Underplayed Gems

Raja Aur Runk (1968)

Raja Aur Runk poster
Directed by
Kotayya Pratyagatma
Genre
children's film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A poor boy and a rich boy who look exactly alike switch places. They each experience life in the other's world. The story is based on Mark Twain's tale.

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What happens

Raja Aur Runk (lit. 'The king and the commoner') is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma and starring Sanjeev Kumar and Kumkum. It is a remake of the 1954 Telugu film Raju Peda, itself based on Mark Twain's 1881 novel, The Prince and the Pauper. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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