| 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 |
Release date | 1992 |
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][2]
Plot
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
- 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
The film had 45 songs. The composer Rajat Dholakia composed them in two days.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Hun Hunshi Hunshilal". Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "'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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