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Sawan Aya Re
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| Sawan Aya Re | |
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| File:Sawan Aya Re (1949).jpg Screen shot from Sawan Aya Re | |
| Directed by | Kishore Sahu |
| Produced by | Kishore Sahu |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Khemchand Prakash |
| Cinematography | K. H. Kapadia |
| Edited by | Kantilal B. Shukla |
Production company | Hindustan Chitra |
Release date | 1949 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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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, 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]
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]
- Kishore Sahu as Anand
- Ramola as Asha
- David as Ranvir Khanna
- Mohana
- Ramesh Gupta
- Sofia
- Gulab
- Pratima Devi as Anand's mother
- Anant Prabhu
- Promoth Bose
Box-office And Reception[edit]
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]
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]
| # | 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]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman. 1953. p. 781. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sawan Aya Re (1949)". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sawan Aya Re". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Patel, Baburao (May 1949). "Filmindia". Filmindia. 15 (5): 74. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Nahin Faryad Karte-Khemchand Prakash". members.tripod.com. Tripod. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sawan Aya Re (1949)". myswar.com. MySwar. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
External links[edit]
- Sawan Aya Re on IMDb