Ponga Pandit
Directed by	Prayag Raj
Produced by	Surinder Kapoor
Starring	Randhir Kapoor Neeta Mehta Danny Denzongpa
Cinematography	Sharad Kadwe
Edited by	Kamlakar
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Release date	1975
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ponga Pandit is 1975 Indian Hindi-language movie produced by Surinder Kapoor and directed by Prayag Raj. The film stars Randhir Kapoor, Neeta Mehta, Danny Denzongpa, Nirupa Roy, Madan Puri, Shreeram Lagoo and Ranjeet. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Plot

Haridwar-based Neelkanth Pandey and Shambhu Nath get their children, Bhagwati Prasad and Parvati respectively, married. While 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. Bhagwati 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.

Cast

• Randhir Kapoor as Bhagwati Prasad Neelkanth Pandey / Prem
• Neeta Mehta as Parvati 'Pamela' S. Nath
• Danny Denzongpa as Rocky
• Prema Narayan as Lalita
• Nirupa Roy as Janki S. Nath
• Madan Puri as Shambhu Nath
• Shreeram Lagoo as Professor
• Ranjeet as Master
• Pinchoo Kapoor as Neelkanth Prasad Pandey

Soundtrack

External links

• Ponga Pandit at IMDb
• Prayag Raj at IMDb
• Neeta Mehta at IMDb