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{{ | {{for|the 1941 Bollywood film |Nai Roshni (1941 film)}} | ||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Nai Roshni | | name = Nai Roshni | ||
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| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = Poster | | caption = Poster | ||
| native_name | | native_name = | ||
| director = [[C. V. Sridhar]] | | director = [[C. V. Sridhar]] | ||
| producer = Vasu Menon | | producer = Vasu Menon | ||
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| screenplay = | | screenplay = | ||
| story = [[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]] | | story = [[Nihar Ranjan Gupta]] | ||
| based_on = | | based_on = | ||
| starring = | | starring = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />[[Raaj Kumar]]<br />[[Biswajeet]]<br />[[Mala Sinha]]<br />[[Tanuja]] | ||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] | | music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] | ||
| cinematography = | | cinematography = | ||
| editing = | | editing = | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
| distributor = | | distributor = | ||
| released = 1967 | | released = 1967 | ||
| runtime = | | runtime = | ||
| country = India | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = [[Hindi]] | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = | | gross = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Nai Roshni''''' ({{translation|New Light}}) is a | '''''Nai Roshni''''' ({{translation|New Light}}) is a 1967 Bollywood film starring [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Biswajeet]], [[Mala Sinha]], [[Tanuja]] in lead roles. | ||
It was also made in Tamil by the same producer, under the name ''[[Poovum Pottum (1968 film)|Poovum Pottum]]'' and in Telugu as ''[[Punyavathi]]''. | It was also made in Tamil by the same producer, under the name ''[[Poovum Pottum (1968 film)|Poovum Pottum]]'' and in Telugu as ''[[Punyavathi]]''. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who lives with his wife Padma ( | The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who lives with his wife Padma (Bhanumathi), his drunkard son Jyoti (Raaj Kumar), outgoing daughter Chitra (Tanuja) and his friend's daughter Rekha (Mala Sinha). Dr. Kumar and his wife have a different outlook towards life, with him preferring books and philosophy, while his wife Padma prefers social gatherings and society clubs. Padma never considered Jyoti her son, who works as a mill designer, a profession she considers too poor to acknowledge. Chitra is encouraged by her mother to mingle freely in high society, much to the disappointment of her worried father. | ||
Rekha prefers tending to her father at home, apart from studying. Prakash (Biswajeet), who lives with his blind mother (Sulochana) joins university as a lecturer, and takes lessons from Dr. Kumar to work on his PhD. Rekha and Prakash like each other. Meanwhile, Jyoti, who had taken to drinking to avoid loneliness of being neglected and insulted by his mother, is thrown out of the house by her. Chitra is attracted to | Rekha prefers tending to her father at home, apart from studying. Prakash (Biswajeet), who lives with his blind mother (Sulochana) joins university as a lecturer, and takes lessons from Dr. Kumar to work on his PhD. Rekha and Prakash like each other. Meanwhile, Jyoti, who had taken to drinking to avoid loneliness of being neglected and insulted by his mother, is thrown out of the house by her. Chitra is attracted to Judge Kailashnath's son Ramesh, a philanderer, who promised to marry her, got her pregnant and then moved on to another girl.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9kcAQAAMAAJ&q=nai+roshni|title=Shankar's Weekly|date=1 January 1967|pages=86|language=en}}</ref> | ||
Jyoti and Professor Kumar try to get Chitra and Ramesh married, to avoid humiliation for Chitra. But it is too late as Chitra consumes poison. | Jyoti and Professor Kumar try to get Chitra and Ramesh married, to avoid humiliation for Chitra. But it is too late as Chitra consumes poison. | ||
It is also revealed that Prakash's father, who had left his blind and pregnant mother, is none other than Professor Kumar. Prakash always hated his father for leaving his mother, and struggles to believe that the teacher he reveres led a deceitful life. How the problems are resolved forms the story. | It is also revealed that Prakash's father, who had left his blind and pregnant mother, is none other than Professor Kumar. Prakash always hated his father for leaving his mother, and struggles to believe that the teacher he reveres led a deceitful life. How the problems are resolved forms the story. | ||
== Cast == | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Professor Kumar | *[[Ashok Kumar]] as Professor Kumar | ||
*[[Raaj Kumar]] as Jyoti | |||
*[[Biswajeet]] as Prakash | |||
*[[Mala Sinha]] as Rekha | *[[Mala Sinha]] as Rekha | ||
*[[ | *[[Tanuja]] as Chitra | ||
*[[P. Bhanumathi]] as Padma | |||
*[[Bhanumathi | *[[Sulochana Latkar]] as Parvati | ||
*[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Moti | |||
*[[Sulochana Latkar]] as | *[[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Ramzan | ||
*[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Moti | *Sailesh Kumar as Ramesh | ||
*[[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Ramzan | *[[Pahari Sanyal]] as Judge Kailashnath | ||
*Sailesh Kumar as Ramesh | *[[Chaman Puri]] as Principal | ||
*[[Pahari Sanyal]] as Judge | *[[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Pratima Devi]] as Prakash's Grandmother | ||
*[[Chaman Puri]] as | |||
*[[ | |||
== Songs == | == Songs == | ||
Soundtrack was composed by Ravi. | Soundtrack was composed by Ravi. | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
! Song !! Singer | |||
|- | |||
| "Jitni Likhi Thi" | |||
| [[Mohammed Rafi]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Kis Tarah Jeete Hain" | |||
| "Kis Tarah Jeete | |||
| [[Mohammed Rafi]] | | [[Mohammed Rafi]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "Gareebon Ka Jeena Bhi" | |||
| " | | [[Mohammed Rafi]] | ||
| Mohammed Rafi | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Teri Aankh Ka Jo Ishaara" | | "Teri Aankh Ka Jo Ishaara" | ||
| Mohammed Rafi | | [[Mohammed Rafi]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "Sapne Hai Sapne" | | "Sapne Hai Sapne" | ||
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | | [[Lata Mangeshkar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "Main Gunahgaar Hoon, Jo Chahe Sazaa Do Mujhko" | |||
| "Main Gunahgaar Hoon" | | [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]] | ||
| Lata Mangeshkar, [[Mahendra Kapoor]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Tohfa Tumhare Pyar Ka" | |||
| " | |||
| [[Asha Bhosle]] | | [[Asha Bhosle]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzQHKXH6AlU Nai Roshni] on YouTube | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzQHKXH6AlU Nai Roshni] on YouTube | ||
* {{ | * {{IMDb title|0372448|Nai Roshni}} | ||
{{C. V. Sridhar}} | {{C. V. Sridhar}} | ||
[[Category:1967 films]] | [[Category:1967 films]] | ||
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]] | [[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian drama films]] | [[Category:Indian drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by C. V. Sridhar]] | [[Category:Films directed by C. V. Sridhar]] | ||
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[[Category:1967 drama films]] | [[Category:1967 drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]] | [[Category:Hindi-language drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on works by Nihar Ranjan Gupta]] | |||
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| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Produced by | Vasu Menon |
| Story by | Nihar Ranjan Gupta |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Raaj Kumar Biswajeet Mala Sinha Tanuja |
| Music by | Ravi |
Release date | 1967 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Nai Roshni (transl. New Light) is a 1967 Bollywood film starring Ashok Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Biswajeet, Mala Sinha, Tanuja in lead roles.
It was also made in Tamil by the same producer, under the name Poovum Pottum and in Telugu as Punyavathi.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who lives with his wife Padma (Bhanumathi), his drunkard son Jyoti (Raaj Kumar), outgoing daughter Chitra (Tanuja) and his friend's daughter Rekha (Mala Sinha). Dr. Kumar and his wife have a different outlook towards life, with him preferring books and philosophy, while his wife Padma prefers social gatherings and society clubs. Padma never considered Jyoti her son, who works as a mill designer, a profession she considers too poor to acknowledge. Chitra is encouraged by her mother to mingle freely in high society, much to the disappointment of her worried father.
Rekha prefers tending to her father at home, apart from studying. Prakash (Biswajeet), who lives with his blind mother (Sulochana) joins university as a lecturer, and takes lessons from Dr. Kumar to work on his PhD. Rekha and Prakash like each other. Meanwhile, Jyoti, who had taken to drinking to avoid loneliness of being neglected and insulted by his mother, is thrown out of the house by her. Chitra is attracted to Judge Kailashnath's son Ramesh, a philanderer, who promised to marry her, got her pregnant and then moved on to another girl.[1]
Jyoti and Professor Kumar try to get Chitra and Ramesh married, to avoid humiliation for Chitra. But it is too late as Chitra consumes poison.
It is also revealed that Prakash's father, who had left his blind and pregnant mother, is none other than Professor Kumar. Prakash always hated his father for leaving his mother, and struggles to believe that the teacher he reveres led a deceitful life. How the problems are resolved forms the story.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Ashok Kumar as Professor Kumar
- Raaj Kumar as Jyoti
- Biswajeet as Prakash
- Mala Sinha as Rekha
- Tanuja as Chitra
- P. Bhanumathi as Padma
- Sulochana Latkar as Parvati
- Asit Sen as Moti
- Anwar Hussain as Ramzan
- Sailesh Kumar as Ramesh
- Pahari Sanyal as Judge Kailashnath
- Chaman Puri as Principal
- Pratima Devi as Prakash's Grandmother
Songs[edit | edit source]
Soundtrack was composed by Ravi.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Jitni Likhi Thi" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Kis Tarah Jeete Hain" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Gareebon Ka Jeena Bhi" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Teri Aankh Ka Jo Ishaara" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Sapne Hai Sapne" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Main Gunahgaar Hoon, Jo Chahe Sazaa Do Mujhko" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Tohfa Tumhare Pyar Ka" | Asha Bhosle |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Shankar's Weekly. 1 January 1967. p. 86.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Nai Roshni on YouTube
- Nai Roshni on IMDb