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Hun Hunshi Hunshilal

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Hun Hunshi Hunshilal
Directed bySanjiv Shah
Written byParesh Naik
Produced bySanjiv Shah
Starring
CinematographyNavroze Contractor
Music byRajat Dholakia
Production
company
Karnar Productions
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati

Hun Hunshi Hunshilal (transl. I am Hunshi Hunshilal; English Title: Love in the Time of Malaria) is a 1992 Indian Gujarati-language musical political satire film directed by Sanjiv Shah.[1]

Plot

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In the kingdom of Khojpuri, King Bhadrabhoop II (Mohan Gokhale), is annoyed by mosquitoes (representative of middle and lower class).

In a small village, Doongri, Hunshi is born to a doctor. After growing up, he adopts more respectable moniker, Hunshilal (Dilip Joshi). Hunshilal moves to Khojpuri to work at Queen's Lab, a laboratory which aims to eradicate mosquitoes problem once and for all. At the lab, Hunshilal falls in love with the fellow scientist, Parveen (Renuka Shahane).

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The film had 45 songs. The composer Rajat Dholakia composed them in two days.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "'Destroy all traces of red!' Why 'Hun Hunshi Hunshilal' still matters". Scroll.in. 7 March 2016.
  2. ^ "જિંગલ્સના જાજરમાન રાજવી". Bombay Samachar. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (17 October 2020). "In 'Hun, Hunshi, Hunshilal', an invented country and a very real exploration of misrule and dissent". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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