Ram Teri Ganga Maili: The film Ram Teri Ganga Maili, directed by Raj Kapoor, is one of the superhit films of his career. In this film, Raj Kapoor’s son Rajiv Kapoor and Mandakini were seen in the lead roles. This film created a stir as soon as it was released and earned a lot at the box office. But do you know where Raj Kapoor got the idea of making this film, no, right? So no problem, today we tell you how Raj Kapoor planned to make this film.
Raj Kapoor got the idea of making the film Ram Teri Ganga Maili after seeing a scene in a film. The name of this film was Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai. In this film, none other than Raj Kapoor himself was seen in the lead role. Padmini was seen with him. Now let us tell you the story behind the making of the film.
Met Padmini in Moscow
According to reports, Raj Kapoor first met actress Padmini in Moscow. He was inspired by her performance there. After Chori Chori in 1956, Nargis did not want to work with Raj Kapoor due to some personal issues. Raj Kapoor’s confidence started to wane as some of his films did not do well. When Raj Kapoor was going through a difficult phase, he met Padmini who helped him regain his confidence.
Work done in the country where Ganga flows
Raj Kapoor and Padmini worked together in the film Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai. Raj Kapoor was afraid of working with Padmini because many of his films had flopped. When this film was released, it proved to be a superhit. People also liked its songs very much. It is said that this is the first time in the Indian film industry that a female lead actress has been presented in such a bold style. After this, both of them gave many great hit films.
got the idea from this scene
There was a scene in the film in which Padmini’s character Kammo was shown bathing under a waterfall wearing a black saree. It is said that the trend of actresses bathing under waterfalls probably started with this film. Many years later, in an interview given to Filmfare, she was asked about this scene. To this, she said that it was not bold at all for her. Raj Kapoor was very inspired by the waterfall scene and he decided to make a film on it. The name of the film is Ram Teri Ganga Maili. There was a famous waterfall scene in this film in which Mandakini was seen standing under the waterfall wearing a white saree. This scene created a tremendous craze among the fans.