Jyoti (1981 film)
Jyoti (transl. Light) is a 1981 Bollywood drama film, produced and directed by Pramod Chakravarty under the Pramod Films banner. It stars Jeetendra, Hema Malini in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Ardhangi (1955),[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] which itself was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel Swayamsiddha, written by Manilal Banerjee.[9]
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Directed by | Pramod Chakravarty |
Produced by | Pramod Chakravarty |
Screenplay by | Sachin Bhaumick |
Story by | Manilal Banerjee |
Based on | Ardhangi (1955) |
Starring | Jeetendra Hema Malini |
Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
Cinematography | S.R.K. Murthy |
Edited by | Narendra Arora |
Production company | Pramod Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Plot
Niranjan Pratap Singh is the stepson of a Zamindar and the real son of Ranimaa Sunanda. He is also the sole heir to the property of the Zamindar, as his elder stepbrother, Govind is drug-induced to the point of senility. When Gauri opposes Niranjan's ruthlessness against fellow-villagers, the Zamindar, angered by her intrusion, complains to her father, Vedji. The Zamindar's anger is subdued when he actually speaks to Gauri and ends up admiring her and asking her hand in marriage for his son, Niranjan. But Sunanda will not hear of her son marrying a poor villager's daughter, and she convinces him that Gauri should marry Govind. Although her father is opposed to his daughter marrying a senile man, Gauri accepts Govind and marries him. She finds out that she and Govind have no status in the household, which is run on the whims and fancies of Sunanda, her maid, Chintamani, and Niranjan. Niranjan is misguided by a dancer, Mallika, and Amirchand, who are after his wealth. Gauri must now decide whether to have her own life, or be chained to a senile half-child half-man.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Govind Pratap Singh
- Hema Malini as Gauri
- Ashok Kumar as Raja Saab
- Shashikala as Sunanda
- Om Shivpuri as Vedji
- Ajit as Amirchand
- Vijayendra Ghatge as Niranjan Pratap Singh
- Deven Verma as Siyaram
- Birbal as Lallu
- Viju Khote
- Aruna Irani as Mallika
- Sulochana Latkar as Daimaa
- Jayshree T. as Champa
- Padma Khanna as Chintamani
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri.[10][11] The song "Chidiya Chon Chon" is based on "Marianne" by Roaring Lion.[12] The song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" had fallen into obscurity for over two decades,[13] but regained national attention in 2002 due to two songs. It was sampled by American producer Dr. Dre for the Truth Hurts song "Addictive" which led to a legal dispute that was ultimately resolved. [14] The song was also remixed by Indian music director Harry Anand as "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" for the Universal Music India album UMI-10 (Vol 3).[15]
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | " Angrai Leke Prem" | Lata Mangeshkar |
2 | "Chidiya Chon Chon" | Kishore Kumar |
3 | "Sooni Sej Saja Doon" | Lata Mangeshkar |
4 | "Sun Ri Yashoda Maiya" | Lata Mangeshkar |
5 | "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar |
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- Narasimham, M. L. (6 June 2014). "Ardhangi (1955)". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Jyothi (1981)(Songs)". Webmusic.IN.
- "Jyothi (1981)(Music Review)". Websmusic. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/JLo-copies-Bappi-Lahiri/articleshow/7864799.cms
- http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/nov/02bappi.htm
- Roberts, Tamara (2016). "Toward an Afro Asian Theory of Critique: The "Addictive" Case". Resounding Afro Asia: Interracial Music and the Politics of Collaboration. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-937741-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Anand, Harry (2002). "UMI-10 (Vol 3)". Universal Music India.