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Jahan Ara (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Jahan Ara' is the 1964 Indian Hindi debut film of director Vinod Kumar. It stars Prithviraj Kapoor, Bharat Bhushan, Mala Sinha, Shashikala in lead roles. The film is a historical romance based on the life of Jahanara Begum, played by Mala Sinha. It was the first time this character was portrayed on-screen.
The movie did not do well at the box office.
Plot
Mirza Yusuf Changezi (Bharat Bhushan) and Jahan Ara (Mala Sinha) have been good friends since childhood. Things are not quite the same as they grow up, as Jahan Ara's father is none other than Emperor Shah Jahan, and men are not permitted to meet with the princess under any circumstances. However, Jahan and Mirza do meet secretly and promise to marry each other. Misfortune visits the emperor, when his wife, Mumtaz Mahal (Achala Sachdev), passes away. The emperor gets deeply devastated, and, still mourning his wife's death, he pledges to build a memorial in her name (which would subsequently be called Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders on Earth). At her deathbed, Mumtaz makes Jahan promise that she will take care of her father, which she promises to do. This responsibility makes her sacrifice her love for Mirza, who is heartbroken and continues to believe that Jahan will sooner or later reunite with him.
Cast
* Prithviraj Kapoor as Shah Jahan
* Bharat Bhushan as Mirza Yusuf Changezi
* Mala Sinha as Jahan Ara
* Shashikala as Karuna
* Om Prakash
* Achala Sachdev as Mumtaz Mahal
* Sunder as Gulley
* Aruna Irani
* Minoo Mumtaz as Roshan Ara
* Baby Farida
Awards
* Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (1965), Mala Sinha
* Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction (Color) - Sant Singh
Music
The soundtrack of the film contains songs composed by Madan Mohan, while the lyrics are by Rajinder Krishan. The songs of the film became popular and still remain so. The album also made an attempt of reviving singing career of Talat Mahmood over rising career of Mohammed Rafi.
Besides these songs, there is another song "Kabhi Aankhon Mein Teri" sung by the four sisters Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar was neither filmed nor released on disc. Arguably, it might be the only song sung by all the Mangeshkar sisters.
References
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