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{{Infobox film
| name          = Sargam
| name          = Sargam
| image          = Sargam 1979 poster.jpg
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| director      = [[K. Viswanath]]
| director      = [[K. Viswanath]]
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| writer        = K. Viswanath<br />[[Jainendra Jain (screenwriter)|Jainendra Jain]]
| writer        = K. Viswanath<br />[[Jainendra Jain (screenwriter)|Jainendra Jain]]
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| based_on      = [[Siri Siri Muvva]] (1976)
| based_on      = {{based on|''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]''|K. Viswanath}}
| starring      = [[Rishi Kapoor]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]
| starring      = [[Rishi Kapoor]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]
| music          = [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]
| music          = [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]
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| released      = {{Film date|1979|01|08|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1979|01|08|df=y}}
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| runtime        = 145 minutes
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = India
| language      = [[Hindi]]
| language      = Hindi
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'''''Sargam''''' is a 1979 [[Hindi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[K. Viswanath]]. It was a remake of his earlier [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976), which also starred [[Jaya Prada]] and made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news | title = Sargam (1979) |work= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-column-sargam/article6594777.ece |author=Ziya Us Salam|date=13 November 2014| accessdate = 2014-11-15 }}</ref>
'''''Sargam''''' is a 1979 [[Hindi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[K. Viswanath]]. It was the Hindi version of his earlier [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' (1976), which also starred [[Jaya Prada]] and made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news | title = Sargam (1979) |work= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-column-sargam/article6594777.ece |author=Ziya Us Salam|date=13 November 2014| accessdate = 2014-11-15 }}</ref>


The film stars [[Rishi Kapoor]] as her partner, [[Shashikala]] as her stepmother, [[Shreeram Lagoo]] as her father, with [[Shakti Kapoor]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Asrani]], [[Vijay Arora]] and [[Om Shivpuri]]. [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]] composed the memorable songs, which won the only [[Filmfare Award]] for the film. [[Anand Bakshi]] wrote the lyrics. [[Mohammed Rafi]] has sung all seven songs, three of them were duets with [[Lata Mangeshkar]], including the famous song, "Dafliwale Dafli Baja", "Koyal Boli, Duniya Doli" and  "Parbat Ke Us Paar". The song "Koyal Boli" was shot on the banks of the [[Godavari River]] in [[Rajahmundry]], "Parbat Ke Us Par" in [[Ooty]] and "Dafliwale" in Kashmir.<ref name=hindu/>
The film stars [[Rishi Kapoor]] as her partner, [[Shashikala]] as her stepmother, [[Shreeram Lagoo]] as her father, with [[Shakti Kapoor]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Asrani]], [[Vijay Arora]] and [[Om Shivpuri]]. [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]] composed the memorable songs, which won the only [[Filmfare Award]] for the film. [[Anand Bakshi]] wrote the lyrics. [[Mohammed Rafi]] has sung all seven songs, three of them were duets with [[Lata Mangeshkar]], including the famous song, "Dafli Wale Dafli Baja", "Koyal Boli Duniya Doli" and  "Parbat Ke Us Paar". The song "Koyal Boli" was shot on the banks of the [[Godavari River]] in [[Rajahmundry]], "Parbat Ke Us Par" in [[Ooty]] and "Dafli Wale" in Kashmir,and song Hum to chale Pardes pardesi ho gye sung by Mohd Rafi filmed at Wai Maharashtra near Krishna river  .<ref name=hindu/>


The film became a huge success at the box office and took the top spot at the box office in 1979.<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> It made [[Jayaprada]] a sensation and a star overnight in [[Hindi Cinema]],<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104803/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |date=17 October 2013 }}</ref> and she also earned her first [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Actress in Hindi cinema.
The film became a blockbuster and took 3rd spot at the box office in 1979, behind ''[[Suhaag (1979 film)|Suhaag]]'' and ''[[Jaani Dushman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6050|title=The Best Films Of Rishi Kapoor - Bobby Has Historic Numbers|date=1 May 2020}}</ref> It made Jaya Prada a sensation and a star overnight in [[Hindi Cinema]] and she also earned her first [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Actress in Hindi cinema.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress BoxOffice India.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104803/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |date=17 October 2013 }}</ref>
 
==Plot==
Hema is a mute young girl who lives with her father, Chintamani Pradhan, stepmother Savitri and stepsister Champa. Savitri dreams about her daughter becoming a star and arranges for her classical dance lessons. Hema also joins her and quickly shows her superior talent. Intolerant Savitri forbids Hema from learning dance anymore. Her father, who is a schoolteacher, was visited by his old student Raju who plays Dafli. Raju tries to cheer Hema up from time to time. One night, Raju finds a woman struggling to get rid of a man and Raju helps her. Later, the woman, Kusum tells him that her husband, Prakash forced her to spend the night with another man. Hema's father passes away, and she is thrown out of the house by Savitri. She is supported by Raju, and they leave the village. Savitri and Champa go to the city to find work, but they realize that they have been conned, and they come back. Prakash still holds grudge against Raju and attacks him in the end when he is rescued by police. Raju and Hema reunite, and Savitri finds the goodness in her heart and accepts Hema as her daughter too.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
All the songs were composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]] and lyrics were penned by [[Anand Bakshi]]. With voice of [[Mohammed Rafi]] in all 7 songs. Among them 3 were duet with [[Lata Mangeshkar]].
All the songs were composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]] and lyrics were penned by [[Anand Bakshi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/laxmikant-pyarelal-anand-bakshi-a-friendship-forever-1059616.html|title=Laxmikant-Pyarelal & Anand Bakshi: A friendship forever|date=10 December 2021}}</ref> The song “Dafli Wale Dafli Baja” was used as an interlude by [[Vishal-Shekhar]], in the film version of the song, Radha, from [[Student of the Year]], which also starred Kapoor. ''Sargam'' was also one of the best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack|Hindi film albums]] of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 1970-1979|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=282&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042855/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=282&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-02-05|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|date=5 February 2010}}</ref>
 
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==Awards==
==Awards==
;[[27th Filmfare Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki><ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
;[[27th Filmfare Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/1980/101|title=27th Filmfare Awards}}</ref>
;Won
;Won
* [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]] — [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal|Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]
* [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]] — [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal|Laxmikant-Pyarelal]]
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* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] — N. N. Sippy
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] — N. N. Sippy
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] — [[Rishi Kapoor]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] — [[Rishi Kapoor]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] — [[Jayaprada]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] — [[Jaya Prada]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] — [[Asrani]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] — [[Asrani]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] — [[Anand Bakshi]] for "Dafliwale"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] — [[Anand Bakshi]]  
*[[Filmfare Best Story Award|Best Story]] — [[K. Viswanath]]
*[[Filmfare Best Story Award|Best Story]] — [[K. Viswanath]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Films directed by K. Viswanath]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Viswanath]]
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[[Category:Films shot in Andhra Pradesh]]
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Sargam
Poster
Directed byK. Viswanath
Produced byN. N. Sippy
Written byK. Viswanath
Jainendra Jain
Based onSiri Siri Muvva
by K. Viswanath
StarringRishi Kapoor
Jaya Prada
Music byLaxmikant-Pyarelal
CinematographyK. H. Kapadia
Edited byWaman Bhonsle
Gurudutt Shirali
Release date
  • 8 January 1979 (1979-01-08)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sargam is a 1979 Hindi-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. It was the Hindi version of his earlier Telugu film Siri Siri Muvva (1976), which also starred Jaya Prada and made her a star in South India. She made her Hindi film debut with this film, repeating her role of a mute dancer.[1]

The film stars Rishi Kapoor as her partner, Shashikala as her stepmother, Shreeram Lagoo as her father, with Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Asrani, Vijay Arora and Om Shivpuri. Laxmikant-Pyarelal composed the memorable songs, which won the only Filmfare Award for the film. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics. Mohammed Rafi has sung all seven songs, three of them were duets with Lata Mangeshkar, including the famous song, "Dafli Wale Dafli Baja", "Koyal Boli Duniya Doli" and "Parbat Ke Us Paar". The song "Koyal Boli" was shot on the banks of the Godavari River in Rajahmundry, "Parbat Ke Us Par" in Ooty and "Dafli Wale" in Kashmir,and song Hum to chale Pardes pardesi ho gye sung by Mohd Rafi filmed at Wai Maharashtra near Krishna river .[1]

The film became a blockbuster and took 3rd spot at the box office in 1979, behind Suhaag and Jaani Dushman.[2] It made Jaya Prada a sensation and a star overnight in Hindi Cinema and she also earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress in Hindi cinema.[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Hema is a mute young girl who lives with her father, Chintamani Pradhan, stepmother Savitri and stepsister Champa. Savitri dreams about her daughter becoming a star and arranges for her classical dance lessons. Hema also joins her and quickly shows her superior talent. Intolerant Savitri forbids Hema from learning dance anymore. Her father, who is a schoolteacher, was visited by his old student Raju who plays Dafli. Raju tries to cheer Hema up from time to time. One night, Raju finds a woman struggling to get rid of a man and Raju helps her. Later, the woman, Kusum tells him that her husband, Prakash forced her to spend the night with another man. Hema's father passes away, and she is thrown out of the house by Savitri. She is supported by Raju, and they leave the village. Savitri and Champa go to the city to find work, but they realize that they have been conned, and they come back. Prakash still holds grudge against Raju and attacks him in the end when he is rescued by police. Raju and Hema reunite, and Savitri finds the goodness in her heart and accepts Hema as her daughter too.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

All the songs were composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.[4] The song “Dafli Wale Dafli Baja” was used as an interlude by Vishal-Shekhar, in the film version of the song, Radha, from Student of the Year, which also starred Kapoor. Sargam was also one of the best-selling Hindi film albums of the 1970s.[5]

Song Singer
"Ram Ji Ki Nikli Sawaari" Mohammed Rafi
"Mujhe Mat Roko, Mujhe Gaane Do" Mohammed Rafi
"Kahan Tera Insaaf Hai, Kahan Tera Dastoor Hai" Mohammed Rafi
"Hum To Chale Pardes, Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye" Mohammed Rafi
"Parbat Ke Us Paar, Parbat Ke Is Paar" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Koyal Boli, Duniya Doli, Samjho Dil Ki Boli" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Dafliwale Dafli Baja" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi

Awards[edit | edit source]

27th Filmfare Awards[6]
Won
Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ziya Us Salam (13 November 2014). "Sargam (1979)". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. "The Best Films Of Rishi Kapoor - Bobby Has Historic Numbers". 1 May 2020.
  3. BoxOffice India.com Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Laxmikant-Pyarelal & Anand Bakshi: A friendship forever". 10 December 2021.
  5. "Music Hits 1970-1979". Box Office India. 5 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010.
  6. "27th Filmfare Awards".

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