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	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = ~~[[Standard~~ Hindi~~\|Hindi]]~~		\| language = Hindi
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	\| gross =		\| gross = 2.6 crore
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	'''''Sajan''''' is a ~~[[Bollywood films of 1969\|~~1969]] [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Bollywood]] film directed by Mohan Segal. It stars [[Manoj Kumar]] ~~and~~ [[Asha Parekh]] in pivotal roles. It became a hit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=2017-12-18 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold \|archive-date=15 September 2017 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		'''''Sajan''''' is a 1969 [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[Mohan Segal]]. The film stars [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Asha Parekh]] in pivotal roles. It became a hit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ \|title=Worth Their Weight in Gold! - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine \|access-date=2017-12-18 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold \|archive-date=15 September 2017 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	The film was [[Shatrughan Sinha]]'s debut in Hindi movies.		The film was [[Shatrughan Sinha]]'s debut in Hindi movies.

	The first half of the movie was inspired by the 1951 movie ''[[Happy Go Lovely]]''<ref>Parekh, Asha and Mohammed, Khalid. ''The Hit Girl''. New Delhi: Om Books International (2017), p. 130</ref> which has also inspired movies like ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)\|Ghajini]]'' and ''[[Pasand Apni Apni]]''.		The first half of the movie was inspired by the 1951 movie ''[[Happy Go Lovely]]''<ref>Parekh, Asha and Mohammed, Khalid. ''The Hit Girl''. New Delhi: Om Books International (2017), p. 130</ref> which has also inspired movies like ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)\|Ghajini]]'' (2008) and ''[[Pasand Apni Apni]]'' (1983).

	The second half was largely inspired by the 1937 play ''[[I Killed the Count]]'',<ref>Parekh, Asha and Mohammed, Khalid. ''The Hit Girl''. New Delhi: Om Books International (2017), p. 130</ref> of which there were several film, radio and television adaptations, including a 3-episode (Episode 25 - 27) story from Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2.		The second half was largely inspired by the 1937 play ''[[I Killed the Count]]'',<ref>Parekh, Asha and Mohammed, Khalid. ''The Hit Girl''. New Delhi: Om Books International (2017), p. 130</ref> of which there were several film, radio and television adaptations, including a 3-episode (Episode 25 - 27) story from Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Manoj Kumar]] as Ashok Saxena ~~/ Vinod~~		* [[Manoj Kumar]] as Ashok Saxena
	* [[Asha Parekh]] as Rajni		* [[Asha Parekh]] as Rajni
	* [[Om Prakash]] as ~~Driver Baalam~~		* [[Om Prakash]] as Balam
	* [[Madan Puri]] as Seth Dharamdas ~~a.k.a. Sheru~~		* [[Madan Puri]] as Sheroo / Seth Dharamdas
	* [[Shatrughan Sinha]] as SI Tiwari ~~(Introducing)~~		* [[Shatrughan Sinha]] as Sub-Inspector Tiwari
	* [[Raj Mehra]] as Inspector Khan		* [[Raj Mehra]] as Inspector Khan
	* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as ~~Laajwanti~~		* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Lajwanti
	* [[Gajanan Jagirdar]] as Guruji ~~a.k.a. Roopa~~		* [[Gajanan Jagirdar]] as Roopa / Guruji
	* [[Jankidas Mehra]] as ~~Tarakilal~~		* [[Aruna Irani]] as Bulbul
	* [[~~Shabnam (actress)\|~~Shabnam]] as Bela		* [[Jankidas Mehra]] as Taraklal
	* [[Sapru (actor)\|Sapru]] as ~~Jwala Prasad~~ Saxena		* [[Shabnam]] as Bela
			* [[Sapru (actor)\|Sapru]] as Jwalaprasad Saxena
	* [[Murad (actor)\|Murad]] as Judge		* [[Murad (actor)\|Murad]] as Judge
			* [[Iftekhar]] as Lawyer
	* [[Shammi (actress)\|Shammi]] as Aunty		* [[Shammi (actress)\|Shammi]] as Aunty
	* [[Iftekhar]] as Lawyer

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
			{{Infobox album
			\| name = Sajan
			\| type = soundtrack
			\| artist = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
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			\| released = 1969
			\| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
			\| language = [[Hindi]]
			\| label = [[Angel Records]]
			}}
	* "Ae Mere Meharban" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]		* "Ae Mere Meharban" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
	* "Bansuri Tihari Nandlal" - [[Asha Bhosle]]		* "Bansuri Tihari Nandlal" - [[Asha Bhosle]]
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>Rosalin kar at 15:45, 12 April 2021

2021-04-12T15:45:28Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Sajan
| image = sajan 1969 Film poster.jpg
| image_size =
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Mohan Segal
| producer = Mohan Segal
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[Manoj Kumar]]<br/>[[Asha Parekh]]<br/>[[Om Prakash]]<br/>[[Madan Puri]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 1969
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Standard Hindi|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Sajan''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1969|1969]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Bollywood]] film directed by Mohan Segal. It stars [[Manoj Kumar]] and [[Asha Parekh]] in pivotal roles. It became a hit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |archive-date=15 September 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The film was [[Shatrughan Sinha]]'s debut in Hindi movies.

The first half of the movie was inspired by the 1951 movie ''[[Happy Go Lovely]]''<ref>Parekh, Asha and Mohammed, Khalid. ''The Hit Girl''. New Delhi: Om Books International (2017), p. 130</ref> which has also inspired movies like ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' and ''[[Pasand Apni Apni]]''.

The second half was largely inspired by the 1937 play ''[[I Killed the Count]]'',<ref>Parekh, Asha and Mohammed, Khalid. ''The Hit Girl''. New Delhi: Om Books International (2017), p. 130</ref> of which there were several film, radio and television adaptations, including a 3-episode (Episode 25 - 27) story from Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2.

==Cast==
* [[Manoj Kumar]] as Ashok Saxena / Vinod
* [[Asha Parekh]] as Rajni
* [[Om Prakash]] as Driver Baalam
* [[Madan Puri]] as Seth Dharamdas a.k.a. Sheru
* [[Shatrughan Sinha]] as SI Tiwari (Introducing)
* [[Raj Mehra]] as Inspector Khan
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Laajwanti
* [[Gajanan Jagirdar]] as Guruji a.k.a. Roopa
* [[Jankidas Mehra]] as Tarakilal
* [[Shabnam (actress)|Shabnam]] as Bela
* [[Sapru (actor)|Sapru]] as Jwala Prasad Saxena
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Judge
* [[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]] as Aunty
* [[Iftekhar]] as Lawyer

==Plot==
Ashok ([[Manoj Kumar]]) comes from a business family and lives a very wealthy lifestyle. One day, while perusing newspapers he comes across an article which claims that he is to marry a dancer named Rajni ([[Asha Parekh]]). Angered at this insinuation, he goes to confront Rajni, all ready to threaten with a lawsuit, but is instead bewitched by her beauty and innocence and ends up falling in love with her. Initially, he does not reveal his real identity, but does inform her eventually, and both are ready to take the next step, of marriage. Before that could happen, both get embroiled in the murder of Dharamdas ([[Madan Puri]]) who has been blackmailing Rajni's mother ([[Sulochana Latkar|Sulochana]]) for a past secret about her husband. A murder that ends up having three different killers - Ashok, Rajni and Ashok's driver Balam ([[Om Prakash]]). But all are confessing to the same murder with different versions to investigating officers Inspector Khan ([[Raj Mehra]]) and SI Inspector Tiwari ([[Shatrughan Sinha]]), who are totally perplexed knowing that each of them are trying to save the others. Finally during a court scene for the murder trial, the actual murderer ????? confesses the crime and all three are acquitted.

==Soundtrack==
* "Ae Mere Meharban" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
* "Bansuri Tihari Nandlal" - [[Asha Bhosle]]
* "Resham Ki Dori" - [[Mohammed Rafi]], Lata Mangeshkar
* "Saajan Saajan Pukaroon" (female) - Lata Mangeshkar
* "Saajan Saajan Pukaroon" - Mohammed Rafi
* "Baton Karo Raton Mein" - Lata Mangeshkar

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0320394}}

[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]

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>Rosalin kar at 15:45, 12 April 2021