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{{This article is about|1968 film|the 1947 film starring [[Madhubala]]|Neel Kamal (1947 film)}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Neel Kamal<br />
| image = Neel Kamal (1968 film) Poster.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = Ram Maheshwari<br />
| producer = Pannalal Maheshwari<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = [[Gulshan Nanda]]<br />
| story = Z. Hussain<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Waheeda Rehman]]<br />[[Manoj Kumar]]<br />[[Raaj Kumar]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]<br>Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)<br />
| cinematography = [[Fali Mistry]]<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1968|09|21|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 160 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Neel Kamal''''' is a 1968 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language romantic thriller directed by Ram Maheshwari, starring [[Waheeda Rehman]] as the eponymous lead, [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]], [[Balraj Sahni]], [[Lalita Pawar]] and [[Shashikala]].<br />
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''Neel Kamal'' received highly positive reviews from critics upon release and proved to be a huge commercial success at the box-office, becoming the [[List of Bollywood films of 1968|third highest-grossing film of 1968]].<br />
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''Neel Kamal'' received 8 nominations at the [[16th Filmfare Awards]] including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Maheshwari). [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Raaj Kumar), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Shashikala) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] (Mehmood), and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Rehman, her second win in the category after [[Guide (film)|''Guide'']] (1965).<br />
Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi<br />
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==Plot==<br />
{{More plot|date=September 2020}}<!--per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words--> <br />
Sita and her friends go on a trip. Sita [[Sleepwalking|sleepwalks]] and when she is about to be hit by a train on the railway track, Ram saves her. Impressed, her father decides to get her married to him. After marriage, Sita discovers that her sleepwalking is not the usual kind, as it takes her to the story of her past life - Chitrasen, an artisan, was in love with the princess Neel Kamal (Sita in her past life). The king rejects his alliance for his daughter and buries him alive. Chitrasen's love for Neel Kamal remained immortal and his [[soul]] survives for centuries to meet her. Sita is invited to Chitrasen's place by a song, where she sleepwalks to every night. Her mother-in-law, a very cross person, believes that Sita is having an [[affair]] and gives her a tough time at home along with her sister-in-law Chanchal. Her only supporter in the house is Giridhar Chanchal's husband, who is a ''ghar jamai'' who saves her from committing suicide with the help of a pujari (David). Sita's father also comes in search of SIta at Ram's house to whom he clarified her sickness of sleepwalking several times earlier. Now the family prepares for a second marriage of Ram after Girdhar informs them that Sita is dead, but Giridhar secretly informs Ram that Sita is alive and now pregnant. One night while traveling by train, she stops the train by pulling the chain at the same Chitrapur station. Sita reaches Chitrasen's place and they have a brief past conversation with his immortal soul. Finally, Chitrasen's soul becomes free and Sita falling [[Unconsciousness|unconscious]]. Ram rescues her and they live happily ever after.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Waheeda Rehman]] as Rajkumari Neel Kamal / Sita<br />
*[[Manoj Kumar]] as Ram<br />
*[[Raaj Kumar]] as Chitrasen<br />
*[[Lalita Pawar]] as Thakurain<br />
*[[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Girdhar Gopal Agarwal<br />
*[[Shashikala]] as Chanchal<br />
*[[Balraj Sahni]] as Mr. Raichand<br />
*Ramayan Tiwari<br />
*[[P. Jairaj]]<br />
*David Abraham as Guruji <br />
*[[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Emperor<br />
*Chhaya<br />
*Nasreen<br />
*Nandini<br />
*Gopal Sehgal<br />
*Jagdish Raj<br />
*[[Ruby Mayer]] as Dean of the girls' college <br />
*[[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]] <br />
*Sheela R.<br />
*Sophia<br />
*Shenaaz<br />
*Apsara<br />
*Abhimanyu Sharma<br />
*Rajan Kapoor <br />
*[[Nazir Kashmiri]]<br />
*V.P. Verma <br />
*Dev Chand<br />
*Shribhagwan<br />
*[[Bhushan Tiwari]]<br />
*Vijay Maria<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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The soundtrack of ''Neel Kamal'' were composed by [[Ravi Shankar Sharma]] and lyrics were provided by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]]. The soundtrack is widely notable for the song, "Baabul Ki Duaayein Leti Jaa", which became an instant hit and would often be dubbed in many South Asian wedding videos from the 1970s to the '90s, during the actual ''bidaai'' ritual (the departure of the bride from her parental house) by videographers. As the song was overtly sentimental, its use as a ''bidaai'' soundtrack eventually phased out from the mid-90's and was replaced by subtler modern soundtracks.<br />
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The song was sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Track<br />
!Song<br />
!Performed By<br />
!Lyrics<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|"Rom Rom Mein Basne Waale Ram"<br />
|[[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|Sahir Ludhianvi<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|"Aaja Tujhko Pukare Mera Pyar"<br />
|[[Mohammad Rafi]]<br />
|Sahir Ludhianvi<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|"Yeh Zindagi Jo Ab Tak Thi Teri"<br />
|Asha Bhosle<br />
|Sahir Ludhianvi<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|"Baabul Ki Duaayein Leti Jaa"<br />
|Mohammad Rafi<br />
|Sahir Ludhianvi<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|"Sharma Ke Yun Na Dekh"<br />
|Mohammed Rafi<br />
|Sahir Ludhianvi<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|"Dono Ke Vichkar Lagta"<br />
|Asha Bhosle<br />
|Sahir Ludhianvi<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|"Khali Dabba Khali Botal"<br />
|[[Manna Dey]]<br />
|Sahir Ludhianvi<br />
|}<br />
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== <big>[[16th Filmfare Awards]]</big> ==<br />
'''Won'''<br />
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* [[Filmfare Best Actress Award|Best Actress]] – [[Sridevi|Waheeda Rehman]]<br />
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'''Nominated'''<br />
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* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – Ram Maheshwari<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Raaj Kumar]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Waheeda Rehman|Shashikala]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] – [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[Mohammad Rafi]] for "Baabul Ki Duaayein Leti Jaa"<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – [[Gulshan Nanda]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0148523|Neel Kamal}}<br />
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[[Category:1968 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about reincarnation]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]<br />
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