What is "patanga"

Patanga is a 1971 Bollywood drama film directed by Kedar Kapoor. The film stars Shashi Kapoor , Vimi and Rajendra Nath in lead roles. Music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Film a moderate success at box office.

'Patanga ' is a 1949 Indian Bollywood film. It was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1949. The film was directed by H. S. Rawail for Varma Productions. A duet sung against the back drop of WW2, "Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon" and picturised on actor Gope and lead heroine Nigar Sultana became popular. The playback singers for the song were C. Ramchandra, who also composed the music for the film, and Shamshad Begum. The cast included Nigar Sultana, Shyam, Yakub, Gope, Purnima, Shyama, Randhir, Mohana.