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'''''Sawan Aya Re''''' (The Monsoon Has Come) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1949|1949]] [[Hindi]] romantic drama film, directed by [[Kishore Sahu]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=RA19-PA1988|accessdate=15 March 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=19–}}</ref><ref name="IndianCinema">{{cite book|title=Indian cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uJkAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=15 March 2015|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|location=India|isbn=978-81-230-0646-8|page=106}}</ref> Produced by Sahu under his "Hindustan Chitra" banner,<ref name="TOIDirectory">{{cite book|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qf0TAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=15 March 2015|year=1953|publisher=Bennett, Coleman.|page=781}}</ref> it had [[Khemchand Prakash]] as the music director.<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Sawan Aya Re (1949)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/sawan-aya-re-movie/1959|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> The cast included Kishore Sahu, [[Ramola Devi (Actress)|Ramola Devi]], [[David (actor)|David]], Pratima Devi, Ramesh Gupta, Sofia and Mohana.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Sawan Aya Re|url=http://www.citwf.com/film307065.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref>
'''''Sawan Aya Re''''' (The Monsoon Has Come) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1949|1949]] [[Hindi]] romantic drama film, directed by [[Kishore Sahu]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=RA19-PA1988|accessdate=15 March 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor &amp; Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=19–}}</ref><ref name="IndianCinema">{{cite book|title=Indian cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uJkAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=15 March 2015|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|location=India|isbn=978-81-230-0646-8|page=106}}</ref> Produced by Sahu under his "Hindustan Chitra" banner,<ref name="TOIDirectory">{{cite book|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qf0TAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=15 March 2015|year=1953|publisher=Bennett, Coleman.|page=781}}</ref> it had [[Khemchand Prakash]] as the music director.<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Sawan Aya Re (1949)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/sawan-aya-re-movie/1959|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> The cast included Kishore Sahu, [[Ramola Devi (Actress)|Ramola Devi]], [[David (actor)|David]], Pratima Devi, Ramesh Gupta, Sofia and Mohana.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Sawan Aya Re|url=http://www.citwf.com/film307065.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref>


The film was a romantic triangle set against the backdrop of a hill station, [[Nainital]]. A family arrives on a holiday, but the father is more keen on finding bridegrooms for his three daughters.
The film was a romantic triangle set against the backdrop of a hill station, [[Nainital]]. A family arrives on a holiday, but the father is more keen on finding bridegrooms for his three daughters.
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==Box-office And Reception==
==Box-office And Reception==
The film did well commercially, with [[Baburao Patel]] of ''[[Filmindia]]'' remarking in the 1949 May edition that Sahu's estimate had risen due to the "original treatment" he gave to an "otherwise ordinary" story.&lt;ref name=Filmindia&gt;{{cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Baburao|title=Filmindia|journal=Filmindia|date=May 1949|volume=15|issue=5|pages=74|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194915unse#page/n463/mode/2up/search/Rhim+Jhim|accessdate=15 March 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;
The film did well commercially, with [[Baburao Patel]] of ''[[Filmindia]]'' remarking in the 1949 May edition that Sahu's estimate had risen due to the "original treatment" he gave to an "otherwise ordinary" story.<ref name=Filmindia>{{cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Baburao|title=Filmindia|journal=Filmindia|date=May 1949|volume=15|issue=5|pages=74|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194915unse#page/n463/mode/2up/search/Rhim+Jhim|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
The music director was [[Khemchand Prakash]]. The notable songs were "Ae Dil Na Mujhe Yad Dila" sung by Khan Mastana, "Mein Toh Gawan Chali" by Shamshad Begum, and "Nahin Faryaad karte Hum" also sung by [[Shamshad Begum]].&lt;ref name=Tripod&gt;{{cite web|title=Nahin Faryad Karte-Khemchand Prakash|url=http://members.tripod.com/oldies_club/KCParkash.htm|website=members.tripod.com|publisher=Tripod|accessdate=15 March 2015|ref=Oldies Club}}&lt;/ref&gt; The four lyricists were Gulshan Jalalabadi, Arzoo Lakhnavi, Rammurti Chaturvedi and [[Bharat Vyas]]. The playback singers were Shamshad Begum, [[Amirbai Karnataki]], Laita Devulkar, [[Mohammed Rafi]] and Khan Mastana.&lt;ref name=MySwar&gt;{{cite web|title=Sawan Aya Re (1949)|url=https://myswar.co/album/sawan-aya-re-1949|website=myswar.co|publisher=MySwar}}&lt;/ref&gt;
The music director was [[Khemchand Prakash]]. The notable songs were "Ae Dil Na Mujhe Yad Dila" sung by Khan Mastana, "Mein Toh Gawan Chali" by Shamshad Begum, and "Nahin Faryaad karte Hum" also sung by [[Shamshad Begum]].<ref name=Tripod>{{cite web|title=Nahin Faryad Karte-Khemchand Prakash|url=http://members.tripod.com/oldies_club/KCParkash.htm|website=members.tripod.com|publisher=Tripod|accessdate=15 March 2015|ref=Oldies Club}}</ref> The four lyricists were Gulshan Jalalabadi, Arzoo Lakhnavi, Rammurti Chaturvedi and [[Bharat Vyas]]. The playback singers were Shamshad Begum, [[Amirbai Karnataki]], Laita Devulkar, [[Mohammed Rafi]] and Khan Mastana.<ref name=MySwar>{{cite web|title=Sawan Aya Re (1949)|url=https://myswar.co/album/sawan-aya-re-1949|website=myswar.co|publisher=MySwar}}</ref>


===Song list===
===Song list===

Latest revision as of 11:01, 22 March 2026

Sawan Aya Re
Screen shot from Sawan Aya Re
Directed byKishore Sahu
Produced byKishore Sahu
Starring
Music byKhemchand Prakash
CinematographyK. H. Kapadia
Edited byKantilal B. Shukla
Production
company
Hindustan Chitra
Release date
  • 1949 (1949)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sawan Aya Re (The Monsoon Has Come) is a 1949 Hindi romantic drama film, directed by Kishore Sahu.[1][2] Produced by Sahu under his "Hindustan Chitra" banner,[3] it had Khemchand Prakash as the music director.[4] The cast included Kishore Sahu, Ramola Devi, David, Pratima Devi, Ramesh Gupta, Sofia and Mohana.[5]

The film was a romantic triangle set against the backdrop of a hill station, Nainital. A family arrives on a holiday, but the father is more keen on finding bridegrooms for his three daughters.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Anand (Kishore Sahu) lives in Nainital with his mother (Pratima Devi). They meet the Mathur family who have recently arrived there for holidays. The father wants to get his three daughters Asha, Sudha and Rama married and is hoping to find some suitable boys for them. When Asha and Anand meet they form a friendship, which is readily accepted by the two families who decide to get them married. However, Asha finds out that Anand and Sudha are in love with each other.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Box-office And Reception[edit | edit source]

The film did well commercially, with Baburao Patel of Filmindia remarking in the 1949 May edition that Sahu's estimate had risen due to the "original treatment" he gave to an "otherwise ordinary" story.[6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music director was Khemchand Prakash. The notable songs were "Ae Dil Na Mujhe Yad Dila" sung by Khan Mastana, "Mein Toh Gawan Chali" by Shamshad Begum, and "Nahin Faryaad karte Hum" also sung by Shamshad Begum.[7] The four lyricists were Gulshan Jalalabadi, Arzoo Lakhnavi, Rammurti Chaturvedi and Bharat Vyas. The playback singers were Shamshad Begum, Amirbai Karnataki, Laita Devulkar, Mohammed Rafi and Khan Mastana.[8]

Song list[edit | edit source]

# Title Singer Lyricist
1 "Nahin Fariyad Karte Hum" Shamshad Begum Bharat Vyas
2 "Baagon Mein Haule Haule Bole Maina" Shamshad Begum Bharat Vyas
3 "Main To Chanda Si Gori Naar" Shamshad Begum Gulshan Jalalabadi
4 "Thandi Thandi Raat Mein" Shamshad Begum Bharat Vyas
5 "Ae Dil Na Mujhe Yaad Dila" Shamshad Begum, Mohammed Rafi Bharat Vyas
6 "Khushi Ki Aas Rahi Dil Ko" Khan Mastana Arzoo Lakhnavi
7 "Pehne Peeli Rang Saari" Amirbai Karnataki Rammurti Chaturvedi
8 "Aaya Aaya Re Aaya Re Saawan" Lalita Devulkar Rammurti Chaturvedi

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. Indian cinema. India: Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1 January 1998. p. 106. ISBN 978-81-230-0646-8. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman. 1953. p. 781. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. "Sawan Aya Re (1949)". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  5. "Sawan Aya Re". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  6. Patel, Baburao (May 1949). "Filmindia". Filmindia. 15 (5): 74. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  7. "Nahin Faryad Karte-Khemchand Prakash". members.tripod.com. Tripod. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. "Sawan Aya Re (1949)". myswar.co. MySwar.

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