Film poster
Directed by | Mehboob Khan |
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Produced by | Mehboob Khan |
Written by | R. S. Choudhury (story) S. Ali Raza (dialogue) |
Starring | Dilip Kumar Nimmi Premnath Nadira |
Music by | Naushad |
Cinematography | Faredoon A. Irani |
Editing by | Shamsudin Kadri |
Release dates | 1952 |
Running time | 161 min. |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi/Urdu |
The movie features an acclaimed soundtrack composed by Naushad and penned by Shakeel Badayuni
Music :
- "Maan Mera Ehsan" — Mohammed Rafi (2:48)
- "Dil Mein Chhupake Pyar Ka" — Mohammed Rafi (2:55)
- "Tujhe Kho Diya Hamne" — Lata Mangeshkar (3:14)
- "Aaj Mere Man Mein" — Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus (3:55)
- "Mohabbat Choome Jinke Haath" — Mohammed Rafi (3:36)
- "Gao Tarane Man Ke" — Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum (4:41)
- "Takra Gaya Tumse" — Mohammed Rafi (3:44)
- "Khelo Raang Hamare Sang" — Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar (4:18)
- "Aag Lagi Tan Man Mein" — Shamshad Begum (3:32)
- "Mein Raani Hoon Raja Ki" — Shamshad Begum (3:10)
Story :
A Royal Indian family consists of the Emperor Maharaj ([[Murad (actor)|Murad]]), his brother Shamsher Singh (Premnath) and sister Rajshree (Nadira). A local village leader named Jai
Tilak (Dilip Kumar) enters a contest to tame Princess Rajshree's
horse and after he is successful Shamsher challenges him to a game of fencing. Jai is declared the winner of the fight after much dispute and Shamsher is enraged at losing to a poor villager. Jai then falls in love with Rajshree and tries numerous times to woo her but the princess's arrogance prevents her from revealing her true feelings.
Shamsher becomes even more enraged when the Emperor Maharaj reveals that
Shamsher is not the heir to his throne after his death and that he
plans to free India from monarchy and turn to democracy.
Shamsher then plans to gain control of the kingdom by killing the Maharajah on the night before he is due to travel to England for a medical procedure. However he is unsuccessful after the Maharajah escapes an attempt on his life by Shamsher's henchmen and disguises himself as a servant in his own palace.
Shamsher then sets his eyes on Mangala (Nimmi) who is a village girl
and childhood friend of Jai but her love is not reciprocated as he is
only in love with princess Rajshree. After Mangala is kidnapped by Shamsher Singh who plans to keep her prisoner in his palace and molest her, Mangala takes a bottle of poison and dies. Jai kills Shamsher in revenge and provokes Princess Rajshree to launch an attack on his village to avenge her brother's death. Jai manages to kidnap Rajshree and sets out to gain her love by taking her into his village and forcing
her to live as a peasant girl. Just when Rajshree begins to realise her
feelings for Jai, Shamsher Singh who was presumed dead returns to get
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