Ganga Manga
Ganga Manga is a 1973 Telugu- language comedy- drama film in which Vanisri played a dual role as Ganga and Manga.
Krishna and Sobhan Babu played main roles.
The film was a remake of the Hindi film" Seeta Aur Geeta".
The film was also made in Tamil as" Vani Rani", with Vanisri reprising her roles.
Roopesh Kumar
Roopesh Kumar( January 16, 1946 – 1995) was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995.
He is widely remembered for his comic negative roles in the films like" Seeta Aur Geeta" and" The Great Gambler".
He was the cousin of actress Mumtaz.
Vanisri
Vanisri,( born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian film actress known for her works predominately in Telugu and Tamil, and a few Kannada and Hindi films.
In a film career spanning 40 years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, including the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
She gained attention with a supporting role in a film penned by K. Balachander titled" Sukha Dukhalu", and" Marapurani Kadha"( 1967).
Vanisri has starred in super hits such as" Krishnaveni Prem NagarDussehra Bullodu Aradhana Jeevitha Chakram Rangula RatnamSri Krishna TulabharamBhakta KannappaBobbili Raja", etc.
If there was a star heroine in the Telugu film industry, who ruled on par with the heroes, it must be only Vanisri.
She was the only actress during that period who commanded a higher remuneration than her male co stars.
She played dual roles in" Iddaru Ammayilu"( 1972)( Telugu remake of 1969 release Kannada film Kappu Bilupu)," Ganga Manga"( 1973 remake of the Hindi film" Seeta Aur GeetaJeevana Jyothi"( 1975), and" Chilipi Krishnudu"( 1978).
She financed and starred in Shyam Benegal's only Telugu film" Anugraham"( 1977), co-starring Smita Patil.
With actor M. G. R Vanisri acted three films, they are:" Kannan En Kadhalan"( 1968)," Thalaivan"( 1970), and" Oorukku Uzhaippavan"( 1976).
She acted with Sivaji Ganesan in a 11 films such as" Uyarntha Manithan"( 1968)," Nirai Kudam"( 1969), Kulama Gunama( 1971)," Vasantha Maligai"( 1972)," Sivakamiyin Selvan"( 1974), Vani Rani( Tamil remake of the Hindi film" Seeta Aur Geeta")( 1974), Rojavin Raja( 1976), Ilaya Thalaimurai( 1977), Punniya Boomi( 1978), Vaazhkai Alaigal( 1978) and" Nallathoru Kudumbam"( 1979).
In 2013, she received the state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for her contribution to Telugu cinema.
In the late 1970s, Vanisri left films to get married and have a son and a daughter.
Vanisri returned to film in the late 1980s acting in mother roles, such as her character in" Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu"( 1989).
A practicing Shaivite Hindu, Vanisri is very religious.
She was also in the 1999 Hindi film" Main Tere Pyar Mein Pagal", directed by Telugu director K. Raghavendra Rao.
Dana Blankstein
Dana Blankstein- Cohen( born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.
She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.
Ramesh Sippy
Ramesh Sippy (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director and producer, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film "Sholay".
He is a winner of the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2013.
Sippy's father was producer G. P. Sippy.
His son Rohan Sippy is a film director.
His daughter Sheena was once married to Shashi Kapoor's son, Kunal Kapoor until they divorced in 2004.
Ramesh Sippy has been married twice; his current wife is actress Kiran Juneja.
Seeta Aur Geeta
Seeta aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta) is a 1972 Indian Bollywood comedy-drama film, written by Salim-Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar) and directed by Ramesh Sippy.
It stars Hema Malini, Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in leading roles, and features music composed by R.D. Burman.
The story is about identical twins (played by Hema Malini) who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments.
The twins then swap places (like "The Prince and the Pauper").
The two sisters' partners in the movie are played by Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar.
Manorama plays the evil aunt who changes her tune after her arm is twisted (literally).
Furthermore, Hema Malini was noted for the novelty of her role as Geeta where she is rambunctious and sometimes violent.
The main theme of this movie was copied from the superhit Tamil movie Enga Veettu Pillai starring Superstar M. G. Ramachandran.
As hinted in the Wikipedia page, it is said that the producer of this movie B. Nagi Reddy was furious with Salim-Javed for copying his story and hence he went on to quickly move on to making remakes in other languages include the Telugu film "Ganga Manga" (1973) and the Tamil film "Vani Rani" (1974), both starring Vanisri in the dual roles.
This Tamil film was remade as "Ram Aur Shyam" starring Dilip Kumar in the leading dual role, which inspired Salim-Javed to write "Seeta Aur Geeta", but they subverted the formula by having the heroine eventually become the "hero" while the male lead is in a mostly supporting role.
Another earlier film with a similar theme was "Muqabala" (1942) starring Fearless Nadia.
Subsequent Hindi remakes of the story have been made, including
"Jaise Ko Taisa" starring Jeetendra,
"ChaalBaaz" starring Sridevi,
"Kishen Kanhaiya" starring Anil Kapoor,
"Judwaa" starring Salman Khan
"Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi" starring Kajol, in the dual roles.
Hema Malini won her only competitive Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.
P. Vaikunth won the Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award.
In 1976, the film was shown in the Soviet Union where it was a success.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Vani Rani (film)
Vani Rani is a 1974 Indian Tamil- language film, initially directed by Tapi Chanakya and finished by C. V. Rajendran, and produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani.
The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, R. Muthuraman and K. A. Thangavelu in lead roles.
The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan.
It is a remake of the Hindi film" Seeta Aur Geeta".
The film was also made in Telugu as" Ganga Manga" with Vanisri reprising her roles.
ChaalBaaz
Chaal Baaz( English:" Trickster") is a 1989 Indian slapstick comedy film directed by Pankaj Parashar in a screenplay written by Rajesh Mazumdar and Kamlesh Pandey.
The film stars Sridevi, Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth in lead roles.
Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor, Rohini Hattangadi and Anu Kapoor are featured in supporting roles.
Loosely based on the 1973 film" Seeta Aur Geeta", the film revolves around twin sisters separated at birth- Anju, who is badly treated and abused by her uncle and lives her life in servitude and Manju, who grows up to be a street smart girl defying the odds and challenging the patriarchal society.
The film was well received by critics and audiences upon release and went on to become a critical and commercial success becoming the fifth- highest- grossing film of 1989.
Among the elements of the movie that were highly praised included the film's story, music and Sridevi's performance in the dual role, which is considered to be one of her finest performances in Bollywood.
The movie was remade in Kannada in 1990 as" Rani Maharani" starring Malashri.
It was also remade in Odia as" Ganga Jamuna".
Over the years the film has become a' cult classic' in Hindi cinema.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.

Question: Who is the child of the director of film Seeta Aur Geeta?
Answer: Rohan Sippy