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{{short description|Film directed by T. Prakash Rao}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Suraj
| image = Suraj poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[T. Prakash Rao]]
| writer = Screenplay: [[Javar Seetharaman]] Dialogue: [[Abrar Alvi]]
| producer = T.Govindarajan And S. Krishnamurthy
| starring = [[Rajendra Kumar]] [[Vyjayanthimala]] [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]
| cinematography = [[V. K. Murthy]]
| editing = N. M. Shankar
| music = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| studio = Venus Pictures
| distributor = [[Rajshri Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|1966|03|25|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}}5 crore
}}

'''''Suraj''''' ({{translation|Sun}}) is a 1966 Hindi-language [[swashbuckler film|swashbuckler]] [[Ruritanian romance]] film produced by S. Krishnamurthy and T. Govindarajan and directed by [[T. Prakash Rao]].

The film stars [[Rajendra Kumar]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]], with [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]], [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Neetu Singh]], [[Gajanan Jagirdar]], [[David Abraham Cheulkar]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], [[Mukri]], [[Malika Askari|Mallika]] and Niranjan Sharma in the supporting roles. The film's music was composed by [[Shankar Jaikishan]], with the lyrics penned by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]].

==Plot==
Vikram Singh is the Maharaja of Pratap Nagar and is very impressed with his Senapati Sangram Singh for years of loyal service. He decides to make him a Maharaja and agrees to marry his daughter, Anuradha, to his son, Pratap. Sometime later Sangram Singh's necklace given by Vikram Singh was stolen. He accused his servant, Ram Singh. He abducts Sangram Singh's son and exchanges him with his own son. Years later, Vikram sends his now grown-up Anuradha to visit the coronation of Rajkumar Pratap Singh and approve of him as her husband, and she sets off without any escort with just her maid-servant, Kalavati, for company. Shortly thereafter, Vikram is informed that Kalavati has been abducted by a bandit named Suraj Singh, he accordingly rushes over to Sangram's and this is where he discovers to his shock that Kalavati is posing as Anuradha, and it is his daughter who has been abducted by Suraj. When Suraj is arrested and lodged in a dungeon, preparations are set forth for the coronation of Pratap and his subsequent marriage with Anuradha.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article2745459.ece |title=Movies Suraj |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 December 2011 |access-date=20 January 2012}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Rajendra Kumar]] as ''Suraj Singh''
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as '' The Princess Anuradha''
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] as ''Prince Pratap Singh''
* [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] as ''Kalavati''
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as ''Bhola''
* Bharathi as ''Geeta''
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as the Maharani
* [[Neetu Singh]] as ''Young Geeta''
* [[Gajanan Jagirdar]] as ''Ram Singh''
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David]] as ''Maharaja Vikram Singh''
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as ''Kotwal Bhakti Charan'' / ''Bhagat Ram''
* [[Mukri]] as ''Anokhe''
* [[Malika Askari|Malika]] as ''Madhuri''
* Niranjan Sharma as ''Maharaja Sangram Singh''
* [[Moolchand]] as the chief of the Musicians
* Keshavlal as Pratap Singh's Man

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Suraj
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1966
| recorded = Minoo Katrak
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Saregama|The Gramophone Company of India]]
| producer = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| prev_title = [[Amrapali (film)|Amrapali]]
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Raat Aur Din]]
| next_year =
}}

The film's music was composed by [[Shankar Jaikishan]] in one of their last successful albums.<ref name="shanker">{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/12shank.htm |title=Masters of melody |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=12 September 2001 |author=Dr Rajiv Vijayakar |access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref> The lyrics were penned by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=h002729 |title=Suraj (1966) |website=[[Raaga.com]] |access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref> The album also featured the singer [[Sharda Rajan Iyengar|Sharda]] with the chartbuster song "Titli Udi Ud Jo Chali", which became the song that she was most remembered for.

The soundtrack was listed by Planet Bollywood as number 86 on their list of 100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=060306044135 |title=100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks Ever |publisher=Planetbollywood.com |author=Randy Lall |access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref> The song "[[Baharon Phool Barsao (song)|Baharon Phool Barsao]]" topped the [[Binaca Geetmala#Lists of top songs per year|Binaca Geetmala annual list of 1966]] charts. Similarly, the song "Titli Udi Ud Jo Chali" was listed at No. 21.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Picturized on !! Length (m:ss) !! Lyrics !! [[Raga]]
|-
| 1|| "Dekho Mera Dil Machal Gaya" || [[Sharda Rajan Iyengar|Sharda]] || [[Vyjayanthimala]] || 3.30 || [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] ||
|-
| 2|| "Titli Udi Ud Jo Chali" || Sharda || Vyjayanthimala and [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] || 3.47 || Shailendra ||
|-
| 3|| "Kaise Samjhaoon Badi Nasamajh Ho" || [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Asha Bhosle]] || Vyjayanthimala and [[Rajendra Kumar]] || 6.32 || [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] ||[[Bhairavi (Hindustani)]]
|-
| 4|| "Itna Hai Tumse Pyar Mujhe" || Mohammed Rafi, [[Suman Kalyanpur]] || Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar || 4.47 || Hasrat Jaipuri ||
|-
| 5|| "Chehre Pe Girin Zulfen" || Mohammed Rafi || Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala || 5.21 || Hasrat Jaipuri ||
|-
| 6|| "Baharon Phool Barsao" || Mohammed Rafi || Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala || 4.28 || Hasrat Jaipuri ||[[Shivaranjani]]
|-
| 7|| "O Ek Baar Aata Hai Din Aisa" || Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle || Rajendra Kumar and Vvjayanthimala || 5.02 || Hasrat Jaipuri ||
|}

==Box office==
At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed around {{INR}}50,000,000 with a net of {{INR}}25,000,000, thus becoming the second highest grossing film of 1966. [[Box Office India]] gave it the verdict of "super-hit.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |title=Box Office 1966 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=10 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014102652/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |archive-date=14 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The film was also one of the last box office hits of [[Rajendra Kumar]], who was regarded as Bollywood's [[silver jubilee]] actor. Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar had previously worked in many successful films such as ''[[Aas Ka Panchhi]]'' (1961), ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]'' (1964) and ''[[Zindagi (1964 film)|Zindagi]]'' (1964).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/09dinesh.htm|title=Bollywood's Jubilee Kumar|date=9 July 2002|publisher=[[Rediff]]|author=Dinesh Raheja|author-link=Dinesh Raheja|access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref>

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Ceremony
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
! Work
! Outcome
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Filmfare Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |title=The Winners - 1966 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366585.cms |publisher=[[Indiatimes]] |access-date=10 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708000553/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366585.cms |archive-date=8 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|[[14th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Shankar Jaikishan]]
|
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Hasrat Jaipuri]]
|"Baharon Phool Barsao"
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer]]
|[[Mohammed Rafi]]
|"Baharon Phool Barsao"
|{{won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0061046|Suraj}}

[[Category:1966 Indian films]]
[[Category:1966 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Urdu-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in the 18th century]]
[[Category:Films about revolutions]]
[[Category:Films set in India]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. Prakash Rao]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian swashbuckler films]]

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