Sharada (1957 film)
Sharada is a 1957 Indian Bollywood film directed by L.V. Prasad. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Meena Kumari in lead roles, with Shyama, Raj Mehra and Anita Guha in supporting roles.
| Sharada | |
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| Directed by | L.V. Prasad |
| Written by | Vishwamitter Adil |
| Screenplay by | Inder Raj Anand |
| Story by | Sadasivabrahmam Pinisetty |
| Starring | Raj Kapoor Meena Kumari Shyama Raj Mehra Anita Guha |
| Music by | C. Ramchandra Rajinder Krishan (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | M.W. Mukadam |
| Edited by | Shivaji Awdhut |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date | 1 March 1957 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹50 lakh (equivalent to ₹40 crore or US$5.7 million in 2019) [1] |
The film did "above average" business and was the ninth-highest-grossing film at the Indian Box Office in 1957.[2] The movie was a remake of 1954 Tamil movie Edhir Paradhathu.[3] Although that year Nargis was awarded Filmfare Best Actress Award for Mother India , Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards considered Meena Kumari's performance superior and awarded her as the Best Actress. Raj Kapoor and Meena Kumari later worked together in Char Dil Char Rahen(1959)
Plot
Chiranjeev (Raj Kapoor) is a wealthy young man who lives with his father, Kashiram (Raj Mehra), and three siblings: two sisters, one of whom is dumb, and a younger brother. While on a trip, his friend, Mohan (Om Prakash), falls ill due to alcohol, and is treated at an Ashram. This is where Chiranjeev meets an employee, Sharada (Meena Kumari), who is poor and lives with her father, Ram Sharan. Chiranjeev and Sharada fall in love with each other, and he promises to get his father's permission and return to marry her. On his way home he has an accident, and though he does survive after being treated by tribal people, he returns to the Ashram several days later and is informed that Sharada is now married to a wealthy and much older man. Heart-broken and devastated, Chiranjeev returns home only to get another shock: the man Sharada has married is none other than his very own father. Depressed and deeply frustrated, he takes to alcohol in a big way. Sharada talks him out of this, he repents and on her insistence, marries Chanchal (Shyama), who comes from a reputed family. Things then get complicated when Chanchal finds that her husband and his stepmother had been in love before and may not have gotten over their feelings for each other.
Cast
- Raj Kapoor as Chiranjeev/Shekhar
- Meena Kumari as Sharada Ram Sharan
- Shyama as Chanchal
- Anita Guha as Padma
- Agha as Ganesh
- Gope as Hukamdas
- Raj Mehra as Kashiram
- Randheer as Munimji
- Manorama as Lajjo
- Master Vinod as Chiranjeev's brother
- Rajan Haksar as Gurudev
- W. M. Khan
- Mirajkar
- Uma Khosla as Padma
- Baby Sultana as young Sharada
- Om Prakash as Mohan
- Dance
Sai-Subbalaxmi as Tribal dancers/singers
Awards
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award - Raj Mehra
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award - Shyama
- Filmfare Best Editing Award - Shivaji Awdhut
Music
The soundtrack of the film contains 8 songs. The music is composed by C. Ramchandra, with lyrics authored by Rajinder Krishan
| # | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Duniya Ne Mujh Ko Chhod Diya" | Manna Dey |
| 2. | "O Chand Jahan Woh Jaaye" | Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle |
| 3. | "Achha Hai Mauka" | Asha Bhosle |
| 4. | "Ajure Baju Naju" | Asha Bhosle, Joe Alvares |
| 5. | "Chahe Zindagi Se" | Manna Dey |
| 6. | "Jap Jap Jap Jap Re" | Mukesh |
| 7. | "Joru Ka Ghulam" | Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum |
| 8. | "Lahraye Jiya" | Asha Bhosle |
References
- "Box Office 1957". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
- Box Office India. "Top Earners 1957". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- Guy, Randor (17 November 2012). "Ethirpaaraathathu 1955". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 August 2018.