Lata - Thodasa Thehero - Victoria No. 203 [1972]

"Victoria No. 203" is a 1972 Hindi film produced and directed by Brij. The film stars Navin Nischol, Saira Banu , Ranjeet, Anwar Hussain, Helen and in an inspired bit of casting -Ashok Kumar and Pran - who play key supporting roles in the film and who earned the only Filmfare nominations for the film.

The music by Kalyanji Anandji and the roles of Ashok Kumar and Pran made this a "superhit" at the box office. Lyrics by Indivar and Verma Malik..........

Lata Mangeshkar (Marathi: लता मंगेशकर; born September 28, 1929) is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She sang in over a thousand Bollywood movies and has sung songs in over twenty regional Indian languages, but primarily in Hindi. She is the elder sister of the equally accomplished singer Asha Bhosle and lesser-known singers, brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar and sisters Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. Lata is the second vocalist ever to have received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

Mangeshkar was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world.

Awards and recognitions;

Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honors, including Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), NTR National Award (1999), Bharat Ratna (2001), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.

In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honor of Lata Mangeshkar. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1992.

Government of India Awards * 1969 - Padma Bhushan * 1989 - Dada Saheb Phalke Award * 1999 - Padma Vibhushan * 2001 - Bharat Ratna * 2008 - "One Time Award for Lifetime Achievement" honour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of India's independence.

Maharashtra State Awards * 1966 - Best Playback Singer for Sadhi Mansa (Marathi) * 1967 - Best Playback Singer for Jait Re Jait * 2001 - Maharashtra Ratna (First Recipient)

National Film Awards; * 1972 - National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Parichay * 1975 - National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Kora Kagaz * 1990 - National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Lekin

Filmfare Awards;

The Filmfare Awards for playback singing first started in 1958. In 1956, the song 'Rasik Balma' from the film Chori Chori won the Best Song Filmfare Award. Lata refused to sing it live in protest of absence of a Playback Singer category. The category was finally introduced in 1958. Though, separate awards for male & female singers were introduced later on.

Lata Mangeshkar monopolized the best female playback singer award from 1958 to 1966. In 1969, Lata made the unusual gesture of giving up Filmfare awards in order to promote fresh talent...........
[Wikipedia & IMDb]

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[juneg1964]

This film was released in my student days. Funny action movie. I think it was remade recently thanks for posting.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

Yes, remade in 2007 by the same name.

[chandrashekharjain]

Sultry lass...wait..whats the hurry

and the lucky guy in hurry is Gopal Bedi (popularly known by screen name Ranjeet) an actor in Indian films and television.. He has played mostly character roles, with roles as the villain dominating his over 200 hindi films

He has also worked in a number of punjabi films such as Rab ne banayian jodiyan and Man jeete jag jeet.

Ranjeet is a pass out from the famed National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi.