Nazrana (1961 film)
Nazrana (English: Gift) is a 1961 Indian black-and-white Hindi-language melodrama film produced by S. Krishnamurthy and T. Govindarajan and directed by C. V. Sridhar in his Hindi directorial debut. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in the lead, with Usha Kiran, Achala Sachdev and Agha as an ensemble cast, while South Star Gemini Ganesan has an extended cameo appearance.[1] The music is by Ravi. The Mohammed Rafi song "Baji Kisi Ne Pyar Ki" was picturised on Raj Kapoor and it was one of the popular sad songs of that era.
| Nazrana | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Produced by | S. Krishnamurthy and T. Govindarajan |
| Written by | C. V. Sridhar (story) Rajendra Krishan (dialogue and lyrics) |
| Starring | Raj Kapoor Vyjayanthimala Usha Kiran Gemini Ganesan Agha Achala Sachdeva |
| Music by | Ravi |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
Production company | Venus Pictures |
| Distributed by | Venus Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹40,00,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | ₹90,00,000 |
The film was a remake of the 1959 Tamil film Kalyana Parisu, which was also directed by C. V. Sridhar.[2] Nazrana is a triangular love story between Raj, Vasanthi and Geeta.
Plot
Raj (Raj Kapoor) and Vasanti (Vyjayanthimala) are college mates who clash when she complains to the college principal about a love letter he sent her. Later on, realizing her mistake, Vasanti apologizes to him and the two fall in love. Vasanti's elder sister, Geeta (Usha Kiron), supports the family by stitching clothes. Raj rents the room upstairs in their house. He falls ill and in nursing him, Geeta falls in love with him. She confides her love to Vasanti, who decides to sacrifice her love for the sake of her sister and convinces Raj to marry Geeta. Raj initially neglects Geeta. On finding out, Vasanti writes to him that their sacrifice, made for Geeta's happiness, would mean nothing unless he is a good husband to Geeta. Raj relents and marries Geeta and they have a son. Vasanti joins them and Geeta suspects that there is something on between Raj and Vasanti and makes Vasanti leave the house. A few years later, Geeta, having found out that Raj and Vasanti loved each other, dies in guilt leaving Raj alone to bring up their child, making him promise that he will make Vasanti the child's mother. Raj learns of Vasanti's impending marriage to her former boss (Gemini Ganesan). By the time he reaches there, Vasanti is already married. He hands over his child to Vasanti as a wedding gift and walks away.
Cast
- Raj Kapoor as Rajesh
- Vyjayanthimala as Vasanti
- Usha Kiran as Geeta
- Agha as Murli
- Sabita Chatterji as Chanchal
- Niranjan Sharma as Shyam's dad
- Achala Sachdev as Geeta and Vasanti's Mother.
- Master Shahid as Raja
- Gemini Ganesh as Shyam, Vasanti's Boss (Guest Artist)
Casting
Initially the shooting of the film was started with actress B. Saroja Devi, who acted in the Tamil original Kalyana Parisu and its Telugu remake Pelli Kanuka. During the filming process, she fell out with the director C. V. Sridhar and was replaced by actress Usha Kiran.[3][4]
Box office
At the end of its theatrical run, Nazrana grossed around ₹90,00,000 with net of ₹45,00,000 and was an average success at box office, thus becoming 12th highest-grossing film of 1961.[5]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma HMV Group | |||
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The film soundtrack was composed by Ravi, with lyrics by Rajendra Krishan.[6] The songs "Baazi kisi ne pyar","Bikhra Ke Zulfen Chaman Mein" and "Ek Woh Bhi Diwali" became popular.[7]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Baazi Kisine Pyar Ki" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Mele Hain Chiragon Ki Diwali" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Bikhra Ke Zulfen Chaman Mein" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh |
| "Mere Peechhe Ek Deewana" | Asha Bhosle, Mukesh |
| "Ek Woh Bhi Diwali Thi" | Mukesh |
Awards
Filmfare Awards
1961 – Filmfare Award for 15st Story – C. V. Sridhar[8]
Table of Kalyana Parisu and its remakes
| Kalyana Parisu (Tamil) (1959) |
Pelli Kanuka (Telugu) (1960) |
Nazrana (Hindi) (1961) |
Küçük Sevgilim (Turkish) (1971) |
Devatha (Telugu) (1982) |
Tohfa (Hindi) (1984) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhaskar (Gemini Ganesan) | Bhaskar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) | Rajesh (Raj Kapoor) | Dr. Murat Akova (Cüneyt Arkın) | (Sobhan Babu) | Ramu (Jeetendra) |
| Vasanthi (B. Saroja Devi) | Vasanthi (B. Saroja Devi) | Vasanthi (Vyjayanthimala) | Lale Tünaş (Filiz Akın) | (Sridevi) | Lalita (Sridevi) |
| Geetha (Vijayakumari) | Geetha (Krishna Kumari) | Geetha (Usha Kiran) | Nevin (Hülya Tuğlu) | (Jaya Prada) | Janki (Jaya Prada) |
| Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) | Raghu (Kongara Jaggayya) | Shyam (Gemini Ganesan) | Vedat Zobu (Yusuf Sezgin) | Ramudu (Mohan Babu) |
References
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- Mahendra Ved (23 May 2011). "The life and loves of an eternal romantic". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- Sri (27 April 2009). "Chit Chat with Jamuna". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- "Nazrana (1961)". The Hindu. 2 December 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- "Box Office 1961". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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- "Diwali on Screen!". BollySpice.com. 17 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- "The Winners – 1960". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
External links
- Nazrana on IMDb
- Nazrana profile at Upperstall.com