Phir Wahi Raat
Phir Wahi Raat (transliteration: Same night again) is a 1980 suspense film of horror genre starring Rajesh Khanna in the lead role as a psychologist doctor opposite Kim, then girlfriend of Danny. The film music and scores composed by R.D. Burman. This is the first and the only film directed by Danny Denzongpa. The film grossed 2 crores and was a commercial hit.
Phir Wohi Raat | |
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Directed by | Danny Denzongpa |
Produced by | N.N.Sippy |
Starring | Rajesh Khanna Kim Danny Denzongpa Aruna Irani Lalita Pawar Jagdeep A.K. Hangal Suresh Oberoi Shashikala Mukri Shubha Khote |
Music by | Music Director: Rahul Dev Burman lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
Release date | August 15, 1980[1] |
Running time | 146 mins[2] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Plot
A woman named Asha lives in a hostel where she gets tortured by nightmares. Later on she goes to Dr. Vijay (her lover) for treatment. She leaves the hostel after she realises that neither the hostel authorities nor her friends from hostel are happy due to her behaviour. Her dreams are of her insane aunt who tries to strangle her. Her aunt killed her mother years ago in their ancestral mansion. After understanding her case, Dr. Vijay decides to take her far away from the city to her ancestral mansion, where she spent her childhood. Shobha, a close friend of Asha, also decides to accompany Asha to the mansion. In the big old mansion, Asha witnesses lots of things which make her more scared. Vijay does not agree with her. Later Ashok, a cousin of Asha, comes to India to meet her. Later, on Asha's birthday during the party, Ashok's wife gets murdered. After a lot of twists and turns, the mystery gets solved but only after a few more murders at the hands of the villain Ashok.
Cast
- Rajesh Khanna as Dr. Vijay
- Kim as Asha
- Danny Denzongpa as Ashok Verma
- Aruna Irani as Shobha
- Jagdeep as Krupachand Reswani
- A. K. Hangal as Vishwanath
- Tamanna as Gauri
- Lalita Pawar as Hostel Warden
- Shashikala as Aunty
- Suresh Oberoi as Police Inspector Sharma
- Bhagwan Dada as Gendamal
- Lalita Kumari as Irate Parent
- Mukri as Drunken Man
- Om Shivpuri as Dr. Desai
- Shubha Khote as Shobha's Sister
- Mohan Choti
- Birbal
- Manmauji
Crew
- Direction – Danny Denzongpa
- Production – N. N. Sippy
- Camera – Sudarshan Nag, S.N. Dubey
- Music Direction – Rahul Dev Burman
- Lyrics – Majrooh Sultanpuri
- Playback – Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi, Sushma Shrestha
Soundtrack
Song | Singer |
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"Bindiya Tarse Kajra Barse" | Lata Mangeshkar |
"Sang Mere Nikle The" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
"Chhalkao Jhoomke" | Kishore Kumar |
"Dekho Idhar Dekho" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Sushma Shrestha |
"Phir Wahi Raat Aayi Jaanejaan" | Asha Bhosle |
"Aa Gaye Yaaron Jeene Ke Din" | Mohammed Rafi |
References
- "Phir Wahi Raat(1980-Hindi)". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.
- "Phir Wohi Raat(1980)". Chakpak. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012.