Ghunghat (1960 film)

Ghunghat is a 1960 Hindi movie directed by Ramanand Sagar and produced by S.S. Vasan, Gemini Studios. The film stars Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, Bina Rai, Asha Parekh, Leela Chitnis, Rajendranath, Rehman and Agha. It is an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali story Noukadubi (The Wreck). The films music is by Ravi, while the songs were penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The film became a hit at the box office. Musically also, it was liked by the audience. "Laage Na Mora Jiya" and "Mori Chham Chham Baje Payaliya" sung by Lata Mangeshkar were hit songs from the film.[1]

This article is about the 1960 Indian film. For other films of the same name, see Ghunghat (disambiguation).

Ghunghat
Poster
Directed byRamanand Sagar
Produced byS. S. Vasan Gemini Studios
StarringBharat Bhushan
Bina Rai
Pradeep Kumar
Asha Parekh
Music byRavi
Shakeel Badayuni (lyrics)
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

Songs
SongSinger
"Lage Naa Mora Jiya" Lata Mangeshkar
"Pat Raakho Girdhari" Lata Mangeshkar
"Mori Chham Chham Baaje Payaliya" Lata Mangeshkar
"Haaye Re Insaan Ki Majbooriyaan" Mohammed Rafi
"Yeh Zindagi Ka Mausam" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Do Nain Mile, Do Phool Khile" Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor
"Kya Kya Nazaare Dikhaati Hai" Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor
"Gori Ghunghat Mein Mukhda" Asha Bhosle
"Dil Na Kahin Lagaana" Asha Bhosle
"Ja Ri Sakhi Saj Dhajke" Asha Bhosle

Awards and nominations

The film created an upset at the 7th Filmfare Awards when it won the Best Actress award for Rai instead of Madhubala, who gave a critically acclaimed performance in Mughal-E-Azam (1960). The Hindu had severly criticized Filmfare for its selection.[2]

References
  1. "BoxOffice India.com". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  2. Kumar, Anuj (6 January 2010). "Capturing Madhubala’s pain". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. 1st Filmfare Awards 1953


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