Patrani (1956)

 ●  Hindi ● Running Time: TBA

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The story is about King Karma Dev who gives a lot of importance to physical beauty. His mother the Rajmata requests Mahamantri Munjal to find him a nice wife. Karma Dev often dreams of marrying an unknown beautiful woman he had once seen in the Somnath temple. Meanwhile Mrinalla is the princess of Karnataka who also dreams of marrying a king she had once seen in the Somnath temple. When Munjal happens to see the beautiful woman Mrinalla, he shows the King's portrait to her and she is happy to finally find the man of her dreams. So she runs away from the palace and searches for Karma Dev to marry him. Soon after, Munjal shows Mrinalla's painting to Karma Dev, who agrees to marry her. On the day of the marriage, the King finds out she is dark and refuses to marry her. After several incidents Karma Dev realizes his mistake and at last he happily accepts Mrinalla as his Patrani.
Did you know? The first choice for the role of Namunjala was actress Shyama, but she refused. The role was later given to Shashikala. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
The first choice for the role of Namunjala was actress Shyama, but she refused. The role was later given to Shashikala.

In order to match Vyjayanthimala step for step in the film's dance competition, Shashikala had to practice her dance routine from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m and then again from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This was done with the help of choreographer Hiralal,