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Janwar (1965 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Janwar' , is a 1965 Hindi film directed by Bhappi Sonie. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Rajshree in lead roles. The music is composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and lyrics are by Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
It is notable for a rendition of the song "Dekho Ab To Kisi Ko Nahin Hai Khabar", set to the tune of the Beatles song "I Wanna Hold Your Hand".
Plot
Mr. Srivastava lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his wife and two sons, Mahendra and Sunder. He plans to get his sons married to women from equally wealthy backgrounds. Mahendra falls in love with Seema, who is poor and lives with her stepmother. This creates considerable acrimony in the family, and Seema is not accepted as a daughter-in-law. Unable to find a solution, Mahendra takes to alcohol and falls in the bewitching clutches of a beautiful courtesan named Bahaar.
While vacationing in Srinagar, Sunder meets Sapna, who also comes from a poor family, falls in love with her and wants to marry her. She, too, falls in love with him. After the vacation, the two part company. The next time Sapna sees Sunder, he in the company of a pregnant woman and overhears that he is soon to be a father. Did Sunder decide to obey his father's instructions after all? If so, what is to become of Sapna?
Cast
* Prithviraj Kapoor as Mr. Shrivastav
* Shammi Kapoor as Sundar Shrivastav
* Rajshree as Sapna
* Rehman as Mahendra Shrivastav
* Shyama as Seema Shrivastav
* Achala Sachdev as Mrs. Shrivastav
* Rajendranath as Chintu
* Asit Sen as Gyan Prasad
* Manorama as Seema's Stepmother
* Krishan Dhawan as Servant
* Manmohan as Traffic Police
Soundtrack
The music was composed by ShankarJaikishan and the songs were written by lyricists Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
References
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