Oonche Log (1965 film)
Oonche Log (transl. High Society People) is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Phani Majumdar. It is based on the play Major Chandrakanth, by K. Balachander.[1] The main character roles of this film were played by Ashok Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Feroz Khan.[2] Its lyrics were composed by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the music was given by Chitragupta.
| Oonche Log | |
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| Directed by | Phani Majumdar |
| Produced by | Sathyam-Nanjundan |
| Screenplay by | Phani Majumdar |
| Based on | Major Chandrakanth by K. Balachander |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Raaj Kumar Feroz Khan Kanhaiya Lal Deven Verma Tarun Bose Kumud Tripathi |
| Music by | Chitragupta |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Edited by | M.V. Rajan |
Production company | Chitrakala Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film was shot at Vauhini Studios, Chennai and was also noted as the first big hit of newcomer Feroz Khan, who was noted for his sensitive performance against veterans such as Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar.[3] At the 13th National Film Awards it won the award for Second Best Feature Film in Hindi [4][5]
Cast
- Ashok Kumar as Major Chandrakant
- Raaj Kumar as Inspector Shrikant
- Feroz Khan as Rajnikant
- K. R. Vijaya as Bimla Prabhu
- Kanhaiyalal as Master Gunichand
- Tarun Bose as Mohan Prabhu (Bimla's Brother)
Plot
Major Chandrakant (Ashok Kumar), gets blind during warfare, has two sons Inspector Shrikant (Raaj Kumar) and Rajnikant (Feroz Khan) along with a faithful servant Jumman Miyan.
Major Chandrakant promises his neighbour Master Gunichand (Kanhaiyalal) to get his daughter Pallavi married to Rajnikant. But he falls in love with Bimla (K. R. Vijaya) at Madras during Cadet training, who gets pregnant, but he is not ready to accept her, due to fear of telling the truth to his father. Rajnikant returns to Madras on receiving a telegram from Bimla, and asks her to abort the child and returns, but Bimla commits suicide and her brother Mohan (Tarun Bose) vows to avenge his sister's death, follows him in the train and kills Rajnikant is now on the run from the police and takes refuge in the major's house who confesses that he is not a murderer, but actually is a professor, and had killed a person in rage because he had deceived his sister. The major keeps him away from his inspector son and asks him to stay for the night in his attic. The major receives a telegram about Rajnikant's death and finds that he is the same murderer of his son and is ashamed that his son had done such a misdeed.
Inspector Shrikant returns home to be apprehended by Mohan with a pistol but is overpowered by Shrikant and arrests Major Chandrakant for abetting a killer.
Soundtrack
The film's music was created by Chitragupta with lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Jaag Dil-E-Deewana, Rut Jaagi Vasl-E-Yaar Ki" | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Haay Re, Tere Chanchal Nainwa" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Aaja Re Mere Pyar Ki Rahi" | Lata Mangeshkar Mahendra Kapoor |
| "Kaisi Tune Reet Rachi Bhagwan" | Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey |
References
- Narayan, Hari (15 November 2016). "KB's continuum". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- Ranjan Das Gupta (1 May 2009). "Oonche Log (1965)". The Hindu.
- Feroz Khan lived life king size The Times of India. 27 April 2009.
- "13th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- "13th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
External links
- Oonche Log at IMDb