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| name          = Amar Deep
| name          = Amar Deep
| image          = AmarDeep - film poster.jpg
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| director      = [[T. Prakash Rao]]
| director      = [[T. Prakash Rao]]
| producer      = [[S. Krishnamurthy]]<br />T. Govindarajan
| producer      = [[S. Krishnamurthy]]<br />P. N. Pillai
| writer        =  
| writer        = [[Rajendra Krishan]]
| screenplay    = T. Prakash Rao
| story          = [[C. V. Sridhar]] (adapted) <br/> [[James Hilton (novelist)|James Hilton]] (original)
| narrator      =  
| narrator      =  
| based_on      = [[Amara Deepam (1956 film)|Amara Deepam]] (1956 film)
| based_on      = [[Amara Deepam (1956 film)|Amara Deepam]]<br/>(1956 Tamil film)<br/>[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harverst]]<br/>(1942 American film) + [[Random Harvest]] <br/> (1941 novel) by <br/> [[James Hilton (novelist)|James Hilton]]
| starring      = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]                
| starring      = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
|music           = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| music         = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]
| editing        =
| editing        = N. M. Shankar
| distributor    =  
| distributor    = [[Sivaji Productions]]
| released      = 1958
| released      = {{Film date |1958}}
| runtime        =  
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| country        = [[India]]
| country        = India
| language      = [[Hindi]]
| language      = Hindi
| budget        =  
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'''''Amar Deep''''' ({{trans|The Eternal Lamp}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1958|1958]] Indian [[Hindi-language]] [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Tatineni Prakash Rao|T. Prakash Rao]], under [[Sivaji Productions]]. The film stars [[Dev Anand]], [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Om Prakash]]. The film's music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]]. It is a remake of 1956 Tamil movie ''[[Amara Deepam (1956 film)|Amara Deepam]]'' which itself was a remake of the 1942 English-language film ''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]'' which had earlier been adapted in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Harano Sur]]'' (1957).
'''''Amar Deep''''' ({{translation|The Eternal Lamp}}) is a 1958 Indian [[Hindi-language]] [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[T. Prakash Rao]], under [[Sivaji Productions]]. The film stars [[Dev Anand]], [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Om Prakash]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amar Deep (1958) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/amar-deep-2537 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808204042/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/amar-deep-2537 |url-status=live |archive-date=8 August 2020 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> The film's music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]]. It is a remake of Rao's 1956 Tamil film [[Amara Deepam (1956 film)|''Amara Deepam'']], based on the 1942 American film ''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]'' which had earlier been adapted in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Harano Sur]]'' (1957).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&dq=Amardeep+Harano+sur&pg=PT5 |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=2014-07-10 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The movie story deals with Aruna ([[Vyjayanthimala]]) who lives a wealthy lifestyle with her grandfather. She has come of marriageable age and he wants her to marry a young man named Pran ([[Pran (actor)|Pran]]). But Aruna finds him possessive, controlling, and hot-tempered, and will not have anything to do with him, so she decides to run away. Her father, who falls deeply ill, asks Pran to search everywhere for her, and Pran takes an oath that he will not return home until he finds her. When Aruna was away from home, she meets a man named Ashok ([[Dev Anand]]), who is jobless but has a good heart and they both fall in love with each other. One day, when they were going for a walk, Pran finds Aruna and drags her back home. Ashok runs after Aruna but gets into an accident causing him to lose his memory. Shortly thereafter, her father's health gets complicated and passes away, leaving her in the care of Pran and a servant named Hariya. When Pran offers to marry her, she refuses and tells him that she loves Ashok. Ashok, who doesn't even remember his name, saves the life of a street dancer named Roopa ([[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]) and they fall in love. One day, Roopa and her family of street dancers along with Ashok perform in front of Aruna's house. Aruna recognizes Ashok but he doesn't recognize her which makes her very sad and heartbroken. The rest of the story gets complicated when Ashok gets his memory back and remembers Aruna and forgets Roopa who turns out to Meena's (a.k.a. Aruna's) elder sister and is shot by Pran in a rescue attempt of Aruna who is kidnapped by Pran.
The movie story deals with Aruna who lives a wealthy lifestyle with her grandfather. She has come of marriageable age and he wants her to marry a young man named Pran. But Aruna finds him possessive, controlling, and hot-tempered, and will not have anything to do with him, so she decides to run away. Her father, who falls deeply ill, asks Pran to search everywhere for her, and Pran takes an oath that he will not return home until he finds her. When Aruna was away from home, she meets an young man named Ashok, who is jobless but has a good heart and they both fall in love with each other. One day, when they were going for a walk, Pran finds Aruna and drags her back home. Ashok runs after Aruna but gets into an accident causing him to lose his memory. Shortly thereafter, her father's health gets complicated and passes away, leaving her in the care of Pran and a servant named Hariya. When Pran offers to marry her, she refuses and tells him that she loves Ashok. Ashok, who doesn't even remember his name, saves the life of a street dancer named Roopa and they fall in love. One day, Roopa and her family of street dancers along with Ashok perform in front of Aruna's house. Aruna recognizes Ashok but he doesn't recognize her which makes her very sad and heartbroken. The rest of the story gets complicated when Ashok gets his memory back and remembers Aruna and forgets Roopa who turns out to Meena's (now Aruna's) elder sister and is shot by Pran in a rescue attempt of Aruna who is kidnapped by Pran.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[David Abraham (actor)|David]] as Meena and Roopa's Father  
* [[David Abraham (actor)|David]] as Meena and Roopa's Father  
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Meena's Foster Grandfather
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Meena's Foster Grandfather
* [[Mukri]] as Lali
* [[Mukri]] as Lalli
* [[Shivraj]] as Hariya
* [[Shivraj]] as Hariya
* [[Om Prakash]] as Conned Man
* [[Om Prakash]] as Conned Man
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Thief / Conman
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Conman
* [[Randhir (actor)|Randhir]]
* [[Randhir (actor)|Randhir]]


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable"
Music was by [[C. Ramchandra]]. Lyrics for all songs were written by [[Rajinder Krishan]].
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
! Song !! Singer
|-
|-
| "Mere Man Ka Bawra Panchhi"
| "Dil Ki Duniya Basake"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| "Dil Ki Duniya Basake Sanwariya"
| "Mere Man Ka Bawra"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
|-
| "Lagi Apni Najariya"
| "Lagi Apni Najariya"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
|-
| "Kisi Din Zara Dekh"
| "Kisi Din Zara Dekh"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| Asha Bhosle
|-
|-
| "Yeh Ji Chahta Hai"(Not used in the film)
| "Yeh Ji Chahta Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| Asha Bhosle
|-
|-
| "Jali Lo Dim Tana"
| "Jali Lo Dim Tana"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| Asha Bhosle
|-
|-
| "Dekh Hamen Awaz Na Dena, O Bedard Zamane" - 1
| "Dekh Hamen Awaz Na Dena, O Bedard Zamane" - 1
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| Asha Bhosle, [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|-
| "Dekh Hamen Awaz Na Dena, O Bedard Zamane" - 2
| "Dekh Hamen Awaz Na Dena, O Bedard Zamane" - 2
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
|-
|-
| "Is Jahan Ka Pyar Jhutha, Yaar Ka Ikrar Jhutha, Haan Bhi Jhuthi, Na Bhi Jhuthi"
| "Is Jahan Ka Pyar Jhutha, Yaar Ka Ikrar Jhutha, Haan Bhi Jhuthi, Na Bhi Jhuthi"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Manna Dey]]
| Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, [[Manna Dey]]
|-
|-
| "Ab Dar Hai Kiska Pyare"
| "Ab Dar Hai Kiska Pyare"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| Mohammed Rafi
|-
|-
| "Lene Se Inkar Nahin"
| "Lene Se Inkaar Nahin"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| Mohammed Rafi
|-
|-
| "Le Lo Le Lo Gubbare" (Not used in the film)
| "Le Lo Le Lo Gubbare"  
| [[C. Ramchandra]]
| [[C. Ramchandra]]  
 
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''Amar Deep'' is the first film produced by Sivaji Films in association with Venus pictures (later renamed [[Sivaji Productions]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/and-now-scaling-heights-in-delhi/article3230508.ece|title=And now... scaling heights in Delhi|date=2006-09-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
''Amar Deep'' is the first film produced by Sivaji Films (later renamed [[Sivaji Productions]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/and-now-scaling-heights-in-delhi/article3230508.ece|title=And now... scaling heights in Delhi|date=2006-09-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0051348|Amar Deep}}
* {{IMDb title|0051348|Amar Deep}}


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Latest revision as of 08:44, 9 March 2026


Amar Deep
Directed byT. Prakash Rao
Produced byS. Krishnamurthy
P. N. Pillai
Written byRajendra Krishan
Screenplay byT. Prakash Rao
Story byC. V. Sridhar (adapted)
James Hilton (original)
Based onAmara Deepam
(1956 Tamil film)
Random Harverst
(1942 American film) + Random Harvest
(1941 novel) by
James Hilton
StarringDev Anand
Vyjayanthimala
Padmini
Music byC. Ramchandra
CinematographyA. Vincent
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Distributed bySivaji Productions
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Amar Deep (transl. The Eternal Lamp) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao, under Sivaji Productions. The film stars Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini, Ragini, Johnny Walker, Pran, Om Prakash.[1] The film's music was composed by C. Ramchandra. It is a remake of Rao's 1956 Tamil film Amara Deepam, based on the 1942 American film Random Harvest which had earlier been adapted in Bengali as Harano Sur (1957).[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The movie story deals with Aruna who lives a wealthy lifestyle with her grandfather. She has come of marriageable age and he wants her to marry a young man named Pran. But Aruna finds him possessive, controlling, and hot-tempered, and will not have anything to do with him, so she decides to run away. Her father, who falls deeply ill, asks Pran to search everywhere for her, and Pran takes an oath that he will not return home until he finds her. When Aruna was away from home, she meets an young man named Ashok, who is jobless but has a good heart and they both fall in love with each other. One day, when they were going for a walk, Pran finds Aruna and drags her back home. Ashok runs after Aruna but gets into an accident causing him to lose his memory. Shortly thereafter, her father's health gets complicated and passes away, leaving her in the care of Pran and a servant named Hariya. When Pran offers to marry her, she refuses and tells him that she loves Ashok. Ashok, who doesn't even remember his name, saves the life of a street dancer named Roopa and they fall in love. One day, Roopa and her family of street dancers along with Ashok perform in front of Aruna's house. Aruna recognizes Ashok but he doesn't recognize her which makes her very sad and heartbroken. The rest of the story gets complicated when Ashok gets his memory back and remembers Aruna and forgets Roopa who turns out to Meena's (now Aruna's) elder sister and is shot by Pran in a rescue attempt of Aruna who is kidnapped by Pran.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was by C. Ramchandra. Lyrics for all songs were written by Rajinder Krishan.

Song Singer
"Dil Ki Duniya Basake" Lata Mangeshkar
"Mere Man Ka Bawra" Lata Mangeshkar
"Lagi Apni Najariya" Asha Bhosle
"Kisi Din Zara Dekh" Asha Bhosle
"Yeh Ji Chahta Hai" Asha Bhosle
"Jali Lo Dim Tana" Asha Bhosle
"Dekh Hamen Awaz Na Dena, O Bedard Zamane" - 1 Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Dekh Hamen Awaz Na Dena, O Bedard Zamane" - 2 Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Is Jahan Ka Pyar Jhutha, Yaar Ka Ikrar Jhutha, Haan Bhi Jhuthi, Na Bhi Jhuthi" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey
"Ab Dar Hai Kiska Pyare" Mohammed Rafi
"Lene Se Inkaar Nahin" Mohammed Rafi
"Le Lo Le Lo Gubbare" C. Ramchandra

Production[edit | edit source]

Amar Deep is the first film produced by Sivaji Films (later renamed Sivaji Productions).[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Amar Deep (1958) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
  3. "And now... scaling heights in Delhi". The Hindu. 1 September 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]