Hun Hunshi Hunshilal
Hun Hunshi Hunshilal | |
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Directed by | Sanjiv Shah |
Written by | Paresh Naik |
Produced by | Sanjiv Shah |
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Cinematography | Navroze Contractor |
Music by | Rajat Dholakia |
Production company | Karnar Productions |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Gujarati |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Dilip Joshi as Hunshilal
- Renuka Shahane as Parveen
- Manoj Joshi
- Mohan Gokhale as King Bhadrabhoop II of Khojpuri
- Arvind Vaidya as King's assistant
Soundtrack
[edit]The film had 45 songs. The composer Rajat Dholakia composed them in two days.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Destroy all traces of red!' Why 'Hun Hunshi Hunshilal' still matters". Scroll.in. 7 March 2016.
- ^ "જિંગલ્સના જાજરમાન રાજવી". Bombay Samachar. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ 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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