Basant Bahar (transl. Beautiful Spring), directed by Raja Nawathe,[1] is a 1956 Indian film. This musical[2] had nine outstanding songs, with lyrics written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri; and music composition by Shankar–Jaikishan. The movie is an adaptation of the Kannada novel Hamsageethe by TaRaSu.[3] Hamsa means swan and Geethe means song. It is believed that before a swan dies, it will sing without opening its mouth. That mutter of melody is believed to be unmatched since any scene of lyricism falls short of its reach.
| Basant Bahar | |
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| Directed by | Raja Nawathe |
| Written by | Rajinder Singh Bedi |
| Story by | Ta-Ra-Su |
| Based on | Hamsageethe by TaRaSu. |
| Produced by | R. Chandra |
| Starring | Bharat Bhushan Nimmi |
| Cinematography | M. Rajaram |
| Edited by | P. S. Khochikar G. G. Mayekar |
| Music by | Shankar Jaikishan |
Production company | Shri Vishwa Bharati Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThe film begins with Gopal Joshi (Bharat Bhushan) singing a raga. His father, Narsin Joshi (Om Prakash), the royal astrologer, comes and scolds him for singing and says he should become an astrologer. On the other hand, in his neighbourhood, his neighbour Malaya, the son of the royal musician is scolded by his father for being lesser than Gopal in singing. He is preparing him for a music competition, the winner of which will become the royal musician. At the same time, Gopal enters and says that he will not participate, to which Malaya's father refuses, and convinces Gopal to participate. On the day of the competition however, Malaya gives Gopal some holy water. He has secretly added a poison that ruins Gopal's singing ability. He loses the competition. Shortly thereafter, he loses his voice completely. A new friend Gopi (Nimmi) who is a dancer, eventually helps him regain his voice. Gopal eventually gets to sing in front of the king and impress him.
Cast
edit- Bharat Bhushan as Gopal
- Nimmi as Gopi
- Kumkum as Radhika (as Kum Kum)
- Leela Chitnis as Gopal's mother
- Om Prakash as Narsin
- Manmohan Krishna as Lehri Baba
- Parsuram (as Parashram)
- Chand Burke as Leelabai (as Chand Burque)
- Shyam Kumar (actor)
- S. K. Prem
- Babu Raje
- S. B. Nayampalli (as Nayam Pally)
- Indira
- Chandrashekhar (actor) as Emperor (as Chandra Shekhar)
Awards
editSoundtrack
edit| # | Song | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Badi Der Bhai" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 2 | "Bhay Bhajana Vandana Sun" | Manna Dey |
| 3 | "Duniya Na Bhaye" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 4 | "Ja Ja Re Ja Balama" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5 | "Kar Gaya Re" | Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle |
| 6 | "Ketaki Gulab Juhi" | Manna Dey, Bhimsen Joshi |
| 7 | "Main Piya Teri" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 8 | "Nain Mile Chain Kahan" | Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey |
| 9 | "Sur Na Saje" | Manna Dey |
References
edit- ^ "Basant Bahar (1956)". The Hindu. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Nathan Southern (2011). "Basant Bahar (1956)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ "Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films".
- ^ "4th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
External links
edit- Basant Bahar at IMDb