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Like Posham Pa, 5 movie titles that were adapted from nursery rhymes and lullabies

Read on to know how rhymes and lullabies have inspired few movie titles.

By: BollywoodLife  |  Published: August 22, 2019 4:26 PM IST

Like Posham Pa, 5 movie titles that were adapted from nursery rhymes and lullabies

1. Posham Po

Posham Pa is a ZEE5 Original psychological thriller film starring Mahie Gill, Sayani Gupta, Ragini Khanna, Shivani Raghuvanshi and Imaad Shah. The movie traces the real-life story of India’s first female duo sentenced to death. A series of gruesome crime involving a mother-daughter trio gets its name after a popular childhood rhyme Posham pa bhai posham pa. However, this is not the first time a lullaby or a nursery rhyme has inspired the title of a film. Here’s a list of five movies before Posham Pa that got their names from a nursery rhyme or a Hindi lullaby.

2. Baa Baaa Black Sheep

No points for guessing which popular nursery rhyme Baa Baaa Black Sheep gets its name from! The 2018 comedy film stars Anupam Kher, Maniesh Paul, Manjari Fadnnis, Kay Kay Menon and Annu Kapoor in the lead roles.

3. Chanda Mama Door Ke

Sushant Singh Rajput was to play an astronaut in first-ever Indian space film Chanda Mama Door Ke. However, the Kedarnath actor exited the project last year which also features R. Madhavan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Even though there is no word on the movie yet, we for one are damn excited about this!

4. Johny Johny Yes Papa

Johnny Johnny Yes Papa is a 2018 Kannada romantic comedy film starring Duniya Vijay, Rachita Ram, Rangayana Raghu Sadhu Kokila, Saiteja Salveru, and others. The movie is a sequel to Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam Kannada movie.

Priya (Rachita Ram) has a dream of flying to the USA forever. However, her father does not want his daughter to travel abroad and thus, strikes a deal with Johnny (Duniya Vijay) to ensure his daughter does not leave India. When Johnny meets Priya, he falls in love with her and does everything to spoil her thoughts of going to the USA. Will Johnny convince Priya to stay in India?

5. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is a Malayalam film written and directed by Vayalar Madhavan Kutty. The movie stars Tinnu Anand, Neha Pendse and Divya Dutta in the lead roles. It revolves around the story of a eunuch, played by Tinnu and her search of a boy, who she believes him as a successor to her dynasty.

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