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{{Infobox film
| name = Mujhe Jeene Do
| image = Mujhe Jeene Do, 1963 Hindi film.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Moni Bhattacharjee]]
| producer = [[Sunil Dutt]]
| writer = [[Mursid alom]]<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=122595&section=crew Other Crew]</ref>
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sunil Dutt]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman]]
| music = [[Jaidev]] (Music)<br />[[Sahir Ludhianvi]] (Lyrics)
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Ajanta Arts
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1963}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Gahlot|first=Deepa|title=Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience|date=2015|publisher=[[Hay House]]|isbn=9789384544850|page=245|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JEqwDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT245|language=en}}</ref>
| budget =
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'''''Mujhe Jeene Do''''' ({{trans|Let Me Live}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1963|1963]] [[Hindi film]], directed by [[Moni Bhattacharjee]] and written by [[Aghajani Kashmeri]]. This [[Dacoit film|dacoit drama]] stars [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Rajendranath]] and [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]].

Shot in the [[Chambal River|Chambal Valley]] ravines of [[Bhind]]-[[Morena]] under police protection in Madhya Pradesh state,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article428970.ece|title=Mujhe Jeene Do (1963)|date=13 May 2010|work=The Hindu}}</ref> and Mohan Studios, [[Mumbai]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057332/locations Film locations] [[IMDb]].</ref> the film highlights the acting talents of its star cast: Waheeda Rehman and Sunil Dutt.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=122595 Film Review] [[Channel 4]]</ref> The music is by the composer [[Jaidev]]. It was the fourth [[Bollywood films of 1963#Highest grossing|highest grossing Bollywood film of the year]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Box Office India|title=Top Earners 1963|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=169&catName=MTk2Mw==|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014084453/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=169&catName=MTk2Mw==|archive-date=14 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the official selection at the [[1964 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>[http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/1964/inCompetition.html Official Selection 1964] [[Cannes Film Festival]]</ref> The film was also the second success in a row of actor Sunil Dutt's production banner, Ajanta Arts, after ''Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke'', which had been released earlier that year. ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' was India's third "[[dacoit]]" film, a genre loosely inspired by Hollywood westerns, but more so by the menace of dacoity in Central India in the early 1960s. The film was a major success, like the earlier two other big films in the same genre, ''[[Ganga Jamuna]]'' (1961) and Raj Kapoor's ''[[Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai]]'' (1960).<ref>{{cite web|title=The real life hero|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/THE-REAL-LIFE-HERO/318575/|date=6 June 2008|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303083722/http://www.screenindia.com/news/THE-REAL-LIFE-HERO/318575/|archive-date=3 March 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Overview==
Dacoits were traditionally shown as a rogue or menace to the society, especially in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] cinema, here for the first time film director, tried to show them in a fresh humanist perspective, thereby giving the film its memorability.

The film's humanist angle is credited to its director Moni Bhattacharjee, who earlier assisted realist cinema master [[Bimal Roy]] in ''[[Do Bigha Zamin]]'' (1953) and ''[[Madhumati]]'' (1958), before turning director himself.<ref>{{IMDb name|0080358|name=Moni Bhattacharjee}}</ref>

The film was film actor [[Sunil Dutt]]'s second film as a film producer, after ''[[Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke]]'' (1963),<ref>[http://www.upperstall.com/people/sunildutt.html Sunil Dutt] Upperstall.com</ref> through which he yet again tried to break away from the traditional romantic leads he was offered in the mainstream [[Bollywood|Hindi]] cinema. Though, here again, his role turned out to be that of romantic dacoit, though his acting received wide acclaim, and even [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] of 1965.

Both ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' and ''Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke'' were written by Sunil's best friend and favourite screenwriter, [[Aghajani Kashmeri]].

==Synopsis==
''Mujhe Jeene Do'', is a classic dacoit drama from the [[western film]]s genre,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110519192354/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/173241/Mujhe-Jeene-Do/overview Overview- Review] [[New York Times]]</ref> a story about how love can lead to the redemption of even a hardened criminal<ref>[http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Mujhe_Jeene_Do-73787-1.html Review at mouthshut]</ref> like Thakhur Jernail Singh ([[Sunil Dutt]]), who is a noted dacoit in Chambal Valley.

One night, he happens to meet Chameli ([[Waheeda Rehman]]) a courtesan, at a wedding she was performing at. They elope and fall in love, later they have a son. But their romance is short-lived as he is about to be captured by the police, that is when Jernail sends Chameli away to a neighbouring village to raise their son, as he is sure of his end.

Unfortunately, the village she goes to has an old grudge with the Jamila to settle and attacks the hapless mother and son as a mob, but the police save them in time, and even promises them the seized property of Jernail.

==Cast==
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Thakur Jarnail Singh
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Chameli Jaan
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as Champa
* [[Durga Khote]] as Dara Khan's Mom
* [[Rajendra Nath]] as Dara Khan
* [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Chamelijaan's Mom
* [[Siddhu]] as Thakur Kirpal Singh
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Phool Singh
* [[Tarun Bose]] as Superintendent of Police
* [[Kumari Naaz]] as Chauthi Begum (as Naaz)
* [[D.K. Sapru]] as Zamindar
* [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]] as Farida - Dhara's Sister
* [[Wasi Khan]]
* [[Mohan Choti]] as Kripal Singh's Goon
* [[Madhumati (actress)|Madhumati]] as [[item number]]
* [[Cukoo|Cuckoo]] as [[item number]]
* [[Krishan Dhawan]] as School-teacher
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Pandit Ram Avtar
* [[Rashid Khan (actor)|Rashid Khan]] as Maulana Sheikh Rahim
* [[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] as Phool Singh's Wife

==Soundtrack==
The music of [[Jaidev]], coupled with lyrics by [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], add to the tragic nature of the film. Also standing out is the cheerful song ''Nadi Naare'' sung by [[Asha Bhosle]], noted for perfect rendition of the high-pitched song.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries|last=Ranade|first=Ashok Da.|year=2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=81-85002-64-9|page=367 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&q=Mujhe+Jeene+Do&pg=PA367 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Nadi Naare Na Jao Shyam Pai Padoon"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| 2
| "Ab Koi Gulshan Na Ujde"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| 3
| "Tere Bachpan Ko Jawani Ki Dua"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 4
| "Mohe Na Yoon Ghoor Ghoor Ke Dekho"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 5
| "Raat Bhi Hai Kuch Bheegi Bheegi"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 6
| "Moko Peehar Mein Mat Chhed"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| 7
| "Maang Mein Bhar Le Rang Sakhi Re"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|}

==Awards==
* 1964 [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]: [[Sunil Dutt]] - Won
* [[1964 Cannes Film Festival]]: Official selection, in competition for awards<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2951/year/1964.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Mujhe Jeene Do |access-date=2009-02-28|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0057332|title=Mujhe Jeene Do}}
* [http://www.mumbai-central.com/bolly/msg00064.html Mujhe Jeene Do at Waheeda Rehman Retrospective, 2001]

[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]
[[Category:1963 crime drama films]]
[[Category:Indian Western (genre) films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jaidev]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films directed by Moni Bhattacharjee]]

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