Zakhmee

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{{Infobox film
| name = Zakhmee
| image = Zakhmee.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Raja Thakur]]
| producer = [[Tahir Hussain]]
| writer = Humayun Mirza
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sunil Dutt]] [[Asha Parekh]] [[Rakesh Roshan]] [[Reena Roy]] [[Tariq Khan (actor)|Tariq Khan]] [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]
| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| cinematography = Munir Khan
| editing = Madhu Sinha
| distributor =
| released = {{release date|df=y|1975|07|28}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
}}
'''''Zakhmee''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1975|1975]] Hindi movie. Produced by [[Tahir Hussain]], the film was directed by [[Raja Thakur]]. It stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Asha Parekh]], [[Rakesh Roshan]], [[Reena Roy]], [[Tariq Khan (actor)|Tariq Khan]], [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]]. The film's music is by [[Bappi Lahiri]], who later said that this film was his first claim to fame.

==Plot==
On the night of his marriage to Asha (Asha Parekh), Anand (Sunil Dutt) is arrested for allegedly murdering his business partner, and held in prison until his trial takes place. Anand refuses to say anything in his favor, thus leading his lawyer to conclude that Anand did commit this homicide. Refusing to believe that their brother could murder, his brothers, Amar and Pawan (Rakesh Roshan and Tariq respectively) kidnap Judge Ganguly's (Iftekhar) only daughter, Nisha (Reena Roy), in order to force the judge to find Anand not guilty, with disastrous results.

==Cast==
*[[Sunil Dutt]] as Anand
*[[Asha Parekh]] as Asha
*[[Rakesh Roshan]] as Amar
*[[Reena Roy]] as Nisha
*[[Tariq Khan (actor)|Tariq Khan]] as Pawan
*[[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Sheela
*[[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Johny
*[[Imtiaz]] as Tiger
*[[Yunus Parvez]] as Dilawar
*[[Jankidas]] as Jankidas

==Soundtrack==
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Aao Tumhe Chand Pe Le Jayen" (Happy)
| [[Sushma Shrestha]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Aao Tumhe Chand Pe Le Jayen" (Sad)
| [[Sushma Shrestha]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Abhi Abhi Thi Dushmani"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Zakhmee Dilon Ka Badla"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Jalta Hai Jiya Mera Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Nothing Is Impossible, Kehta Hoon Main Sach Bilkul"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Bappi Lahiri]]
|-
|}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0073923|Zakhmee}}

[[Category:1975 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]

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Raja Thakur

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'''Raja Thakur''' (1923–1975) was an Indian film director predominantly working in the [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film industry]]. He is best known for his films ''Me Tulas Tujhya Angani'' (1960), ''Rangalya Ratree Ashya'' (1962), ''Ektee'' (1968), ''Mumbaicha Jawai'' (1970), ''Gharkul'' (1971) and ''Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe'' (1972); for which he won National and State-level awards.

== Career ==
Thakur was born in 1923 in [[Phonda]] near Kolhapur, [[Maharashtra]]. He started his film career as assistant to [[Master Vinayak]] and [[Raja Paranjape]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/edit/manasa/-/articleshow/5826347.cms? | title=रुपेरी प्रतिभेचा राजा! | work=[[Maharashtra Times]] |language=Marathi | date=18 April 2010 | access-date=30 December 2015 | author=Pathak, Madhukar}}</ref> and directed various films in the 1960s based on storylines of middle-class [[Maharashtrian people]]. This genre was a repeated feature in directorial works of Thakur and [[Rajdutt]], who dominated the industry then before the comedies of [[Dada Kondke]] became popular in the 1970s. He also produced films under his banner "Nav Chitra".{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=1994}}

The 1955 released social film ''Me Tulas Tujhya Angani'' was produced under his banner Nav Chitra and had [[Hindustani classical music]]-based songs sung by [[Bhimsen Joshi]].<ref name="Top40">{{cite web | url=http://www.lokprabha.com/20130419/lokprabha-40-01.htm | title=पाहिलेच पाहिजेत असे ४० मराठी सिनेमे | work=Lokprabha | date=19 April 2013 | access-date=30 December 2015 | author=Nandgaonkar, Sunil |language=Marathi}}</ref> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]] at the [[3rd National Film Awards]].<ref name="3rdawardPDF"/> In continuation to the film adaptations of works written by [[Damuanna Malvankar]] and [[V. S. Jog]] which Master Vinayak made, Thakur directed the 1957 comedy ''Gharcha Jhala Thoda''.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=1994}}

The 1962 ''Rangalya Ratree Ashya'' was a musical film based on the story written by author [[Ranjit Desai]] and starring [[Arun Sarnaik]] as a talented drummer who falls in love with a courtesan.<ref name="hatrick">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA81 | title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas | publisher=Routledge |author1=K. Moti Gokulsing |author2=Wimal Dissanayake | year=2013 | pages=81–82 | isbn=9781136772849}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://navshakti.co.in/editorial/kanosa/169780/ | title=जनमनाचा कानोसा | work=Navshakti |language=Marathi | access-date=30 December 2015 | author=Telang, Surendra}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nORkAAAAMAAJ&q=rangalya+raatri+ashya | title=Marathi Cinema: In retrospect | publisher=Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corp |author1=Sanjit Narwekar |author2=Raghuvir Kul |author3=D. B. Samant | year=1995 | pages=105}}</ref> The film won Thakur another President's Silver Medal at the [[10th National Film Awards]].<ref name="10thaward"/> Starring [[Kashinath Ghanekar]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20100419/5415622686977164931.htm | title=मराठी नायक – लोकल ते ग्लोबल | work=[[Sakal]] | date=19 April 2010 | access-date=30 December 2015 | author=Kulkarni, Dhananjay |language=Marathi}}</ref> Thakur achieved his third National Film Award for ''Ektee'' (1968) at the [[16th National Film Awards]].<ref name="16thawardPDF"/>

The 1970s directorial venture ''Mumbaicha Jawai'' was a depiction of cosmopolitan Mumbai and how a newly married couple embrace the social values while living in the crowded ''[[chawl]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/columns/columnists/shanta-gokhale/City-of-dreams/articleshow/48547421.cms | title=City of dreams | work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] | date=20 August 2015 | access-date=30 December 2015 | author=Shanta Gokhale | author-link=Shanta Gokhale }}</ref> The film was also released in the [[Soviet Union]] and was later adapted into a Hindi film by [[Basu Chatterjee]] as ''[[Piya Ka Ghar]]''.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ENI5AQAAIAAJ&q=Mumbaicha+Jawai | title=Cultural News from India, Volume 12 | publisher=Indian Council for Cultural Relations | year=1971 | pages=5}}</ref>{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=1994}} The film won the fourth National Film Award presented at the [[18th National Film Awards]] and also the "Best Film" award at the [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]].<ref name="18thawardPDF"/> He went on to bag the Maharashtra State Film Award, presented by the [[Government of Maharashtra|State Government of Maharashtra]], consecutively for the next two years for ''Gharkul'' (1971) and ''Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe'' (1972).<ref name="hatrick"/>

In 1975 Thakur directed his first Hindi film ''[[Zakhmee]]''. Produced by [[Tahir Hussain]], the film had a star cast of [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Rakesh Roshan]] and [[Asha Parekh]].<ref name="ZakhmeeHindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/zakhmee-1975/article5809755.ece | title=Blast from the past: Zakhmee (1975) | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=20 March 2014 | access-date=22 December 2015 | author=Malhotra, Aps}}</ref> In 1976 his Hindi film ''Raeeszada'' was released. Produced by V. L. Khare, the film starred Vikram, [[Zarina Wahab]], [[Rakesh Roshan]], [[Shriram Lagoo]] and [[Helen (actress)|Helen]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng_vVIcq5yQC&pg=PA250 | title=Helen: The Life and Times of an H-bomb | publisher=Penguin Books India | author=Jerry Pinto | year=2006 | location=India | pages=250 | isbn=9780143031246}}</ref> In 1972 he had also directed an English film ''Birbal My Brother''.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=1994}}

== Filmography ==
Thakur directed the following films:{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=1994}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* 1953 – ''Bolavita Dhani''
* 1954 – ''Reshamchya Gaathi''
* 1955 – ''Me Tulas Tujhya Angani''
* 1956 – ''Mazhe Ghar Majhi Manse''
* 1957 – ''Gharcha Jhala Thoda''
* 1957 – ''Uthavla Narad''
* 1958 – ''Gaja Gauri''
* 1959 – ''Rajmanya Rajashri''
* 1961 – ''Putra Vhava Aisa''
* 1962 – ''Rangalya Ratree Ashya''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2X6RAAAAIAAJ&q=Raja+Thakur+1975 | title=Genres of Indian Cinema | year=1989 | pages=125}}</ref>
* 1963 – ''Pahure Kiti Vaat!''{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=627}}
* 1965 – ''Raigadacha Rajbandi''
* 1966 – ''Dhananjay''{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=591}}
* 1967 – ''Sant Gora Kumbhar''
* 1968 – ''Ekati''{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=594}}
* 1970 – ''Mumbaicha Jawai''{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=621}}
* 1970 – ''Gharkul''
* 1971 – ''Bajiravacha Beta''{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=581}}
* 1971 – ''Ajab Tuzhe Sarkar''{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|p=574}}
* 1972 – ''Birbal My Brother'' (English)
* 1973 – ''Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe''
* 1975 – ''[[Zakhmee]]'' (Hindi)
* 1976 – ''[[Raeeszada (1976 film)|Raeeszada]]'' (Hindi)
}}

== Awards and recognition ==
Thakur's four directorial pursuits won the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] in the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi category]]. He made a [[hat-trick]] by winning the [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] in Best Film category from 1970 to 1972 and is the only director to do so.<ref name="hatrick"/>
In 2013, the Marathi-weekly magazine ''[[Lokprabha]]'' of the ''[[Indian Express Limited|Indian Express Group]]'' included ''Me Tulas Tujhya Angani'' and ''Mumbaicha Jawai'' in their "Must Watch 40 Marathi Films" list.<ref name="Top40"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Notes
! class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
| 1955 || rowspan="4" | [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] || rowspan="4" | [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi]] || ''Me Tulas Tujhya Angani'' || Shared with production house Nav Chitra || <ref name="3rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|title=3rd National Film Awards |author= Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |author-link= Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) |date=28 April 1957 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1962 || ''Rangalya Ratree Ashya'' || Shared with production house The Maharashtra Film Industrial Co-Operative Society Ltd. || <ref name="10thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|title=10th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|date=20 April 1963|access-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929062243/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=29 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1968 || ''Ektee'' || Shared with producer G. Chaugle || <ref name="16thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/16th_nff_1970.pdf|title=16th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=22 September 2011|page=2}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1970 || rowspan="2" | ''Mumbaicha Jawai'' || Shared with producer Tushar Pradhan || <ref name="18thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/17th_NFF_1971.pdf|title=18th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] || rowspan="3" | Best Film || || <ref name="hatrick"/>
|-
| 1971 || ''Gharkul'' || || <ref name="hatrick"/>
|-
| 1972 || ''Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe'' || || <ref name="hatrick"/>
|}

== References ==
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'''Bibliography'''
* {{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |year=2014 |publisher= Routledge |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=Raja+Thakur+1975 |isbn=9781135943189 }}
* {{cite book|last1=Thakur|first1=Anjali |last2=Ajgaonkar |first2=Dinkar |title= Adhuri Ek Kahani |publisher=Granthali Publications |url= http://www.bookganga.com/Preview/BookPreview.aspx?BookId=280612114501&PreviewType=ebooks }}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0856901}}
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[[Category:Marathi film directors]]
[[Category:People from Kolhapur district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Maharashtra]]

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