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Janwar (1965 film)

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Jaanwar
Directed byBhappi Sonie
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick
Story bySachin Bhowmick
Produced byS. Hardeep
StarringShammi Kapoor
Rajshree
CinematographyTaru Dutt
Edited byVishnu Kumar Singh
Music byShankar-Jaikishan
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Janwar (transl. Animal) is a 1965 Hindi film directed by Bhappi Sonie. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Rajshree in lead roles. The music is composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and lyrics are by Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.

It is notable for a rendition of the song "Dekho Ab To Kisi Ko Nahin Hai Khabar", set to the tune of the Beatles song "I Wanna Hold Your Hand".

Plot

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Mr. Srivastava lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his wife and two sons, Mahendra and Sunder. He plans to get his sons married to women from equally wealthy backgrounds. Mahendra falls in love with Seema, who is poor and lives with her stepmother. This creates considerable acrimony in the family, and Seema is not accepted as a daughter-in-law. Unable to find a solution, Mahendra takes to alcohol and falls in the bewitching clutches of a beautiful courtesan named Bahaar.

While vacationing in Srinagar, Sunder meets Sapna, who also comes from a poor family, falls in love with her and wants to marry her. She, too, falls in love with him. After the vacation, the two part company. The next time Sapna sees Sunder, he in the company of a pregnant woman and overhears that he is soon to be a father. Did Sunder decide to obey his father's instructions after all? If so, what is to become of Sapna?

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Shankar–Jaikishan and the songs were written by lyricists Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.[1]

Song Singer Lyrics
"Tumse Achha Kaun Hai" Mohammed Rafi Hasrat Jaipuri
"Lal Chhadi Maidan Khadi" Mohammed Rafi Shailendra
"Meri Mohabbat Jawan" Mohammed Rafi Hasrat Jaipuri
"Raat Yun Dil Mein Teri Khoyi Huyi Yaad Aayi" Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle Faiz Ahmad Faiz
"Dekho Ab To Kisi Ko Nahin Hai Khabar" Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle Shailendra
"Aankhon Aankhon Mein Kisise Baat Huyi, Yeh Dil Hi Jaane Jo Dil Ke Saath Huyi" Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey
"Mere Sang Ga Gunguna" Suman Kalyanpur Hasrat Jaipuri

References

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  1. ^ Suresh Kohli. "Janwar (1965)". The Hindu.
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