Aandhiyan (1952 film)

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Aandhiyan
Aandhiyan
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Directed by	Chetan Anand
Written by	Chetan Anand
Screenplay by	Chetan Anand
Story by	Chetan Anand; Hameed Butt
Produced by	Dev Anand
Starring	Dev Anand; Kalpana Kartik; Nimmi
Cinematography	Jal Mistry
Edited by	M. D. Jadhav
Music by	Ali Akbar Khan; Narendra Sharma (lyrics)
Production; company	Navketan Films
Distributed by	Navketan Films
Release date	1952
Running time	96 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Aandhiyan (English: Cruel Winds) is a 1952 Hindi drama, written and directed by Chetan Anand. The story was written by Chetan Anand and Hameed Butt, based on an actual event in Amritsar. It stars Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Nimmi in lead roles.^[1] The music of the film was from a classical musician Ali Akbar Khan, with lyrics by Narendra Sharma.

Jaidev, who was a student of Khan from Lucknow, and later became a noted music director, started his career by assisting Khan in film music.^[2] The background score of the film was also done by Ali Akbar Khan along with other Hindustani classical musicians Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pannalal Ghosh.^[3]^[4] Lata Mangeshkar sang the title song "Har Kahin Pe Shaadmani", and as a token of her respect to sarod maestro, did not charge any fee.^[4] The dances were choreographed by Lakshmi Shankar, who also sang a song, while Gopi Krishan choreographed his own dances.^[5]

Plot[]

Ram Mohan (Dev Anand) an honest lawyer is in love with Janki (Kalpana Kartik) the beautiful daughter of Lala Dindayal. Dindayal accepts the marriage proposal. Kuber Das (K. N. Singh), a rich businessman has a lustful eye over Janki. In order to marry Janki he devises a wicked plan. He asks the already cash strapped Dindayal to either sell of his assets and repay the loan he had given in the past or give his daughter Janki's hand in marriage. Will Janki sacrifice her personal happiness for her father? What will Ram Mohan do to stop the evil Kuber Das? The movie has some brilliant scripting and direction by Chetan Anand. It also won international accolades at the Venice, Moscow and Peking film festivals.

Cast[]

Dev Anand as Ram Mohan
Kalpana Kartik as Janki
Nimmi as Rani
K. N. Singh as Kuber Das
Johnny Walker as Mastram
Durga Khote as Ram's Mother
Leela Mishra as Janki's Mother
as Rampyari
M. A. Latif as Lala Dindayal

Soundtrack[]

Song	Singer
"Hai Kahin Par Shaadmani"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Dil Ka Khazana Khol Diya"	Asha Bhosle
"Woh Chand Nahin Hai, Dil Hai"	Asha Bhosle, Hemant Kumar
"Main Mubarakbaad Dene Aayi Hoon"	Surinder Kaur

References[]

^ "Yesteryear actor Kalpana Kartik leading a quiet life". India Today. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ Ganesh Anantharaman (January 2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7.
^ "My First Break: Pandit Ravi Shankar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Tribute : Soul-stirring strains". The Hindu. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^ Film opening credits, 1:33, 1:59, 2:03.

External links[]

Aandhiyan at IMDb
Aandhiyan at Bollywood Hungama

[1] "Yesteryear actor Kalpana Kartik leading a quiet life". India Today. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[Anantharaman2008-2] Ganesh Anantharaman (January 2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7.

[3] "My First Break: Pandit Ravi Shankar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[hindu-4] "Tribute : Soul-stirring strains". The Hindu. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

[5] Film opening credits, 1:33, 1:59, 2:03.

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