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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Phagun<br />
| image = Phagun (1973).jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]]<br />
| producer = Rajinder Singh Bedi<br />
| writer = Rajinder Singh Bedi<br />
| story = <br />
| starring = [[Dharmendra]]<br />[[Waheeda Rehman]]<br />[[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]]<br />
| music = [[S. D. Burman]]<br />[[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] (Lyrics)<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1973|6|8|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 136 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
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{{Not to be confused with|Phagun (1958 film)}}<br />
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'''''Phagun''''' ({{Translation|"Spring"}}) is a 1973 [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] film written and directed by [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]], and starring [[Dharmendra]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]] and [[Vijay Arora]] as leads.<br />
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This offbeat romantic drama has memorable songs by [[S.D. Burman]] and Majrooh Sultanpuri (Lyrics), including the perennial favourite Holi song, 'Piya sang khelo hori phagun aayo re' – Lata Mangeshkar.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film has a Maharashtrian backdrop with many characters speaking Marathi dialogues and are in Marathi costumes. ''Shanta Damle'' ([[Waheeda Rehman]]), who belongs to rich Maharashtrian business family, falls in love and marries, a not so well off writer, ''Gopal'' ([[Dharmendra]]), much to her family's dismay.<br />
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Later during the pivotal song, 'Piya sang khelo hori phagun aayo re', Gopal who has been away, surprises her by putting [[Holi]] colour over her, Shanta immediately rebukes him, for spoiling her silk saree, only to please her disapproving parents. But Gopal having been publicly humiliated leaves home, never to return. [[Phagun]], the month in which festival [[Holi]] is celebrated, had changed forever for Shanta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050325/asp/etc/story_4524147.asp |title=SPLASH! |last1=Jha |first1=Subhash |date=25 March 2005 |website= |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date= |quote=}}</ref><br />
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Shanta is now left to raise their daughter, ''Santosh 'Toshi''' alone, who grows up to be a bright young woman ([[Jaya Bhaduri]]). Santosh falls in love with ''Dr. Suman'' ([[Vijay Arora]]) and marries him.<br />
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At some point, Shanta moves in with them for while, and soon her presence starts interfering in the marriage of the young couple, who try hard to adjust with her, but it only creates tension in their marriage. Shanta's loneliness, and her growing affection for her son-in-law, soon reminds her of the fact that how much does she miss male company, this only adds to her trouble and guilt.<br />
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In the end, she begs that she be reunited with her husband, after all these years, and Gopal returns, and they are reunited.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Dharmendra]] - ''Gopal''<br />
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] - ''Shanta Damle''<br />
* [[Jaya Bhaduri]] - ''Santosh 'Toshi'''<br />
* [[Vijay Arora]] - ''Dr. Suman''<br />
* [[Om Prakash]] - ''Dr. M.K. Effendi''<br />
* V. Gopal<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music: [[Sachin Dev Burman]], Lyrics: [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]<br />
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* Piya sang khelo hori phagun aayo re - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
* Sandhya jo aaye man ud jaaye jaane re kahaan - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
* Kab maane o dil ke mastaane - [[Asha Bhonsle]], [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
* Doosro na koi mero to girdhar gopal doosro na - [[Usha Mangeshkar]]<br />
* Bedardi ban gaye koi jaao manaao more saiyyaan - [[Shobha Gurtu]]<br />
* Laali mere laal ki jit dekhoo tit laal - [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Pankaj Mitra]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0070530|title=Phagun}}<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]<br />
[[Category:1973 films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
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