Sazaa (1951 film)
Sazaa (transl. Punishment) is a 1951 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Fali Mistry.[1] The film stars Dev Anand, Nimmi and Shyama.[2]
| Sazaa (1951 film) | |
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| Directed by | Fali Mistry |
| Produced by | G. P. Sippy |
| Written by | Hasrat Lacknow (dialogues) |
| Story by | Hasrat Lacknow |
| Starring | Dev Anand Nimmi Shyama K. N. Singh Durga Khote |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | Jal Mistry |
| Edited by | Shankerlal Nayar |
Production company | G. P. Productions |
| Distributed by | G. P. Productions |
Release date | 5 October 1951 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
A woman, Kamini (Shyama) starts shrieking from atop a bungalow. Ashok (Dev Anand) hurriedly descends an angular staircase, and then runs into a street where he meets with an accident. Kamini rushes him to a hospital. He then takes a long time to recuperate. Kamini visits Ashok daily without fail and after he recovers, Kamini offers him a manager's job at her father Mothumal's (Gope) company and arranges for him to meet Mothumal over dinner. At Kamini's house, Ashok meets and falls in love with the maidservant Asha (Nimmi) who also happens to be his childhood mate. In due course, Asha reciprocates his feelings.
In reality, Ashok is the only son of a wealthy widower, Major Durjan (K. N. Singh), who gets him locked in a room with the instruction “to cremate him if he died of suffocation” after a chance discovery of another character, Rani Ma (Durga Khote), a look-alike of his deceased wife. Rani Ma is angry at Ashok, as her only daughter was abandoned by him on the night of their marriage, leading to her having gone mad. Durjan defies Rani Ma and decides to get Ashok married to Asha. The couple unite.
Cast
- Nimmi as Asha
- Dev Anand as Ashok
- Shyama as Kamini
- Gope as Mothumal
- Durga Khote as Rani Ma
- K. N. Singh as Major Durjan
- Mukri as Batwa
- Lalita Pawar as Asha's mother
Soundtrack
| Sazaa (1951 film) | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1951 |
| Label | HMV |
| Producer | S. D. Burman |
The music was composed by S. D. Burman (credited as "S. D. Verman") while Rajendra Krishan wrote the lyrics for the songs.[2][3] On the album, film critic Suresh Kohli of The Hindu noted that all the songs "have thoughtful lyrics that provide a sense of permanency through S.D. Burman's immortal compositions."[2]
All lyrics are written by Rajendra Krishan; all music is composed by S. D. Burman.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tum Na Jane Kis Jahan Mein Kho Gaye" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Aa Gup Chup Pyar Kare" | Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Hum Pyar Ki Baazi Hare" | Lata Mangeshkar | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Aaja Aaja Tera Intezaar Hain" | Talat Mehmood, Lata Mangeshkar | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Ho Gayi Re Teri Ho Gayi Pehle Hi Mel Me" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:12 |
| 6. | "O Roop Nagar Ke Saudagar" | Pramodini Desai, Lata Mangeshkar | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Ye Baat Koi Samjhaye Re Kyo Nazar" | Sandhya Mukhopadhyay | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Dhak Dhak Jiya Kare" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:50 |
Reception
Kohli wrote, "Given the limited scope of the script, the cast performs well with the dreamy-eyed Nimmi particularly excelling".[2]
References
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Kohli, Suresh (8 July 2011). "Sazaa (1951)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- "Sazaa (1951)". Hindigeetmala.net. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.