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Directed by | Shammi Kapoor |
Written by | Abrar Alvi |
Produced by | F.C. Mehra |
Starring | Shammi Kapoor Sanjeev Kumar Zeenat Aman |
Cinematography | Dwarka Divecha |
Edited by | Pran Mehra |
Music by | Rahul Dev Burman |
Production companies | Mehboob Studios Natraj Studios |
Distributed by | Eagle Films United Producers |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Manoranjan (transl. Entertainment) is a 1974 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Shammi Kapoor. It is a remake of Irma La Douce. Sanjeev Kumar plays Jack Lemmon's role, Zeenat Aman Shirley MacLaine's and Shammi Kapoor plays Lou Jacobi's. Hotel Casanova is called Hotel Mauj!. Among the rest of the cast are Paintal, Asit Sen and Dev Kumar.
Manoranjan is perhaps the only Hindi movie where prostitution was presented as a 'fun' activity without moralising and the lead actress sleeps with men other than the hero and is not an issue. The film is regarded a classic however underperformed when released.