Bindiya (1960 film)

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Bindya
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Poster
Directed byKrishnan–Panju
Story byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byM. Saravanan
StarringBalraj Sahni
Padmini
Music byIqbal Qureshi
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 December 1960 (1960-12-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Bindya (transl. The Vermilion Mark)[1] is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by M. Saravanan. It is a remake of the Tamil film Deivapiravi, released early the same year. The film stars Balraj Sahni, Padmini and Jagdeep. It was released on 29 December 1960, and failed to replicate the success of the Tamil original.

Plot[]

After the passing of their parents, Devraj lives with his much younger brother, Ramu, in a small town in India. He gets married to Bindya, who moves in along with her mom, and brother, Raju. Devraj, who works with Rai Saheb Kedarnath, gets a promotion as a Government Contractor, and they move into a bigger house. Years later, Raju and Ramu have grown up, and Bindya's mom has passed on. While Raju has taken to petty crime and bad company, Ramu is more focused on his studies and has good sober habits. Devraj would like Raju to get married to Rama, Kedarnath's daughter, but he subsequently finds out that she has fallen in love with Ramu. This news is met with anger by Raju, who swears to avenge this humiliation. Devraj's step-mother, Mrs. Ramnath, and her daughter, Nandini, move in with them - thus ending their idyllic lifestyle - with Devraj suspecting Bindya of having an affair with their cook, Chandan, and Bindya thinking that Devraj is having an affair with Nandini. Things get bad to worse, when Ramu is accused of stealing a diamond ring from Kedarnath's house, and the Police being summoned. Questions that remain unanswered are: Are Devraj and Bindya really having affairs with Nandini and Chandan respectively, and why would Ramu steal from his prospective father-in-law's house?

Cast[]

Production[]

Following the success of the Tamil film Deivapiravi (1960), its producer M. Saravanan wanted to remake the film in Hindi. Deivapiravi star Sivaji Ganesan advised him against doing so, feeling it would not come well. Saravanan ignored Ganesan's advice, and remade the film in that language with the title Bindiya.[2] Krishnan–Panju, the directors of Deivapiravi, returned to direct the remake.[3]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Iqbal Qureshi.[4] The song "Main Apne Aap Se Ghabra Gaya Hoon" attained popularity.[5]

Songs Singer
"Itna Na Sata Ki Koi Jane" Lata Mangeshkar
"Nasha Sa Chha Gaya" Lata Mangeshkar
"Khwab Mein Kahan Miloge, Kis Liye Ji" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Tane Tandane Bhai Tandane Tane" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Main Apne Aap Se" Mohammed Rafi
"Dekhiye, Yun Na Sharmaiyega" Usha Khanna, Mukesh

Release and reception[]

Bindiya was released on 29 December 1960. The film failed to replicate the success of the Tamil original, and Saravanan later regretted ignoring Ganesan's advice.[2] However, in a review dated 11 August 1961, The Indian Express praised the performances of Sahni, Padmini, Jagdeep, Lalitha Pawar and Om Prakash.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 368. ISBN 9780948911408.
  2. ^ a b Saravanan, M. (2013) [2005]. AVM 60 Cinema (in Tamil). Rajarajan Publications. p. 66.
  3. ^ "Bindiya". Osianama. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ^ Sharma, Devesh (23 July 2015). "Unsung melodies". Filmfare. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  5. ^ Arunachalam, Param (19 March 2016). "Bollywood Retrospect: Introducing little-known composer Iqbal Qureshi through 5 songs". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Bindya". The Indian Express. 11 August 1961. p. 3.

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