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{{Infobox film
| name          = Amardeep
| name          = Amar Deep
| image          = AmarDeep - film poster.jpg
| image          = AmarDeep - film poster.jpg
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| starring      = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]                |music          = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| based_on      = [[Amara Deepam (1956 film)|Amara Deepam]] (1956 film)
| starring      = [[Dev Anand]]<br />[[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]                
|music          = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]
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| released      = 1958
| released      = 1958
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| country        = India
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = Hindi
| language      = [[Hindi]]
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'''''Amardeep''''' ({{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]]. The film stars [[Dev Anand]], [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] and [[Om Prakash]]. The film's music is 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).<ref>Rajadhyaksha, Ashish and Willerman, Paul. ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema''.  New York: Routledge (2012), p. 1955</ref>
'''''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).


==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 get married to 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 gets shot by Pran in a rescue attempt of Aruna who gets kidnapped by Pran.
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.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Dev Anand]] as Ashok
* [[Dev Anand]] as Ashok
* [[Vyjayanthimala|Vyjayantimala]] as Meena / Aruna
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Meena / Aruna
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Roopa
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Roopa
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]] as Champa
* [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]] as Champa
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Ustad
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Ustad
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Pran
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Pran
* [[David Abraham (actor)|David]] as Meena & Roopa's Father  
* [[David Abraham (actor)|David]] as Meena and Roopa's Father  
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Aruna's Grandfather
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Meena's Foster Grandfather
* [[Mukri]] as Lali
* [[Mukri]] as Lali
* [[Shivraj]] as Hariya (Aruna's Servant)
* [[Shivraj]] as Hariya
* [[Om Prakash]] as Man who gets conned
* [[Om Prakash]] as Conned Man
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Thief / Conman
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Thief / Conman
* [[Randhir (actor)|Randhir]]
* [[Randhir (actor)|Randhir]]
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! Song !! Singer
! Song !! Singer
|-
|-
| "Mere Man Ka Baawra Panchhi"
| "Mere Man Ka Bawra Panchhi"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
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| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| "Kisi Din Zara Dekh"
| "Lagi Apni Najariya"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|-
| "Yeh Ji Chahta Hai"
| "Kisi Din Zara Dekh"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|-
| "Lagi Apni Najariya"
| "Yeh Ji Chahta Hai"(Not used in the film)
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
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| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|-
| "Dekh Hamen Awaaz Na Dena" - 1
| "Dekh Hamen Awaz Na Dena, O Bedard Zamane" - 1
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|-
| "Dekh Hamen Awaaz Na Dena" - 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 Ikraar Jhutha"
| "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]]
|-
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| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|-
| "Lene Se Inkaar Nahin"
| "Lene Se Inkar Nahin"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|-
| "Le Lo Le Lo Gubbare"
| "Le Lo Le Lo Gubbare" (Not used in the film)
| [[C. Ramchandra]]
| [[C. Ramchandra]]
|-
|-
|}
|}

Revision as of 09:33, 6 September 2021


Amar Deep
Directed byT. Prakash Rao
Produced byS. Krishnamurthy
T. Govindarajan
Based onAmara Deepam (1956 film)
StarringDev Anand
Vyjayanthimala
Padmini
Music byC. Ramchandra
CinematographyA. Vincent
Release date
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. The film's music was composed by C. Ramchandra. It is a remake of 1956 Tamil movie Amara Deepam which itself was a remake of the 1942 English-language film Random Harvest which had earlier been adapted in Bengali as Harano Sur (1957).

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). 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) 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.

Cast

Soundtrack

Song Singer
"Mere Man Ka Bawra Panchhi" Lata Mangeshkar
"Dil Ki Duniya Basake Sanwariya" Lata Mangeshkar
"Lagi Apni Najariya" Asha Bhosle
"Kisi Din Zara Dekh" Asha Bhosle
"Yeh Ji Chahta Hai"(Not used in the film) 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 Inkar Nahin" Mohammed Rafi
"Le Lo Le Lo Gubbare" (Not used in the film) C. Ramchandra

Production

Amar Deep is the first film produced by Sivaji Films in association with Venus pictures (later renamed Sivaji Productions).[1]

References

  1. "And now... scaling heights in Delhi". The Hindu. 1 September 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

External links