Ginny Aur Johnny


Ginny Aur Johnny is a 1976 Hindi 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 Hollywood movie Paper Moon.

Plot

The story is of a man named Johnny and a nine-year-old girl Ginny who is Mehmood's daughter. Ginny's mother Rosie dies in an accident and Ginny is left alone. Johnny comes to visit Rosie and during this time he comes to know about her death. Thus, her villagers request Johnny to take Ginny into an orphanage at Ooty.
On the other hand, Johnny who is a con man, visits those places where somebody had died and by taking their names, he sells holy books to the families. While travelling to Ooty, he continues his work. The journey consists of beautiful slapstick events and how they banter with each other.

Music

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

Cast

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.