Jhumroo
Jhumroo is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Kishore Kumar in the titular role along with Madhubala. Anoop Kumar brother of Kishore Kumar and Chanchal sister of Madhubala also acted in this film. The screenplay is written by Madhusudan Kalekar, dialogue by Vrajendra Gaud and story by Kishore Kumar.[1] It revolves around a wealthy girl who falls in love with a local tribal but her father disapproves of the match.
| Jhumroo | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Shankar Mukherjee |
| Screenplay by | Vrajendra Gaud |
| Story by | Kishore Kumar |
| Starring | Kishore Kumar Madhubala |
| Music by | Kishore Kumar |
Production company | K. S. Films[1] |
Release date | 27 January 1961 |
Running time | 171 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est. ₹1.1 crore (est. ₹107 crore as of 2016) |
Jhumroo was released in January 1961 and the film as well as its soundtrack proved to be popular among the audience.[2] It is counted among the last films to star celebrated actress Madhubala. The soundtrack included singers such as Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Usha Mangeshkar.[3]
Plot
Anjana, a wealthy girl returns to her home after pursuaing her education degree where she meets Jhumroo, a local tribal and falls in love with her. While her father disapproves of the match. It turns out that Jhumroo's foster mother is the real mother of Anjana, who is born out of wedlock and her father's best friend, whom her father had duped, is the real father of Jhumroo.
Cast
- Madhubala as Anjana
- Kishore Kumar as Jhumroo
- Lalita Pawar as Kamli
- Jayant as Dwarka Nath
- Chanchal as Chamki
- Anoop Kumar as Ramesh
- Sajjan as Banno
- M. Kumar as Bihari
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Kishore Kumar. The music was arranged by S.D. Burman's musical band. The song "Koi Humdum Na Raha" was a cover of the song of the same name, composed by Saraswati Devi for Jeevan Naiya (1936).[4] And was sung by the actor – and occasional singer – Ashok Kumar. Kishore Kumar was five years old when he heard his elder brother Ashok Kumar sing "Koi Humdum Na Raha". Twenty-five years later, when Kishore Kumar was composing the music for Jhumroo, he went to his brother asking for permission to sing "Koi Humdum Na Raha" for his film. Dadamoni, as Ashok Kumar was fondly referred to, tried to dissuade Kishore, saying it was an intricate metre to compose. Kishore joked, "I don’t know about that but I will sing it and I will sing it better than you." And with that playful exchange of words, he created an immortal song. "Koi Humdum Na Raha" is often regarded as one of his best songs.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Main Hoon Jhumroo" | Kishore Kumar | |
| 2. | "Babu Aana Sunte Jana" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle & Chorus | |
| 3. | "Jhoome Re Jhoome" | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
| 4. | "Babaloo Babaloo Ba Ba" | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
| 5. | "Aaja Too Aaja Aji Na" | Kishore Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar & Chorus | |
| 6. | "Ruk Ruk Thum Thum" | Asha Bhosle | |
| 7. | "Koi Humdum Na Raha" | Kishore Kumar | |
| 8. | "Thandi Hawa Ye Chandni Suhani" | Kishore Kumar | |
| 9. | "Matwale Hum Matwale Tum" | Kishore Kumar | |
| 10. | "Ae Bhola Bhala Man Mera" | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
| 11. | "Ge Ge Geli Jara Timbaktu Kathmandu" | Kishore Kumar & Chorus |
Reception
In Film Geek's review, it was written that "Jhumroo follows a set of conventions that are relatively ordinary for filmi romantic comedy." It praised the soundtrack of the film saying, "The songs keep coming fast and thick, and they are all well-crafted both musically and visually." Writing about Madhubala's performance, it stated that she is "genius at a gentle physical comedy that both gets out of Kishore's way to let him own the screen."[2]
Box office
Jhumroo was released on January 27, 1961 and earned ₹11 million at the box office, generating a huge profit of ₹5.5 million for the producers. Consequently the film was a commercial success and emerged as the eleventh highest-grossing film of 1961.[6]
References
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 368. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
- "Jhumroo (1961)". Filmi Geek. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep (13 October 2017). "The alternative Kishore Kumar playlist that is just as good as his most popular songs". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- Mudgal, Shubha (18 October 2013). "Song of a woman". Mint. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- Gaekwad, Manish. "Did you know Kishore Kumar's legendary 'Koi Humdum Na Raha' is actually Ashok Kumar's song?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- India, Box office. "Top earners 1961". Box office India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.