Patrani
पटरानी
Synopsis
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.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Vijay Bhatt
- Screenplay & Story
- R.S. Choudhury
- Original Title
- पटरानी
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Production Studios
- Prakash Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Vijay Bhatt
R.S. Choudhury
Department Leadership Roster
Vijay Bhatt
Director
R.S. Choudhury
Writer
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What is Patrani about?
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.
Who directed Patrani?
Patrani was directed by Vijay Bhatt.
Who stars in Patrani?
The principal cast of Patrani includes Vyjayanthimala, Durga Khote, David Abraham Cheulkar, Jeevan Dhar.
When was Patrani released and how long is it?
Patrani was released in 1956 with a total runtime of 2h 12m.