Aasha (1957 film)

Aasha (Hindi: आशा, translation: hope), also transliterated as Asha, was a 1957 Bollywood film starring Vyjayanthimala and Kishore Kumar, and directed by M.V. Raman. The film was a critical and commercial success.[1] This film was partly coloured by both Gevacolor and Technicolor. The film was remade in Tamil as Athisaya Penn. Asha Parekh appears in the song 'Chal Chal Re Kanhai' and one scene after it with Vyjayanthimala.

Aasha
Directed byM.V. Raman
Produced byRaman Productions
StarringVyjayanthimala
Kishore Kumar
Pran
Om Prakash
Music byC. Ramchandra
Running time
171 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

The story is about Kishore who is a good-hearted person and always helps poor people even though he is from a rich Zamindar (property owner) family. One day, he travels to Bombay to stay with his cousin Raj, who cheats a lot with girls. When they both go for a hunt in the jungle, Raj meets a man who demands he marry his jilted daughter. Raj murders the father and he frames Kishore for the crime. Kishore is forced to flee. Finally, Kishore and his lover Nirmala prove that Raj is the guilty one, and Raj tells the truth in front of everyone. Now the police arrest Raj and Kishore marries Nirmala amid happy celebrations.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music for the film was composed by C. Ramchandra and the lyrics were written by Rajendra Krishan. The song "Eena Meena Deeka", sung by Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar in two different versions, became very popular.[2] It was one of the Hindi cinema's first rock and roll numbers.[3] The words of the song were inspired by children playing outside composer C. Ramchandra's music room.[4] The children were chanting "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe", which inspired Ramchandra and his assistant John Gomes to create the first line of the song, "Eena Meena Deeka, De Dai Damanika". Gomes, who was a Goan, added the words "Maka naka" (Konkani for "I don't want"). They kept on adding more nonsense rhymes till they ended with "Rum pum po!".[4] It was later covered by Timid Tiger and Goldspot.[5] It was also remixed by Mikey Mcclearly for Shaandaar (2015).[6] In 2017, Eastern Eye magazine declared Kishore Kumar's version of "Eena Meena Deeka" as one of his top 10 best songs commemorating Kumar's 30th death anniversary.[7]

Track #Song titleSingersPicturized on
01"Eena Meena Deeka Daai Daamonikaa"Kishore Kumar, Asha BhosleVyjayantimala, Pran, Om Prakash, Meenu Mumtaz, Kishore Kumar
02"Eena Meena Deeka" (Female)Asha Bhosle
03"Zaraa Ruk Ruk Ke, Main To Dwaar Chali Sakhi"Lata MangeshkarKishore Kumar, Vyjayantimala
04"Chal Chal Re Kanhai"Lata Mangeshkar
05"Are Chhote Aur Bade Kaa, Insaaf Kahaan Kaa Hai"Kishore KumarKishore Kumar, Vyjayantimala
06"Haal Tujhe Apani Duniya Ka"Kishore KumarPran
07"So Ja Re Chanda So Ja"Asha Bhosle
08"Tu Na Aaya Aur Hone Lagi Sham Re"Lata Mangeshkar
09"Tumko Salaam Hain"Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar

Use in media

An advertising campaign by the JWT agency of London for the UK bank HSBC in October 2008 used the "Eena Meena Deeka" song from the film as background music.[8]

References
  1. BoxOffice India.com Archived 22 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "1957: Year that was". The Indian Express. 27 February 1998. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  3. "Asha: A composer's Dream". Rediff.com. 8 September 2003. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  4. Ashwin Panemangalore (16 June 2006). "The story of 'Eena Meena Deeka'". DNA. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  5. Gurbaxani, Amit (13 December 2014). "'Eena Meena Deeka' finds new life as an indie anthem for the Indian diaspora". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. "Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt groove to Eena Meena Deeka in Shaandaar". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. "Eastern Eye's top 10 Kishore Kumar hits 30 years later - Eastern Eye". Eastern Eye. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. HSBC - Washing machine on YouTube Accessed November 2008
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