Jugnu
Jugnu (transl. Firefly) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The story is about an extremely intelligent crook with a "Golden" heart (Dharmendra), who has the remarkable ability to steal from the most protected setups. The movie also stars Hema Malini, Lalita Pawar, Mehmood, Prem Chopra, Nazir Hussain, Ajit and Pran. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Anand Bakshi. It went on to become a box-office "Superhit", becoming the second highest-grossing film of 1973. It had good songs. Another notable feature of the film is the popular dialogue written by Sachin Bhowmick, "Baap ke naam kaa sahara kamzor log lete hai", Meaning: "The weak seek to be known by their father's reputation", which was said on two occasions by Dharmendra and Pran. It went on to become one of the most loved and famous dialogues of all-time in Hindi cinema. Jugnu Remains a cult classic of Hindi cinema and represents one of Dharmendra's finest performances. This film was remade into Tamil and Telugu in 1980 as Guru.[1]
| Jugnu | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Pramod Chakravorthy |
| Produced by | Pramod Chakravorthy |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick Gulshan Nanda Ehsan Rizvi |
| Starring | Dharmendra Hema Malini Pran Prem Chopra Nazir Hussain Mehmood Lalita Pawar Master Satyajeet |
| Music by | Sachin Dev Burman |
| Cinematography | V. K. Murthy |
| Edited by | R. M. Tipnis |
Production company | Pramod Films |
| Distributed by | Gala Entertainment Corp. |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Dharmendra | Ashok Roy / Piara Singh "Jugnu" |
| Hema Malini | Seema |
| Pran | Shyam |
| Ajith | |
| Prem Chopra | Ramesh |
| Mehmood | Mahesh |
| Lalita Pawar | Mrs. Ghanshyam Das |
| Jayshree T. | Sheela |
| Manmohan | Mike |
| Raj Mehra | Inspector General |
| Nazir Hussain | Shyam's Father |
| Kamal Kapoor | Police Inspector |
| Brahm Bhardwaj | Mr. Mazumdar |
| Dhumal | Sheela's Father |
Soundtrack
01. "Deep Diwali Ke Jhute" By (Kishore Kumar) and (Sushma Shrestha) Picturised on Dharmendra and Children
02. "Pyar Ke Is Khel Mein" By (Kishore Kumar) Picturised on Dharmendra
03. "Jaane Kya Pilaaye Tune" By (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Hema Malini and Dharmendra
04. "Woh Apni Yaad Dilane By (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Hema Malini
05. "Jab Baaghon Mein Jugnu" By (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Jayshree T. and Mehmood
06. "Gir Gaya Jhumka" By (Kishore Kumar) and (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Dharmendra and Hema Malini
07. “Meri Ye Payaliya Geet Tere Gaye” By (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Hema Malini
References
- "Sridevi: 5 times the actress bowled us with her performance". The Times of India. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.