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Ghunghat (1960 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Ghunghat' is a 1960 Hindi drama movie directed by Ramanand Sagar and produced by S.S. Vasan from Gemini Studios. The film stars Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, Bina Rai, Asha Parekh, Leela Chitnis, Rajendranath, Rehman and Agha. It is an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali story 'Noukadubi' (The Wreck). The films music is by Ravi, while the songs were penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The film became a hit at the box office. Musically also, it was liked by the audience. "Laage Na Mora Jiya" and "Mori Chham Chham Baje Payaliya" sung by Lata Mangeshkar were hit songs from the film.
At the 7th Filmfare Awards, Bina Rai controversially won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in 'Ghunghat', trailing Madhubala for 'Mughal-e-Azam' (1960).
Cast
* Bharat Bhushan as Dr. Gopal
* Pradeep Kumar as Ravi
* Bina Rai as Parvati / Jamna
* Asha Parekh as Laxmi
* Rehman as Manohar
* Minoo Mumtaz as Saroj
* Agha as Ram Swaroop
* Leela Chitnis as Laxmi's Mother
* Kanhaiyalal as Saroj's Father
* Rajendranath as Lali
* Helen as Dancer
* Pratima Devi as Gopal's Mother
Songs
Awards and nominations
The film created an upset at the 7th Filmfare Awards when it won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Rai instead of Madhubala, who gave a critically acclaimed performance in 'Mughal-e-Azam' (1960). 'The Hindu' severely criticized Filmfare for its selection.
*Filmfare Award for Best ActressBina Rai
* Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting ActorAgha[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953]
References
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