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{{Infobox film
| name =Prince
| image = prince_1969.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Lekh Tandon]]
| producer = F. C. Mehra
| writer = [[Abrar Alvi]]
| narrator =
| starring =
[[Shammi Kapoor]]<br />
[[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Ajit Khan|Ajit]]<br />[[Rajendra Nath]]
| music = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| cinematography = [[Dwarka Divecha]]
| editing = Pran Mehra
| studio = [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Studio]]<br />[[Mehboob Studio]]
| distributor = Eagle Films
| released = {{Film date|1969|01|01|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}} 4,00,00,000
}}

'''''Prince''''' is a 1969 Hindi movie produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by [[Lekh Tandon]]. The film stars [[Shammi Kapoor]] with [[Vyjayanthimala]] in the lead while [[Rajendranath]], [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]], [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], [[Leela Chitnis]] and Asit Sen form an [[ensemble cast]]. The film's music was composed by [[Shankar Jaikishan]] with lyrics by [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] and Faruk Qaiser. ''Prince'' is a drama set in the times of resurgent India when the nation threw off the British yoke, but some states still languished under the Princely yoke. It is the story of a Prince who brought about his own downfall so that he may rise as a human being. Vayjayanthimala got married in 1968 and then completed this film in 1969.

The rights to this film are owned by [[Shah Rukh Khan]]'s [[Red Chillies Entertainment]].

==Plot==
Rajkumar Shamsher Singh is the only son of the local Maharaja, and has been brought up as a brat, and now he is an irresponsible, alcoholic, and womanizing adult, who wants everyone to bow down before him and his princely rank. One priest refuses to do so, and Shamsher pummels him mercilessly, though in vain. Frustrated, he asks the priest what he should do with his mundane life, and the priest tells him that he should repent, sacrifice all his palatial pleasures, and live the life of a simple and ordinary man, and hence learn the true meaning of life, for at least six months. Shamsher agrees to do so, and arranges an accident with his car, which plummets down a mountain, explodes and is blown to smithereens. Everyone in the palace believes that Shamsher is dead. He goes to a nearby village, and a blind woman there mistakes him for her long-lost son and starts calling him Sajjan Singh. Shamsher decides to play along as Sajjan.

Two corrupt palace officials spot Sajjan, and notice his similarity to Shamsher, and conspire with him to pose as Shamsher for a hefty sum of money, to which Sajjan agrees. When he accompanies the officials back to the palace, he is shocked to find that his father has remarried a much younger woman, Ratna, and shortly after marrying her, has died, leaving the palace and its management to her and her greedy brother. Shamsher decides to reveal his true identity, but the officials threaten to expose him to his new-found blind mother, and Shamsher knows that he is trapped in the body of Sajjan Singh, forced to pose as none other than himself.

==Cast==
Shammi Kapoor plays the character of Prince Shamsher Singh. Shamsher is also the real name of Shammi Kapoor.

* [[Shammi Kapoor]] as Prince Shamsher Singh
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Princess Amrita
* [[Rajendra Nath]] as Vilayatiram
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as Ratna's brother
* [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Sophia
* [[Leela Chitnis]] as Mrs. Shanti Singh
* Parveen Choudhary as Ratna
* [[Sudhir (actor)|Sudhir]] as Sajjan Singh
* [[Sunder (actor)|Sunder]] as Zoravar
* [[Rashid Khan (actor)|Rashid Khan]] Zorawar Singh
* [[Sapru (actor)]] as The King of Jamnapur
* [[Ulhas]] as The King of Ramnagar
* [[Leela Mishra]] as Kamla
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]] as Diwan
* [[Randhir (actor)]] as Michael
* [[Pinchoo Kapoor]] as Colonel
* Bramh Bharadwaj as Commissioner
* Shyam Kumar as Ratan assistant of King of Jamnapur
* Rajan Kapoor as Dacoit
* Asit sen as Dacoit's man
* Maqsood as a guest in Shamsher's birthday party

==Production Team==
F. C. Mehra and Lekh Tandon had previously worked with Vyjayanthimala in the historical film ''[[Amrapali]]'' (1966). The team of producer F. C. Mehra, director Lekh Tandon, actor Shammi Kapoor and musicians Shankar-Jaikishan had earlier worked together on the hit film ''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]'' (1962). F.C. had also worked with Shammi earlier in ''Mujrim'' (1958), ''[[Ujala (film)|Ujala]]'' (1959) and ''[[Singapore (1960 film)|Singapore]]'' (1960).

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Prince
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1969
| recorded = Minoo Katrak
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma|The Gramophone Company of India]]
| producer = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| prev_title = [[Pyar Hi Pyar]]
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = [[Jahan Pyar Mile]]
| next_year = 1969
}}

The film's soundtrack was composed by the [[Shankar Jaikishan]] [[Musical ensemble|duo]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] and Faruk Qaiser.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=h002533 |title=Prince (1969) |publisher=Raaga.com |access-date=2011-11-27}}</ref> The album had [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]] who lent their voice to [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.view.com.ng/prince-1969-bollywood-mp3-songs-download/ |title=Prince 1969 – Bollywood Mp3 Songs Download|publisher=View Nigeria |author=Clems |access-date=2014-09-12}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Picturization !! Length (m:ss) !! Lyrics !! Notes
|-
| 1|| "Badan Pe Sitare Lapete" || [[Mohammad Rafi]] || [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Shammi Kapoor]] || 04:48 || [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] ||
|-
| 2|| "Madhosh Hawa Matwal" || Mohammad Rafi || Shammi Kapoor || 09:58 || Faruk Qaiser ||
|-
| 3|| "Muqabla Hum Se Na Karo" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]] || Shammi Kapoor, Vyjayanthimala and [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] || 07:53 || Hasrat Jaipuri ||
|-
| 4|| "Nazar Mein Bijili" || Mohammed Rafi || Vyjayanthimala and Shammi Kapoor || 04:19 || Faruk Qaiser ||
|-
| 5|| "Thandi Thandi Hawa" || Lata Mangeshkar and chorus || Vyjayanthimala and Shammi Kapoor || 04:42 || Hasrat Jaipuri ||
|-
| 6|| "Bachke Jane Na Doongi" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]] || Shammi Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala || 05:30 || Faruk Qaiser ||
|}

==Box office==
At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed around {{INR}}4,00,00,000 with a net of {{INR}}2,00,00,000, thus becoming the [[Bollywood films of 1969|fourth highest grossing film of 1969]] with a verdict of Super Hit at Box Office India.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ== |title=Box Office 1969 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=2011-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075843/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=175&catName=MTk2OQ== |archive-date=7 February 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0064842|Prince}}
* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/1969/prince Prince profile] at ''Upperstall.com''

[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Lekh Tandon]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar Jaikishan]]

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