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{{Infobox film
| name = Sajan
| image = Sajan_1947.jpg

| caption = Ashok Kumar and Rehana in ''Sajan'' from [[Filmindia]]
| director = [[Kishore Sahu]]
| producer = [[Filmistan]]
| writer = [[Kishore Sahu]]
| screenplay = [[Kishore Sahu]]
| story = [[Kishore Sahu]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ashok Kumar]]|[[Rehana (actress)|Rehana]]|Ramesh Gupta|Ranjit Kumari|[[Leela Mishra]]}}
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| cinematography = K. H. Kapadia
| editing = Pundalik
| distributor = [[Filmistan]]
| studio = [[Filmistan]]
| released = {{Film date|1947}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Sajan''''' (Boyfriend) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1947|1947]] [[Hindi]] romantic film directed by [[Kishore Sahu]].<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Hero Vol.1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT35|accessdate=18 March 2015|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9|pages=35–}}</ref> The film was produced by Filmistan and had music by [[C. Ramchandra]].<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Sajan (1947)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/sajan-movie/1641|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref> The story and screenplay were by Kishore Sahu.<ref name=Patel>{{cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Baburao|title=Filmindia|journal=Filmindia|date=August 1948|volume=14|issue=8|pages=47|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194612unse#page/n591/mode/2up|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref> The film had [[Rehana (actress)|Rehana]] in the female lead, and following the success of this film, as well as ''[[Shehnai (1947 film)|Shehnai]]'' (1947), she became an "overnight star".<ref name=Cineplot>{{cite web|title=Rehana|url=http://cineplot.com/rehana/ |website=cineplot.com|publisher=Cineplot|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref> The cast included [[Ashok Kumar]], Rehana, Ramesh Gupta, Anant Prabhu and [[Leela Mishra]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Sajan|url=http://www.citwf.com/film301594.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref>

The story revolves around Prakash (Ashok Kumar), a man suffering from amnesia following a train accident. A man pretending to be Prakash surfaces at his house. The film was a big commercial success.<ref name=Tehelka>{{cite web|last1=Ausaja|first1=SMM|title=Talkie Superstar|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main38.asp?filename=Ws150308Talkie.asp|website=archive.tehelka.com|publisher=Tehelka.com|accessdate=18 March 2015|ref=Anant Media Pvt. Ltd. Tehelka}}</ref>

==Plot==
Prakash (Ashok Kumar) is returning home after eleven years from UK, and is now on a train for his journey back home. He meets a young man, also called Prakash (Ramesh Gupta), on the train who befriends him. The train meets with an accident and Prakash loses his memory. While Prakash is wandering around trying to regain his memory, the man from the train thinking that Prakash (Kumar) is dead, pretends to be Prakash and reaches his house. There everyone believes him to be Pakash except for his wife, Kamla (Rehana), who then runs away from home. She joins a band of wandering gypsies. Kamla and Prakash meet, both unaware of each other's true identity. Forming a close bond, the two finally realise the truth when Prakash's memory returns. The fake Prakash is revealed as the villain.

==Cast==
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Prakash
* [[Rehana (actress)|Rehana]] as Kamla
* Ranjit Kumari as Bijli
* [[Leela Mishra]]
* S. L. Puri as Gypsy Chief

==Reception==
''[[Filmindia]]'' called it a "highly improbable and unrealistic story", but praised it for its fast pace and "good entertainment". The story was inspired by ''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]'' (1942), however unlike it, ''Sajan'' made "no effort" to remain "plausible". [[Baburao Patel]], the editor of ''Filmindia'', remarked on the implausible situation of a mother, servants and others not recognising someone only after a period of eleven years. Critical of Rehana's acting, citing it as "Rehana flops", Patel praised S. L. Puri, in his role of the gypsy leader, as the only actor to show any "authenticity" in the film.<ref name=Patel />

==Soundtrack==
Ashok Kumar, who was to sing his songs in the film, was replaced by playback singer [[Mohammed Rafi]]. In his book "A Journey Down Melody Lane", Bharatan states that Ashok Kumar was unable to reach the recording studios due to the Hindu-Muslim riots (1947), and hence the composer of the film, [[C. Ramchandra]], "daringly" chose Rafi to sing "Hum Ko Tumhara Hi Aasra", which became "an instant hit".<ref name="Bharatan2010">{{cite book|author=Raju Bharatan|title=A Journey Down Melody Lane|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WnxABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT11|accessdate=18 March 2015|date=1 September 2010|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-05-0|pages=11–}}</ref> The lyricists were Moti B. A. ,

[[Qamar Jalalabadi]], Ram Murti chaturvedi.

<ref name="LyricsBogie">{{cite web|title=Sajan (1947)|url=https://www.lyricsbogie.com/category/movies/saajan-1947|website=lyricsbogie.com|publisher=LyricsBogie|accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref>

===Song list===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "O Babu Gali Mein Teri"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Humko Tumhara Hi Aasra"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Humko Tumhara Hi Aasra" (Duet)
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], Lalita Deulkar
|-
| "Main Hoon Jaipur Ki Banjaran, Chanchal Mera Naam"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], Lalita Deulkar
|-
| "Hum Banjare, Sang Hamare Dhoom Macha Le Duniya, Mauj Uda Le Duniya"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], Lalita Deulkar, [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| "Sambhal Sambhalke Jaiyo Ho Banjare, Dilli Door Hai"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], Lalita Deulkar, [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| "Chor Aa Gaye Nagariya"
| Lalita Deulkar
|-
| "Thandi Ret Mein"
| [[Zohrabai Ambalewali]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0268595 |title =Sajan (1947) }}

{{Kishore Sahu}}

[[Category:1947 films]]
[[Category:1947 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1947 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kishore Sahu]]
[[Category:Films scored by C. Ramchandra]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:1940s romance films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language romance films]]

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