Paigham

Paigham (lit. 'Message') is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Raaj Kumar, Saroja Devi, Motilal and Johnny Walker. The film's music is by C. Ramachandra. This was the first time Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar appeared in a film together. (They later appeared together once again over three decades later for the 1991 film Saudagar).

Paigham
Directed by	S. S. Vasan
Produced by	B.Nagi Reddy
Written by	Ramanand Sagar
Starring	Dilip Kumar Vyjayanthimala Raaj Kumar Saroja Devi Johnny Walker
Music by	C. Ramchandra
Cinematography	P. Elappa
Release date	30 October 1959 (1959-10-30)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

The film was later remade in Tamil as Irumbu Thirai by S. S. Vasan with Sivaji Ganesan in Dilip Kumar's role, while Vyjayanthimala and Saroja Devi reprise their roles respectively.[1]

No.2 in Box Office collection list 1959.

Plot

The movie traces the lives of the family of a widowed lady, her two sons and daughter.

Mrs. Lal, a widowed lady lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan, her unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. Ram works in a mill and Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram.

When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the mill employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by his brother Ram, who is devoted and loyal to Sewakram. Things go from bad to worse when the workers decide to go on strike, while Ram decides to throw Ratan out of the house. Word gets around that Ratan is against Sewakram, and soon he gets blacklisted.

Sheela who was supposed to marry Kundan, the son of Sitaram, has her marriage canceled, and the family lose their prestige and credit in the community.

The question remains, will the workers continue to be at the mercy of Sewakram, and will the Lal family be re-united again and is answered during the latter half of the movie.[2]

Cast

Cast according to the opening credits of the film

Dilip Kumar as Ratan Lal Vyjayantimala as Manju Raaj Kumar as Ram Lal Pandari Bai as Parvati Motilal as Seth Sevakram B. Saroja Devi as Malti Johnny Walker as Nandu Minoo Mumtaz as Chhallo Vasundhara Devi as Manju's Mother Pratima Devi as Ram & Ratan's Mother S. N. Banerjee as Mill Manager

Mukherjee as Inspector Shivraj as Sitaram Sitalaxmi as Sheela Ishwarlal as Jeevan Pushpamala as Kamala Master Gopi as Bhola Kurupaiah as Kundan Radha as Seth's Wife Madhavan as Sleuth Amar as Prosecutor Kamal Krishna as Judge

Soundtrack

All songs of the film were music by C. Ramchandra & lyrics by Pradeep.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yehi Paigham Hamara"	Manna Dey	02:29
2.	"Daulat Ne Paseene Ko Aaj Laath Hai Maari"	C. Ramchandra	02:50
3.	"Hum Rang Rangeeli, Yauwanban Ki Titaliya"	Suman Kalyanpur, Asha Bhosle	02:14
4.	"O Ameeron Ke Parmeshwar (Part 1)"	Asha Bhosle	03:41
5.	"O Ameeron Ke Parmeshwar (Part 2)"	Asha Bhosle	03:11
6.	"Main Kyun Na Nachoon Aaj"	Asha Bhosle	04:01
7.	"Kaise Diwali Manayen Hum Lala"	Mohammed Rafi	02:27
8.	"Suno Re Bhaiya Hum Laye Hain Ek Khabar"	Mohammed Rafi	02:33
9.	"Badla Saara Zamaana"	Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi	03:07
10.	"Jawani Mein Akelepan Ki Ghadiyan"	Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi	03:29
Total length:			30:02

Awards & Nominations

Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for Ramanand Sagar

• Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Raaj Kumar - Nominated

References

1. Sriram, V. (1 May 2018). "Paigham and Irumbu Thirai – #MayDay Special". Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
2. "Paigham – movie (1959)". IMDB. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

External links

• Paigham on IMDb