Prince (1969 film)

Prince
Prince
	Poster
Directed by	Lekh Tandon
Written by	Abrar Alvi
Produced by	F. C. Mehra
Starring	Shammi Kapoor; Vyjayanthimala; Ajit; Rajendra Nath
Cinematography	Dwarka Divecha
Edited by	Pran Mehra
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Production; companies	Vijaya Studio; Mehboob Studio
Distributed by	Eagle Films
Release date	1 January 1969;
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹ 4,00,00,000

Prince is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language film produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Shammi Kapoor with Vyjayanthimala in the lead while Rajendranath, Ajit, Helen, Leela Chitnis and Asit Sen form an ensemble cast. The film's music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan with lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Faruk Qaiser. Prince is a drama set in the times of resurgent India when the nation threw off the British yoke, but some states still languished under the Princely yoke. It is the story of a Prince who brought about his own downfall so that he may rise as a human being. Vyjayanthimala got married in 1968 and then completed this film in 1969.

The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment.