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'''''Begunah''''' is a 1957 [[India|Indian]] family entertainment romance film produced by [[Anupchand Shah]] and [[Mahipatray Shah]]. The film directed by [[Narendra Suri]] in [[hindi language]] under theĀ  Rup Kamal Chitra company.<ref name="cineplot2.com">{{cite web |url=http://cineplot2.com/begunah-1957/ |title=Begunah (1957) |work=cineplot2.com}}</ref> The film was released on 8 March 1957.<ref name="cineplot2.com"/>
'''''Begunah'''''({{translation|"innocent"}}) is a 1957 [[India]]n romance film produced by [[Anupchand Shah]] and Mahipatray Shah. The film directed by [[Narendra Suri]] in [[hindi language]] under theĀ  Rup Kamal Chitra company. The film was released on 8 March 1957.
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==Releasing Issue==
The film was banned 10 days after its release because it was a plagiarized version of American film [[Knock on Wood (film)|Knock on Wood]] (1954, starring Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling). The producers of Knock on the Wood filed a copyright lawsuit in India. They won the case and the judge ordered all prints of Begunah to be destroyed. Therefore, no known prints of this film exist anymore. However, the songs especially Mukesh number "Aye Pyase dil Bezuban" picturized on music director Jaikishan became quite popular and is still heard today.
Two other songs worth a mention are the comic Kishore Kumar ā€œ Aaj na Jane pagal manwa kahe ghabrayeā€ and the [[Manna Dey]] and Lata Mangeshkar duet ā€œDil albela pyar ka mausamā€<ref name="cineplot2.com"/>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal]]
* [[Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal]]
* [[Raja Nene]]
* [[Raja Nene]]
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Begunah-1957-134146|title=Begunah (Film) |publisher=filmweb }}</ref>
* [[David Abraham Cheulkar|David Abraham]]
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== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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! Track # !! Song title !! Singers
! Track # !! Song title !! Singers
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| 01 || "Begunah Aaj Na Jane Pagal" || [[Kishore Kumar]]
| 01 || "Aaj Na Jane Pagal" || [[Kishore Kumar]]
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| 02 || "Begunah-Dil Albele Pyar Ka" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]
| 02 || "Aaja Raat Beeti Jaye" || [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
|-
|-
| 03 || "Nazar Kahe Aaja" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| 03 || "Dil Albele Pyar Ka" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Manna Dey]]
|-
|-
| 04 || "Ae Pyase Dil Bezuban" || [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
| 04 || "Nazar Kahe Aaja" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
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| 05 || "Aaja Raat Beeti Jaye" || [[Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Kishore Kumar]]
| 05 || "Ae Pyase Dil Bezuban" || [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
|-
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| 06 || "Gori gori mein to pariyon ki Chhori"|| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| 06 || "Gori gori mein to pariyon ki Chhori"|| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|}
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==Plagiarism issue==
The film was banned 10 days after its release because it was a plagiarized version of American film [[Knock on Wood (film)|''Knock on Wood'']] (1954, starring [[Danny Kaye]], [[Mai Zetterling]]). [[Paramount Pictures]], producers of Knock on the Wood filed a copyright lawsuit in India. They won the case and the judge of [[Bombay High Court]] ordered all prints of Begunah to be [[Lost_film|destroyed]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=13 November 1957 |title=INDIAN FILM BARRED; Bombay Court Rules It Copy of a Paramount Picture |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/13/archives/indian-film-barred-bombay-court-rules-it-copy-of-a-paramount.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[Bombay, India]] |access-date=12 February 2025 |url-access=subscription |page=43 |archive-date=10 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310180601/https://www.nytimes.com/1957/11/13/archives/indian-film-barred-bombay-court-rules-it-copy-of-a-paramount.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Phukan |first=Vikram |date=14 October 2017 |title=Lessons not learnt |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lessons-not-learnt/article19852464.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=12 February 2025 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528041614/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lessons-not-learnt/article19852464.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in 2020, [[National Film Archive of India]] found two 16mm reels consisting of around 60 to 70 minutes footage.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=6 February 2020 |title=Reel of Kishore Kumar's Begunah found 60 years after Bombay HC ordered all prints to be destroyed |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/reel-of-kishore-kumar-s-begunah-found-60-years-after-bombay-hc-ordered-all-prints-to-be-destroyed-1643730-2020-02-06 |work=[[India Today]] |location=New Delhi |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |access-date=12 February 2025 |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624071148/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/reel-of-kishore-kumar-s-begunah-found-60-years-after-bombay-hc-ordered-all-prints-to-be-destroyed-1643730-2020-02-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of incomplete or partially lost films]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0381038|title=Begunah}}
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*{{Internet Archive |search=("Begunah (1957)")}}
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Begunah
File:Begunaah-Hindi Film in 1957.jpg
Directed byNarendra Suri
Produced byAnupchand Shah, Mahipatray Shah
Written byI.S. Johar
Starring
Music by
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Begunah(transl.ā€‰"innocent") is a 1957 Indian romance film produced by Anupchand Shah and Mahipatray Shah. The film directed by Narendra Suri in hindi language under the Rup Kamal Chitra company. The film was released on 8 March 1957.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Track # Song title Singers
01 "Aaj Na Jane Pagal" Kishore Kumar
02 "Aaja Raat Beeti Jaye" Kishore Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar
03 "Dil Albele Pyar Ka" Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
04 "Nazar Kahe Aaja" Lata Mangeshkar
05 "Ae Pyase Dil Bezuban" Mukesh
06 "Gori gori mein to pariyon ki Chhori" Lata Mangeshkar

Plagiarism issue[edit | edit source]

The film was banned 10 days after its release because it was a plagiarized version of American film Knock on Wood (1954, starring Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling). Paramount Pictures, producers of Knock on the Wood filed a copyright lawsuit in India. They won the case and the judge of Bombay High Court ordered all prints of Begunah to be destroyed.[1][2] However, in 2020, National Film Archive of India found two 16mm reels consisting of around 60 to 70 minutes footage.[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ "INDIAN FILM BARRED; Bombay Court Rules It Copy of a Paramount Picture". The New York Times. Bombay, India. 13 November 1957. p. 43. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ā†‘ Phukan, Vikram (14 October 2017). "Lessons not learnt". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. ā†‘ "Reel of Kishore Kumar's Begunah found 60 years after Bombay HC ordered all prints to be destroyed". India Today. New Delhi. Press Trust of India. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

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