Amardeep (1958 film)
Amardeep (transl. The Eternal Lamp) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini, Ragini, Johnny Walker, Pran and Om Prakash. The film's music is by C. Ramchandra. It is a remake of 1956 Tamil movie Amara Deepam which itself was a remake of the 1942 English-language film Random Harvest which had earlier been adapted in Bengali as Harano Sur(1957).[1]
| Amardeep | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | T. Prakash Rao |
| Produced by | S. Krishnamurthy T. Govindarajan |
| Starring | Dev Anand Vyjayanthimala Padmini Pran |
| Music by | C. Ramchandra |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
Release date | 1958 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
The movie story deals with Aruna (Vyjayanthimala) who lives a wealthy lifestyle with her grandfather. She has come of marriageable age and he wants her to get married to a young man named Pran (Pran). But Aruna finds him possessive, controlling, and hot-tempered, and will not have anything to do with him, so she decides to run away. Her father, who falls deeply ill, asks Pran to search everywhere for her, and Pran takes an oath that he will not return home until he finds her. When Aruna was away from home, she meets a man named Ashok (Dev Anand), who is jobless but has a good heart and they both fall in love with each other. One day, when they were going for a walk, Pran finds Aruna and drags her back home. Ashok runs after Aruna but gets into an accident causing him to lose his memory. Shortly thereafter, her father's health gets complicated and passes away, leaving her in the care of Pran and a servant named Hariya. When Pran offers to marry her, she refuses and tells him that she loves Ashok. Ashok, who doesn't even remember his name, saves the life of a street dancer named Roopa (Padmini) and they fall in love. One day, Roopa and her family of street dancers along with Ashok perform in front of Aruna's house. Aruna recognizes Ashok but he doesn't recognize her which makes her very sad and heartbroken. The rest of the story gets complicated when Ashok gets his memory back and remembers Aruna and forgets Roopa who turns out to Meena's (a.k.a. Aruna's) elder sister and gets shot by Pran in a rescue attempt of Aruna who gets kidnapped by Pran.
Cast
- Dev Anand as Ashok
- Vyjayantimala as Meena / Aruna
- Padmini as Roopa
- Ragini as Champa
- Johnny Walker as Ustad
- Pran as Pran
- David as Meena & Roopa's Father
- Bipin Gupta as Aruna's Grandfather
- Mukri as Lali
- Shivraj as Hariya (Aruna's Servant)
- Om Prakash as Man who gets conned
- Anwar Hussain as Thief / Conman
- Randhir
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Mere Man Ka Baawra Panchhi" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Dil Ki Duniya Basaake Sanwariya" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Kisi Din Zara Dekh Mera Bhi Hoke" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Yeh Ji Chahta Hai Kisi Din" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Lagi Apni Najariya Kataar Banke" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Jali Lo Dim Tana" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Dekh Hamen Awaaz Na Dena" (Part 1) | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi |
| "Dekh Hamen Awaaz Na Dena" (Part 2) | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi |
| "Is Jahaan Ka Pyar Bhi Jhutha" | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey |
| "Ab Dar Hai Kiska Pyare" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Lene Se Inkaar Nahin" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Le Lo Le Lo Gubbaare" | C. Ramchandra |
Production
Amar Deep is the first film produced by Sivaji Films in association with Venus pictures (later renamed Sivaji Productions).[2]
References
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish and Willerman, Paul. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. New York: Routledge (2012), p. 1955
- "And now... scaling heights in Delhi". The Hindu. 1 September 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2018.