Gazal
Directed byVed-Madan
Screenplay byAgha Jani Kashmiri
Majnu Lucknowi (dialogue)
Produced byVed-Madan
Starring
CinematographyJagdish Chadha
Edited byPrabhakar Gokhale
Music byMadan Mohan
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
Production
company
Natraj Productions
Release date
1964
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageUrdu

Gazal is a 1964 Urdu romance musical film directed by Ved-Madan, starring Sunil Dutt, Meena Kumari and Prithviraj Kapoor. The muslim social film is about the right of young generation to the marriage of their choice. It had music by Madan Mohan with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, featuring notable filmi-ghazals such as "Rang Aur Noor Ki Baraat", performed by Mohammed Rafi and "Naghma O Sher Ki Saugaat", performed by Lata Mangeshkar.[1][2]

Plot

Set in Agra, the film is the story of Ejaz (Sunil Dutt), who is editor of Inquilab. When he listens to Naaz Ara Begum (Meena Kumari) sing, he falls deeply in love with her. However, he soon loses his job. Ejaz and Naaz manage to meet secretly, with help of Naaz's sister Kausar. This relationship has many people going angry, first Nawab Bakar Ali Khan (Prithviraj Kapoor) her father who wants Naaz to marry Akhtar Nawab (Rehman), her paternal cousin.

Cast & Characters

Character Portrayed By
Ejaz Sunil Dutt
Naaz Ara Begum Meena Kumari
Akhtar Nawab Rehman
Dr. Nawab Mehmood Ali Khan Rajendra Nath
Kausar Ara Begum Nazima
Babuji Raj Mehra
Courtesan (in song "Yun Bhi Hai") Minoo Mumtaz
Mridula Rani Mrs. Bakar Ali Khan
Ejaz's Mother Pratima Devi
Ejaz's Dad Mohsin Abdullah
Nawab Bakar Ali Khan Prithviraj Kapoor

Music

There are 3 songs with the same radif: Kise Pesh Karoon — Naghma-o-Sher Ki Saugaat Kise Pesh Karoon (Lata), Ishq Ki Garmi-e-Jazbaat Kise Pesh Karoon (Rafi) and Rang Aur Noor Ki Baaraat Kise Pesh Karoon (Rafi). The first two are happy songs, while the last one is a sad song. The last stanzas of the first two songs are identical.

Songs List:-

  1. Naghma O Sher Ki Saugaat - Lata Mangeshkar
  2. Ishq Ki Garmiye Jazbaat - Mohammed Rafi
  3. Unse Nazrein Mili - Lata Mangeshkar, Minoo Purshottam, Chorus
  4. Dil Khush Hai Aaj - Mohammed Rafi
  5. Mujhe Yeh Phool Na De - Suman Kalyanpur, Mohammed Rafi
  6. Ada Qatil Nazar Barke - Asha Bhosle
  7. Rang Aur Noor Ki Baraat - Mohammed Rafi
  8. Taj Tere Liye Ek Mazhar-e-Ulfat ... Mere Mehboob Kahin Aur - Mohammed Rafi

References

  1. ↑ "GAZAL". Saregama.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Gazal at Bollywood Hungama


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.