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Sanam (1951 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Sanam' is a 1951 Bollywood romantic film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, who also directed the classic Anarkali.. It starred Dev Anand, and his co-star was Suraiya, who also recorded the playback singing for the film. Meena Kumari acted in the film in a supporting role, where she played the role of Suraiya's best friend. The film was unsuccessful at the box office, which attributed to Suraiya's fading stardom in the early 1950s, and Madhubala's and Nargis' simultaneous rise as the top female stars.
Story
'SANAM' is a love story where Yogen (Dev Anand), a poor unemployed young man, comes across Sadhana (Suraiya) and Rani (Meena Kumari) in a chance encounter in a book shop. He was there to request the shopkeeper for a job, which he turns down and shows him the door. While exiting, Yogen finds the handbag of Sadhna, absentmindedly left behind by her and returns it to her. Sadhna is impressed by the honesty of Yogen, when he declines to accept a large amount of money, which was in the handbag. Consequently, she develops feelings for Yogen. In the meanwhile, Under desperate conditions, when he could not land a job, Yogen snatches fifty rupees for his mother's treatment, but gets involved in an accidental homicide for which he is jailed by the court, where the Prosecution(Govt.) Counsel(K.N. Singh) is Sadhana's father. While going for hitch-hiking near the jail, where Yogen was incarcerated, Sadhna happens to stop and exit her motor vehicle for a short while. Yogen escapes from jail and hides in the vehicle to evade the pursuing guards. Sadhna and Rani recognize him and bring him along. Sadhna's dormant feelings for Yogen are rekindled and she becomes besotted with him following the incident of Yogen rescuing her from and accidental fire, where she and her friends were staging a play for the benefit of ex-convicts. Yogen after failing to convince Sadhna to find a matching partner, finally respects her affection and gives in. Sadhna is an independent-minded girl and does not hesitate to argue with her father about social justice for the poor and underprivileged. The story takes many twists and turns with songs and dance numbers. But, their wish to marry is vehemently opposed by the father of the bride. He even calls the police to arrest Yogen as he is an absconding murder accused. Finally, he relents when he realizes that his daughter is deeply in love with Yogen and that he reciprocates and also he is not after his wealth. To make amends and to see his daughter happy, he resigns his Govt. Counsel job and takes up Yogen's case in order to save him. It turns out that one member of the jury is the actual culprit, whose vehicle ran over and killed the rich man, who was pursuing a fleeing Yogen with the snatched fifty rupees. The juror confesses to his crime and surrenders. Yogen is absolved and is united with Sadhna.
For comic relief, there is a parallel story of Shri Rashiklal Mehta(Gope), Assisting Counsel to the Prosecution(Govt.) Counsel, who is infatuated with Sadhna without any reciprocation from her but was at loggerheads with Rani. Eventually, he is also shown to be marrying Rani, when Yogen and Sadhna are united.
Cast
*Suraiya as Sadhna
*Dev Anand as Yogen (short form of Yogendra)
*Meena Kumari as Rani (Sadhna's best friend)
*Gope as Rasiklal Mehta
*K. N. Singh as Government Counsel & father of Sadhana
*Pratimadevi as Sadhna's mother
*Jilloo as Yogen's Mother
Music and Songs
The film's music was composed by the duo Husnlal Bhagatram and all songs were composed by lyricist Qamar Jalalabadi
#"O Sanam, Main Tujhe Pukaarun SanamSanam" Suraiya, Mohammed Rafi
#"Mai Kah Du Tumko Chor To" Suraiya, Mohammed Rafi
#"Bedard Shikaari Are Bedard Shikaari" Lata Mangeshkar, Suraiya
#"Mere Chahne Wale Hazar" Suraiya, S. D. Batish
#"Honthon Pe Kisi Kaa Naam, Isakaa Kyaa Matalab Hai" Suraiya
#"Honolulu, Kyun Hamen Paidaa Kiyaa" Shamshad Begum
#"Bolo Bolo Re Bhagwan Bolo Bolo Re" Shamshad Begum, Suraiya
#"Duniya Wale Meri Duniya Lut Gayi" Suraiya
#"Mera Dil Todkar Jaane Wale" Suraiya
#"Nayaa Nayaa Hai Pyaar Zamaanaa Dekh Na Le" S. D. Batish, Shamshad Begum, Suraiya
#"Ye Kehti Hai Dunia Tujhe Bhul Jau" Suraiya
#"Dil Le Gaya Ji Koi Dil Le Gaya" - Suraiya, Shamshad Begum
References
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