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	'''''Begunah''''' is a 1957 [[India~~\|Indian~~]] ~~family entertainment~~ romance film produced by [[Anupchand Shah]] and [[Mahipatray Shah]]. The film directed by [[Narendra Suri]] in [[hindi language]] under the Rup Kamal Chitra company.~~<ref name="cineplot2.com">{{cite web \|url=http://cineplot2.com/begunah-1957/ \|title=Begunah (1957) \|work=cineplot2.com}}</ref>~~ The film was released on 8 March 1957.~~<ref name="cineplot2.com"/>~~		'''''Begunah'''''({{translation\|"innocent"}}) is a 1957 [[India]]n romance film produced by [[Anupchand Shah]] and Mahipatray Shah. The film directed by [[Narendra Suri]] in [[hindi language]] under the Rup Kamal Chitra company. The film was released on 8 March 1957.

	~~==Releasing Issue==~~
	The film was banned 10 days after its release because it was a plagiarized version of American film [[Knock on Wood (film)\|Knock on Wood]] (1954, starring Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling). The producers of Knock on the Wood filed a copyright lawsuit in India. They won the case and the judge ordered all prints of Begunah to be destroyed. Therefore, no known prints of this film exist anymore. However, the songs especially Mukesh number "Aye Pyase dil Bezuban" picturized on music director Jaikishan became quite popular and is still heard today.
	Two other songs worth a mention are the comic Kishore Kumar “ Aaj na Jane pagal manwa kahe ghabraye” and the [[Manna Dey]] and Lata Mangeshkar duet “Dil albela pyar ka mausam”<ref name="cineplot2.com"/>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal]]		* [[Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal]]
	* [[Raja Nene]]		* [[Raja Nene]]
	* [[David Abraham Cheulkar\|David Abraham]]~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Begunah-1957-134146\|title=Begunah (Film) \|publisher=filmweb }}</ref>~~		* [[David Abraham Cheulkar\|David Abraham]]

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	! Track # !! Song title !! Singers		! Track # !! Song title !! Singers
	\|-		\|-
	\| 01 \|\| "~~Begunah~~ Aaj Na Jane Pagal" \|\| [[Kishore Kumar]]		\| 01 \|\| "Aaj Na Jane Pagal" \|\| [[Kishore Kumar]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 02 \|\| "~~Begunah-Dil Albele Pyar Ka~~" \|\| [[~~Lata Mangeshkar~~]], [[~~Manna Dey~~]]		\| 02 \|\| "Aaja Raat Beeti Jaye" \|\| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 03 \|\| "~~Nazar Kahe Aaja~~" \|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]		\| 03 \|\| "Dil Albele Pyar Ka" \|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 04 \|\| "~~Ae Pyase Dil Bezuban~~" \|\| [[~~Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh~~]]		\| 04 \|\| "Nazar Kahe Aaja" \|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 05 \|\| "~~Aaja Raat Beeti Jaye~~" \|\| [[~~Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar~~]]		\| 05 \|\| "Ae Pyase Dil Bezuban" \|\| [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 06 \|\| "Gori gori mein to pariyon ki Chhori"\|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]		\| 06 \|\| "Gori gori mein to pariyon ki Chhori"\|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
	\|}		\|}

			==Plagiarism issue==
			The film was banned 10 days after its release because it was a plagiarized version of American film [[Knock on Wood (film)\|''Knock on Wood'']] (1954, starring [[Danny Kaye]], [[Mai Zetterling]]). [[Paramount Pictures]], producers of Knock on the Wood filed a copyright lawsuit in India. They won the case and the judge of [[Bombay High Court]] ordered all prints of Begunah to be [[Lost_film\|destroyed]].<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!-- not stated --> \|date=13 November 1957 \|title=INDIAN FILM BARRED; Bombay Court Rules It Copy of a Paramount Picture \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/13/archives/indian-film-barred-bombay-court-rules-it-copy-of-a-paramount.html \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|location=[[Bombay, India]] \|access-date=12 February 2025 \|url-access=subscription \|page=43 \|archive-date=10 March 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310180601/https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/13/archives/indian-film-barred-bombay-court-rules-it-copy-of-a-paramount.html \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Phukan \|first=Vikram \|date=14 October 2017 \|title=Lessons not learnt \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lessons-not-learnt/article19852464.ece \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=12 February 2025 \|url-access=subscription \|archive-date=28 May 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528041614/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lessons-not-learnt/article19852464.ece \|url-status=live }}</ref> However, in 2020, [[National Film Archive of India]] found two 16mm reels consisting of around 60 to 70 minutes footage.<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!-- not stated --> \|date=6 February 2020 \|title=Reel of Kishore Kumar's Begunah found 60 years after Bombay HC ordered all prints to be destroyed \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/reel-of-kishore-kumar-s-begunah-found-60-years-after-bombay-hc-ordered-all-prints-to-be-destroyed-1643730-2020-02-06 \|work=[[India Today]] \|location=New Delhi \|agency=[[Press Trust of India]] \|access-date=12 February 2025 \|archive-date=24 June 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624071148/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/reel-of-kishore-kumar-s-begunah-found-60-years-after-bombay-hc-ordered-all-prints-to-be-destroyed-1643730-2020-02-06 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

			==See also==
			*[[List of incomplete or partially lost films]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb title\|~~id=0381038\|title~~=Begunah}}		* {{IMDb title}}
			*{{Internet Archive \|search=("Begunah (1957)")}}

	[[Category:1957 films]]		[[Category:1957 films]]
	[[Category:~~1950s~~ Hindi-language films]]		[[Category:1957 Hindi-language films]]
	[[Category:1957 ~~drama~~ films]]		[[Category:1957 Indian films]]
	[[Category:~~Indian~~ films]]		[[Category:1957 romantic drama films]]
	[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]		[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
	[[Category:Indian drama films]]		[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
	[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]		[[Category:Hindi-language romantic drama films]]
			[[Category:1950s lost films]]
			[[Category:Lost Indian films]]
			[[Category:Films involved in plagiarism controversies]]
			[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]

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	\| 02 \|\| "Begunah-Dil Albele Pyar Ka" \|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]		\| 02 \|\| "Begunah-Dil Albele Pyar Ka" \|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]
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	\| 03 \|\| "Nazar Kahe Aaja" \|\| Lata Mangeshkar		\| 03 \|\| "Nazar Kahe Aaja" \|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 04 \|\| "Ae Pyase Dil Bezuban" \|\| [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]]		\| 04 \|\| "Ae Pyase Dil Bezuban" \|\| [[Mukesh (singer)\|Mukesh]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 05 \|\| "Aaja Raat Beeti Jaye" \|\| [[Usha Mangeshkar]], Kishore Kumar		\| 05 \|\| "Aaja Raat Beeti Jaye" \|\| [[Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 06 \|\| "Gori gori mein to pariyon ki Chhori"\|\| Lata Mangeshkar		\| 06 \|\| "Gori gori mein to pariyon ki Chhori"\|\| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
	\|}		\|}

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{{short description|1957 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Begunah
| image = Begunaah-Hindi Film in 1957.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Narendra Suri]]
| producer = [[Anupchand Shah]], [[Mahipatray Shah]]
| writer = I.S. Johar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Kishore Kumar]]|| [[Shakila (actress)|Shakila]]|| [[Helen (actress)|Helen]]|| [[Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal]]|| [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]]}}
| music = {{ubl|[[Shankar Jaikishan]]||[[Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi]]}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = 1957
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
'''''Begunah''''' is a 1957 [[India|Indian]] family entertainment romance film produced by [[Anupchand Shah]] and [[Mahipatray Shah]]. The film directed by [[Narendra Suri]] in [[hindi language]] under the Rup Kamal Chitra company.<ref name="cineplot2.com">{{cite web |url=http://cineplot2.com/begunah-1957/ |title=Begunah (1957) |work=cineplot2.com}}</ref> The film was released on 8 March 1957.<ref name="cineplot2.com"/>

==Releasing Issue==
The film was banned 10 days after its release because it was a plagiarized version of American film [[Knock on Wood (film)|Knock on Wood]] (1954, starring Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling). The producers of Knock on the Wood filed a copyright lawsuit in India. They won the case and the judge ordered all prints of Begunah to be destroyed. Therefore, no known prints of this film exist anymore. However, the songs especially Mukesh number "Aye Pyase dil Bezuban" picturized on music director Jaikishan became quite popular and is still heard today.
Two other songs worth a mention are the comic Kishore Kumar “ Aaj na Jane pagal manwa kahe ghabraye” and the [[Manna Dey]] and Lata Mangeshkar duet “Dil albela pyar ka mausam”<ref name="cineplot2.com"/>

==Cast==
* [[Kishore Kumar]]
* [[Shakila (actress)|Shakila]]
* [[Helen (actress)|Helen]]
* [[Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal]]
* [[Raja Nene]]
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Begunah-1957-134146|title=Begunah (Film) |publisher=filmweb }}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Track # !! Song title !! Singers
|-
| 01 || "Begunah Aaj Na Jane Pagal" || [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| 02 || "Begunah-Dil Albele Pyar Ka" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]
|-
| 03 || "Nazar Kahe Aaja" || Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 04 || "Ae Pyase Dil Bezuban" || [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
|-
| 05 || "Aaja Raat Beeti Jaye" || [[Usha Mangeshkar]], Kishore Kumar
|-
| 06 || "Gori gori mein to pariyon ki Chhori"|| Lata Mangeshkar
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0381038|title=Begunah}}
[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1957 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]
{{1950s-Hindi-film-stub}}