Waris (1969 film)

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{{Infobox film
| location = India
| name = Waris
| image = Waris (1969 film).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[T. R. Ramanna|Ramanna]]
| producer = Vasu Menon
| writer = [[Rajendra Krishan]] {{small|(dialogues & lyrics)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/waris-movie-cast-crew/4058|title=Waris 1969|publisher=gomolo.com|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref>
| story = T. N. Balu
| starring = [[Jeetendra]] [[Hema Malini]] [[Prem Chopra]] [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] [[Aruna Irani]]
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/waris_1969.htm|title=Waris|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref>
| cinematography = M. A. Rehman
| editing = M. S. Money
| based_on = ''[[Naan (1967 film)|Naan]]'' (1967)
| studio = Vasu Studios
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1969|12|12}}
| runtime = 158 min
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Waris''''' ({{trans|Heir}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1969|1969]] [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]], produced by Vasu Menon under the Vasu Studios banner and directed by [[Ramanna (film director)|Ramanna]].<ref name="Nanda2014">{{cite book|author=Rakita Nanda|title=PREM NAAM HAI MERA PREM CHOPRA|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=orSeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT40|accessdate=28 October 2014|date=19 March 2014|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-81-291-3349-6|pages=40–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hindilyrics.co.in/hindi-lyrics-waris-1969/|title=Waris 1969|publisher=Hindilyrics|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> It stars [[Jeetendra]], [[Hema Malini]] in the lead roles and music composed by [[R. D. Burman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film378602.htm|title=Waris|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref> The film was a remake of Tamil film ''[[Naan (1967 film)|Naan]]'' (1967) and also made in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Nenante Nene]]'' (1968).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/nenante-nene-1968/article26337189.ece |title=Nenante Nene (1968) |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=2019-02-22 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2019-03-01 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Plot==
The story revolves around a young prince (Master Sachin) with socialist ideas who runs away from the palace because his father dismisses his friends as being of low status. Twenty years later, after news of the death of the king, three pretenders arrive, each claiming to be the real prince. Due to disagreements in the King's household, his wife and son ([[Jeetendra]],) decide to move away from his kingdom. Years later, the King dies and the Palace decides to find the Prince so that he can claim his rightful place on the throne. They locate three young men, all claiming to be the prince. The Palace officials put them to the test, and one by one, all of them pass various tests imposed on them, leaving the officials in a quandary as to who the real prince is between these three young men. Meanwhile, the original prince sees the news and reveals his identity to her mother, with whom he is living by his false identity as an orphan. At the same time, Prem Chopra also lists his identity as Prince. Meanwhile, ([[Prem Chopra]]) kidnapped the original Prince to become king himself and arrives as Ram Kumar 1 at the Palace. But two men also arrive at the Palace claiming to be the Prince. After so much chaos, Ravi and Rajan save the life of Ram Kumar. At last, Murthy tries to escape with money, but is stopped by Jeetendra, but he escapes from there by kidnapping the princess. At last, in the car, Murthy's mother saves the life of the girl by saying to him to jump from the car and ask his son to stop the car, but he didn't stop the car. Finally, his mother shoots him and the film ends with the car crashing from the mountain.<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0149345</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Jeetendra]] as Ravi / Ram Kumar #2
* [[Hema Malini]] as Geeta
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Murthy / Ram Kumar #1
* [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] as CID Inspector Rajan / Ram Kumar #3 & his mother (Dual role)
* Sudesh Kumar as Original Ram Kumar
* [[David (actor)|David]] as Diwanji
* Chaman Puri as James
* [[Sunder (actor)|Sunder]] as Birbal
* Suraj as Prem Kumar
* Ashokan
* Nazima as Komal
* [[Kamini Kaushal]] as Rukmani
* [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Thakurain
* [[Aruna Irani]]
* [[Sachin Pilgaonkar|Master Sachin]] as Young Ram Kumar
* [[Neetu Singh]] as Baby Sonia
* [[Shylashri]]

==Reception==
The film was well received by the audience.

Mehmood and Aruna Irani had made a successful comedy team in ''[[Aulad (1968 film)|Aulad]]'' (1968), produced a year earlier. Their next pairing was ''Waris'' and the audience's appreciation helped in their working together in several films. Mehmood won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for this movie.<ref name="Narwekar2012">{{cite book|author=Sanjit Narwekar|title=Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbSbAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT195|accessdate=28 October 2014|date=12 December 2012|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-81-291-2625-2|pages=151–}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The film's score was composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]] and lyrics were penned by [[Rajendra Krishan]]. It had playback by Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myswar.com/album/waris-1969|title=Waris 1969|publisher=MySwar|accessdate=28 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/hindi/browse/movies/year-1960-1969/popular/Waris-1969-H004082|title=Waris 1969|publisher=Raaga.com|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref> A popular number was the parody song, "Chahe Koi Mujhe Bhoot Kaho" where Burman mixed a medley of numbers from different films like ''[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]'' (1961), [[Brahmachari (Hindi film)|''Brahmachari'']] (1968) and ''[[An Evening In Paris]]'' (1967).<ref name="Vittal2012">{{cite book|author=Anirudha Bhattacharjee Balaji Vittal|title=R. D. Burman: The Man, The Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tg49WV0j0IAC&pg=PT61|accessdate=9 October 2014|date=21 July 2012|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-93-5029-236-5|pages=61–}}</ref>{All Shanker JaikIshen compositions.}.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! #!!Title !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
| 1
| "Chahe Koi Mujhe Bhoot Kaho"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
| 4:38
|-
| 2
| "Kaun hai woh kaun mujhe jisne jagaya"
| [[Manna Dey]], Asha Bhosle
| 5:06
|-
| 3`
| "Ek Bechara Pyaar Ka Mara"
| Mohammed Rafi
| 3:37
|-
| 4
| "Lehra Ke Aya Hain Jhoka Bahar Ka"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Mohammed Rafi
| 4:22
|-
| 5
| "Kabhi Kabhi Aisa Bhi Hota Hain"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Mohammed Rafi
| 3:31
|-
| 6
| "Dil Ki Lagi Ko Chhupaoon Kaise"
| Lata Mangeshkar
| 3:14
|-
| 7
| "Waris"
| Title Music
| 1:41
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0149345}}
{{T. R. Ramanna}}

[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]

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