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Parasmani

2021-05-11T13:14:39Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
Parasmani पारसमणी
| image = Parasmani poster 300x300.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional Poster
| director = [[Babubhai Mistri]]
| producer = Pandit Madhur Bachubhai Mistry
| writer = C.K. Mast (dialogues)
| screenplay = Pandit Madhur Vishwanath Pande
| story = Pandit Madhur Vishwanath Pande
| starring = [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]] [[Geetanjali (actress)|Geetanjali]]
| music = [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = Peter Pereira
| editing = Kamlakar Karkhanis
| studio = Basant Studio [[Ranjit Studios]] Shreekant Studios
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1963}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Parasmani''''' ("[[Philosopher's stone]]" that converts iron into gold) is a 1963 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language film. The film is a musical fantasy drama shot partly in [[Black and white|Black and White]] and partly in colour. It has been directed by [[Babubhai Mistri]], who is known as the pioneer of cinematic effects.<ref>[http://www.socialcommunication.org/images/pop-htm/Babubhai-Mistry.htm Pioneer]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/53064.html Special effects]</ref> The film was financially successful.<ref>[http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=169&catName=MTk2Mw== 1963 Boxoffice ratings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014084453/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=169&catName=MTk2Mw== |date=14 October 2013 }}</ref> The film's music was given by Laxmikant Pyarelal and was their first official release movie. Classic songs like "Woh Jab Yaad Aaye", "Mere Dil mein halki si", "Hansta hua", "Roshan Tumhi se".The film was dubbed into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with the title '''''Maayamani''''' and was released in 1964.<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20171226132910/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964.asp|archivedate=26 December 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==
Paras (played by [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]]) is the son of the Senapati and is lost when his ship meets storms at sea. Paras is then found by a poor villager, who brings him up as his own. Paras grows up and becomes an accomplished swordsman and singer. One day, he encounters the princess (played by Gitanjali) and falls in love with her. His fame soon reaches the palace, and the Emperor summons him to sing for him. Pleased with his singing, the Emperor asks him for a wish, and Paras asks for the hand of his daughter. Enraged, the Emperor decides to punish Paras, but Paras escapes. Appearing defeated, the Emperor asks Paras to seek a rare gem called a ''Parasmani'', because he is under a curse that states as soon as his daughter marries, it will be the last day for the Emperor. If Paras can find the ''Parasmani'', the life of Emperor can be saved. Only then can Paras marry the princess. ''Parasmani'' is a hypothetical jewel which is considered to keep the bearer young forever. Paras agrees to this and leaves on the search with his sister and brother.

Paras receives clues from various places and is directed to a cave. From this point, the film is in [[Eastman Color]]. Fighting various magical creatures and volcanic lava, Paras meets the Sorceress Mayanagri, who falls in love with the brave Paras. Taking him in confidence, she shows him her real self, which is an old woman. The Sorceress shows him the ''Parasmani'', which Paras gains after killing a giant spider-like creature. Soon the old sorceress also meets her end. Paras and his siblings fly back to their kingdom where, after some crucial fights, he meets his father, Senapati, and is married to the princess.

==Cast==
* [[Geetanjali (actress)|Geethanjali]] as Rajkumari (princess)
* [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]] as Paras
* [[Nalini Chonkar]] as Roopa (Paras' sister)
* [[Marutirao Parab|Maruti Rao]] as Tipu (Paras's brother)
* [[Jeevan Kala]] as Sorceress Mayanagri
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Bijli (Rajkumari's helper)
* Jugal Kishore as Senapati (Paras's father)
* Manher Desai as Emperor
* [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Dancer in song "Ooi Maa Ooi Maa"

==Soundtrack==
The music of the film is composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]].lyrics by [[Asad Bhopali]].

{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Mere Dil Mein Halki Si"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Ooi Maa, Yeh Kya Ho Gaya"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Hansta Hua Noorani Chehra, Kali Zulfen, Rang Sunehra"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Kamal Barot]]
|-
| "Chori Chori Jo Tumse Mili To Log Kya Kahenge"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
|-
| "Woh Jab Yaad Aaye, Bahut Yaad Aaye"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Roshan Tum Hi Se Duniya"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|}

Ustad Zakir Hussain played tabla for the song, Roshan Tum Hi Se Duniya.

This film is the first independent film together of the musical duo [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]. Before this, they have worked under many musicians separately as well as together. This film also marks the beginning of the long relationship among them, [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Mohammed Rafi]].<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/nov12/cover.htm Lata's interview]</ref>

"Hasta Hua Noorani Chehra" is also used in the film ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'' while the characters are playing a game.
The Parasmani soundtrack CD was released by EMI & cataloged as CDF 120248. It also included the songs from the film ''Lootera'' (1965). The CD is now considered very obscure and rare.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0242760}}

[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films directed by Babubhai Mistry]]

Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag

2021-05-11T13:04:00Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag
| image = Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag poster.jpg
| image_size =
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Homi Wadia]]
| producer = Homi Wadia
| writer = [[J. B. H. Wadia]] Tejnath Zar
| screenplay = [[J. B. H. Wadia]]
| story = [[J. B. H. Wadia]]
| based_on = Arabian Nights
| narrator =
| starring = [[Meena Kumari]] [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]] [[S. N. Tripathi]]
| music = [[S. N. Tripathi]] [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]
| cinematography = Anant Wadadeker
| editing = Kamlaker
| studio = Basant Studios
| distributor =
| released = 1952
| runtime = 140 min
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag''''' ({{trans|Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1952|1952]] Indian [[fantasy film]] produced and directed by [[Homi Wadia]].<ref name="KennedyWarner2013">{{cite book|author1=Philip F. Kennedy|author2=Marina Warner|title=Scheherazade's Children: Global Encounters with the Arabian Nights|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfU_AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA402|year=2013|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=978-1-4798-3075-6|page=402}}</ref> Made under the Basant Pictures banner, it had story, scenario and additional dialogue by [[JBH Wadia]]. The dialogues were written by Tejnath Zar. The music of the film was composed by [[S. N. Tripathi]] and [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]].<ref name="Muvyz">{{cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/ob500396/songs/#tabs|title=Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag|publisher=Muvyz, Inc|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref> The film starred [[Meena Kumari]], [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]], S. N. Tripathi, [[B. M. Vyas]], Pandit Amarnath and [[Raja Sandow]].<ref name="citwf">{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film10937.htm |title=Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1952) |publisher=Alan Goble |accessdate=15 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915142005/http://www.citwf.com/film10937.htm |archivedate=15 September 2014}}</ref>

This fantasy film from the [[Arabian Nights]] follows the adventures of [[Aladdin]] and his finding of the magic lamp in the cave, and his love for the princess Badar.

==Synopsis==
The film starts in a magician's den in a cave where the magician, Hikmat (S. N. Tripathi), tells a genie-like figure that he wants to rule the world. He is asked to get the magic lamp from a cave, where he will need to send someone who is honest and has twenty-one moles in the shape of a lamp on his hand. The magician finds Aladdin ([[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]]) who is in love with Princess Badar ([[Meena Kumari]]). Badar's father has been imprisoned and a look-alike substituted in his place by the evil minister Masood Beg. Masood Beg's son, Nazim, has Aladdin whipped for a minor fracas and the magician tends to him. He takes Aladdin to the cave and sends him down to get the lamp. When Aladdin refuses to hand over the lamp before coming out, Hikmat slams the entrance shut leaving Aladdin trapped. Aladdin manages to rub the lamp and a genie appears. The genie helps Aladdin get out of the cave, marry the princess, free Badar's father, have him reinstated as the Sultan and build a palace for him. The story follows the magician getting hold of the lamp and Aladdin's adventures from then on, till he gets the lamp back and manages to vanquish evil.

==Cast==
* [[Meena Kumari|Meenakumari]] as Princess Badar
* [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]] as [[Aladdin]]
* [[S. N. Tripathi]] as Hikmat the magician
* [[B. M. Vyas|Brijmohan Vyas]] as Ikam
* Babu Raje
* Urmilla
* Aga Shapurji
* Dalpat
* Azim
* W. M. Khan
* [[Jilloo Maa|Jillobai]] as Chachi
* M. K. Hasan
* [[Amar Nath|Pt. Amarnath]]
* Aftab
* Pushpa
* [[Kamlabai Gokhale|Kamala]]
* Bela
* Mithoo Miyan
* Bismilla
* Shree Bhagwan
* Abdulla
* Patel
* Jullian
* Yadav Korega
* Raja Sandow
* Vasantrao Pahelwan as [[Jinn]] (Genie)

==Production==
The special effects and art direction for the film were by Babubhai Mistry. He became associated with the spectacular effects in mythologies and fantasy genres.<ref name="DwyerDwyer2006">{{cite book|author1=Rachel Dwyer|author2=Senior Lecturer in Indian Studies Rachel Dwyer|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&pg=PA42|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-38070-1|page=42}}</ref> Homi Wadia had left [[Wadia Movietone]] to start Basant Pictures in 1942 and concentrated on making mythologies. However, his adventure and fantasy films also became box office successes.<ref name=Dwyer2006>{{cite book|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema}}</ref> Though by name, Basant Pictures was Homi Wadia's company, JBH Wadia continued as a collaborator giving inputs in story, screenplay and dialogue sections.<ref name="KaurSinha2005">{{cite book|author1=Raminder Kaur|author2=Ajay J Sinha|title=Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BzcdRXXTHkEC&pg=PP26|accessdate=15 September 2014|date=13 July 2005|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3320-5|page=26}}</ref>

==Music==
The music directors were [[S. N. Tripathi]] and [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]. The lyricists were Pandit Chand, Shyam Hindi, Ramesh Chandra Pandey and Anjum Jaipuri. The playback singing was by [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[Asha Bhonsle]] and [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]].<ref name="Hindigeetmala">{{cite web|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/aladdin_aur_jadui_chirag.htm|title=Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=15 September 2014}}</ref>

===Songlist===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Yunhi Ulfat Ke Maron Par Yeh Duniya Zulm Karti Hai"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| "Mohabbat Ko Na Bhulenge"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Ho Sake To Dil Ke Badale"
| [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| "Ankhon Mein Jadoo Bhar Bhar Ke"
| [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| "Insaf Kar O Aasma"
| [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| "Hai Naam Mera Ramzani"
| [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]], [[Shamshad Begum]]
|-
| "Sharma Ke Zara Ye Mast Ada Itna To Bata"
| [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Shamshad Begum]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=tt0139012|title=Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1952) }}

{{Aladdin and the Magic Lamp}}
{{Homi Wadia}}

[[Category:1952 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Homi Wadia]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. N. Tripathi]]
[[Category:1950s fantasy adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy adventure films]]
[[Category:Films_based_on_Aladdin]]