Tonga-wali

Tongawali (transl. The Tonga Girl; also spelt as Tangawali and Tangewali) is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by Lekhraj Bhakri and produced by Kuldip Pictures. The film stars Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Shammi Kapoor, Anita Guha.[1] It was later remade in Tamil as Alli Petra Pillai (1959).[2]

Tongawali
Poster
Directed byLekhraj Bhakri
StarringBalraj Sahni
Nirupa Roy
Shammi Kapoor
Anita Guha
Music bySalil Chowdhury
Production
company
Kuldip Pictures
Release date
1955
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

Production

Tonga-wali was produced by Kuldip Pictures and directed by Lekhraj Bhakri.[3] Anita Guha made her acting debut with this film.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Salil Chowdhury with lyrics by Bharat Vyas and Prem Dhawan.[5]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Halke Halke Chalo Sanware"Hemant Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar3:08
2."Rim Jhim Jhim Badarwa Barse"Lata Mangeshkar2:39
3."Dekho Tanga Mera Nirala"Mohammed Rafi3:15
4."Dil Ke Sahare Jaan Se Pyare"Lata Mangeshkar3:16
5."Main Loot Gai Duniyawalo"Lata Mangeshkar3:11
6."Saiyan Beiman"Lata Mangeshkar3:15
7."Tere Nainon Ne Jadoo Dala"Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi2:42

References
  1. "TONGAWALI (1955)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. Film News Anandan (2004). Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017.
  3. "Tange Wali Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. January 1955. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "Anita Guha, 70s, actress". Variety. 26 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. "Tangawali". Gaana. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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