Jawani Diwani
Jawani Diwani (Hindi: जवानी दिवानी; transl. Crazy youth) is a 1972 Bollywood musical romance film directed by Narender Bedi, and starring Randhir Kapoor, Jaya Bhaduri, Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy as leads. This was also Kader Khan's debut as a dialogue writer.
| Jawani Diwani | |
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| Directed by | Narender Bedi |
| Produced by | Ramesh Behl |
| Written by | Inder Raj Anand, Kader Khan (dialogue) |
| Starring | Randhir Kapoor Jaya Bhaduri Balraj Sahni |
| Music by | R.D. Burman |
| Distributed by | Rose Films Pvt. Ltd |
Release date | 14 July 1972 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film is most remembered for its songs by R.D. Burman, including, "Jaane Jaan Doodta Phir Ruha", "Saamne Yeh Koun Aaya", "Nahi Nahi Abhi Nahi" and "Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani". The film was a musical hit and the ninth highest grossing film at the Indian Box Office.[1]
After being stereotyped in the girl-next-door image after her Bollywood debut film, Guddi (1971),[2] Jaya Bhaduri tried to break out of the mould with a glamorous role in the film.[3]
The movie was remade in Kannada in 1991 as Aralida Hoovugalu.
Plot
Madhu (Nirupa Roy) falls in love with Ravi Anand (Balraj Sahni), son of an employee in her Thakur brother's (Iftekhar) household. When they get married, the Thakur breaks all ties with them, she moves into Ravi's home, where they live with his younger brother, Vijay (Randhir Kapoor). Subsequently, Vijay meets a girl, Neeta (Jaya Bhaduri), at school, with the usual problems with parents. She turns out to be the Thakur's daughter, who has been promised in marriage to Benny Sinha (Narendra Nath).
Cast
- Randhir Kapoor – Vijay Anand
- Jaya Bhaduri – Neeta Thakur
- Balraj Sahni – Ravi Anand
- Nirupa Roy – Madhu Anand
- Iftekhar – Thakur
- A. K. Hangal – College Principal
- Narendra Nath – Benny Sinha
- Paintal – Ratan
- Satyen Kappu – Mamaji
- Jagdish Raj – Mr. Sharma
- Viju Khote – Mr. Gupta
- Brahm Bhardwaj – Mr. Sinha
- Lalita Kumari – Mrs. Sinha
- Randhir – canteen owner
Crew
- Director – Narendra Bedi
- Writer – Inder Raj Anand, Kader Khan
- Producer – Ramesh Behl
- Music Director – Rahul Dev Burman
- Lyricist – Anand Bakshi
- Playback Singers – Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar
- Soundtrack Label – Polydor (now Universal Music India Limited)
Music
R. D. Burman composed and produced the music for this movie. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. The song, "Jaane Jaan Dhoondta Phir Raha" made it to #26 on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1972. The title of the hit film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) was taken from a hit song from the film[4] while that song was subsequently recreated in the 2019 movie Student of the Year 2, a sequel to Student of the Year, with music composed by Vishal-Shekhar, and sung by Vishal Dadlani and Payal Dev, and Kishore Kumar (only singing the lyric tune of Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani).
| Songs | Performed By |
|---|---|
| "Samne Yeh Kaun Aaya Dil Mein Huyi Hulchul" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Jaane Jaan Dhoondta Phir Raha" | Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar |
| "Agar Saaz Chheda, Taraane Banenge" | Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar |
| "Haay Tauba Mujhe Tune" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Nahin Nahin Abhi Nahin, Abhi Karo Intezaar" | Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar |
Notes
- Box Office India. "Top Earners 1972". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
- Banerjee, p. 93
- Gulzar, p. 457
- "Ranbir, Deepika come together again!". Indian Express. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
References
- Banerjee, Shampa; Anil Srivastava (1988). One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8240-9483-2.
- Gulzar, .; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan, Encyclopædia Britannica (India). ISBN 81-7991-066-0.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)