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Ponga Pandit (1975)
Haridwar-based Neelkanth Pandey and Shambhu Nath get their children, Bhagwantiprasad and Parvati respectively, married. Whille Shambhu re-locates to live in Bombay, Neelkanth continues to reside in the same residence. Years later both children have grown up, so Neelkanth invites the Naths to finalize the nuptials. Very soon the Pandeys will face humiliation and ridicule at the hands of Parvati, who now calls herself Pamela, and Shambhu, who wants his daughter to marry someone sophisticated and wealthy, while Parvati is in love with a singer named Rocky. Bhagwanti is determined to fulfill his parents' wishes and decides to stay wed to Parvati, re-locates to Bombay, to try and woo her back - with results that will end up changing his life forever.
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Haridwar-based Neelkanth Pandey and Shambhu Nath get their children, Bhagwantiprasad and Parvati respectively, married. Whille Shambhu re-locates to live in Bombay, Neelkanth continues to reside in the same residence. Years later both children have grown up, so Neelkanth invites the Naths to finalize the nuptials. Very soon the Pandeys will face humiliation and ridicule at the hands of Parvati, who now calls herself Pamela, and Shambhu, who wants his daughter to marry someone sophisticated and wealthy, while Parvati is in love with a singer named Rocky. Bhagwanti is determined to fulfill his parents' wishes and decides to stay wed to Parvati, re-locates to Bombay, to try and woo her back - with results that will end up changing his life forever.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Family, Action
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In Theaters:1/1/1975
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Runtime:145 minutes
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Cast
Prayag Raj
Director
Randhir Kapoor
Bhagwantiprasad Neelkanth Pandey
Neeta Mehta
Parvati 'Pamela' S. Nath
Danny Denzongpa
Rocky
Prema Narayan
Lalita
Nirupa Roy
Janki S. Nath
Shreeram Lagoo
Professor (as Dr. Shreeram Lagu)
Madan Puri
Shambhu Nath
Pinchoo Kapoor
Neelkanth Prasad Pandey
Sulochana Chatterjee
Rukmini Neelkanth Pandey
Arpana Choudhary
Nikki (as Arpana Chowdhary)
Sunder
Pandey's Servant
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