Ginny Aur Johnny

About the film

Ginny Aur Johnny (transl. Ginny and Johnny) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film. Produced by Amarlal Chabria and directed by Mehmood the film stars Mehmood, Amjad Khan, Helen, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Nutan, Rakesh Roshan and Baby Ginny, who is Mehmood's own daughter. The film is based on 1973 American film Paper Moon.

Plot

The story centres on Johnny, a man, and Ginny, a nine-year-old girl who is Mehmood's daughter. When Ginny's mother, Rosie, dies in an accident, Ginny is left alone. Johnny visits Rosie, and learns about her death during this time. The villagers therefore request that Johnny take Ginny to an orphanage in Ooty.

However, Johnny is a con man who visits places where someone has died. By taking their names, he sells holy books to the families. While travelling to Ooty, he continues this work. The journey is filled with beautiful slapstick moments and banter.

Music

The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan, while all the songs are written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Production

Mehmood went to the United States to visit his in-laws, as he used to do annually. While there, he watched the American film Paper Moon, and decided to adapt it in Hindi with the title Ginny Aur Johnny.

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