, the film is also noted for its music and popular dialogue. Raj Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, , Urdu: راج کپور, Rāj KapÅ«r, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, producer and director of Bollywood movies. ... Randhir Kapoor is a bollywood actor of yesteryear. ... Raj Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, , Urdu: راج کپور, Rāj KapÅ«r, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, producer and director of Bollywood movies. ... Rajiv Kapoor (born 25 August 1962) was a Indian film actor and is a part of the famous Kapoor Family He is the youngest son of famous actor/director Raj Kapoor. ... Saeed Jaffrey (born 8 January 1929) is an Indian actor. ... This biographical article needs more biographical information on the subject. ... Mandakini (Hindi: मंदाकिनी)(IPA: ITRANS:mandAkinI) (born 1969, as Janki Roy) is a former Bollywood actress. ... Ravindra Jain (or Ravinder Jain, also sometimes credited as Ravinder) is an Indian music composer. ... Raj Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, , Urdu: راج کپور, Rāj KapÅ«r, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, producer and director of Bollywood movies. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal term popularly used for Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Raj Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, , Urdu: راج کپور, Rāj KapÅ«r, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, producer and director of Bollywood movies. ... Mandakini (Hindi: मंदाकिनी)(IPA: ITRANS:mandAkinI) (born 1969, as Janki Roy) is a former Bollywood actress. ... Rajiv Kapoor (born 25 August 1962) was a Indian film actor and is a part of the famous Kapoor Family He is the youngest son of famous actor/director Raj Kapoor. ... Raj Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, , Urdu: راج کپور, Rāj KapÅ«r, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, producer and director of Bollywood movies. ... Mandakini (Hindi: मंदाकिनी)(IPA: ITRANS:mandAkinI) (born 1969, as Janki Roy) is a former Bollywood actress. ... ...

Plot

This story's main character is a young man from Kolkata. When he is visiting the mountains, falls in love with a girl who lives in the mountains. Their love continues as they get married. However, the main character must go back to the city because he has unfinished business. However, before leaving for Kolkata, he promised his wife that he will come back foe her. Unfortunately, he never returned due to family barriers. The girl becomes mother of his child and finally she decides to search her husband. The girl, who is named Ganga, travels from Gangotri to Kolkata to find him (this is also the real path the Ganges river takes). On the way, she only meets sinful and bad people. Though she left Gangotri, innocent and clean (like the Ganges river), her journey has led her into the path of people who try to exploit her for her beauty. , Gangotri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. ...

Cultural allusions

According to Philip Lutgendorf [1], the movie is an allegory that "synthesizes classical and mythic narrative, soft-core political and social commentary (here condemning the corruption of politicians and capitalists and championing the nascent environmental initiatives of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi). The narrative recapitulates the Abhijñānaśākuntalam story—that first appeared in the epic Mahabharata in perhaps the 3rd or 2nd century BCE and then was reworked, some six hundred years later, by the poet Kalidasa." Ganga Action Plan or GAP was a program launched by Government of India in April 1985 in order to reduce the pollution load on the river Ganga. ... Rajiv Ratna Gandhi राजीव गाधीं (IPA: ), born in Mumbai, (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the 7th Prime Minister of India (and the 2nd from the Gandhi family) from his mothers death on 31 October 1984 until his resignation on December 2... Shakuntala. ... For the film by Peter Brook, see The Mahabharata (1989 film). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Songs

1. "Ram Teri ganga maili ho gayi papiyon ke paap dhote dhote (Ram your Ganga has become dirty washing the sins of sinners)"
2. "Suno to ganga ye kya sunaye (Listen to what Ganges says)"
3. "Husna Pahadon ka" - Describes the beauty of mountains .
4. "Ek Radha ek Meera" - Describes two women, Radha and Meera, who at different times both loved the same person.
5. "Sun sahiba sun, pyaar ki dhun (Listen sir listen, to the melody of love)" - Sung when Ganga is declaring her love for her future husband.

External links

Ram Teri Ganga Maili at the Internet Movie Database For the in-memory database management system, see In-memory database. ...