Rahgir

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Rahgir
Directed byTarun Majumdar
Written byManoj Basu
Music byHemant Kumar
Production
company
Geetanjali Pictures
Release date
1969
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Rahgir (The Traveler) is a Bollywood romantic social drama film. It was released in 1969 and directed by Tarun Majumdar.[1] The film was produced by Geetanjali Pictures and had music by Hemant Kumar.[2] The film had Biswajeet playing the central role of Rahgir where his acting "attracted attention".[3] Costarring with Biswajeet were Sandhya Roy, Shashikala, Kanhaiyalal, Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy and Asit Sen.[4] The film was based on Angti Chattujjer Vai, a Bengali novel of Manoj Basu.[5][6] The story is about Biswajeet playing an impetuous young man in search "for the meaning of life" and is regarded as one of his most credible performances.[7] The movie is a remake of 1963 Bengali movie Palatak.[8]

Cast[]

Music[]

The music was composed by Hemant Kumar with lyrics written by Gulzar. The singers were Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Sulakshana Pandit and Aarti Mukherji.[9]

Song list[]

# Title Singer
1 "Tumhare Nain Dekh Ke Suna Log Jogi Ho Gaye" Hemant Kumar
2 "Kabhi Ruk Gaye Hai" Hemant Kumar
3 "Janam Se Banjara Hu Bandu" Hemant Kumar
4 "Mitwa Re Bhool Gaye Thay Rahein" Lata Mangeshkar
5 "Bairi Anchar Pag Pag Uljhe" Lata Mangeshkar
6 "Do Do Pankh Laga Ke Panchi Banein Ge" Aarti Mukherjee
7 "Babu Ghabrate Hai" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
8 "Panchhi Re Udde Gagan Gagan Mast Magan" Sulakshana Pandit, Hemant Kumar, Manna Dey
9 "Baid Ke Palle Pade Kaise Baid" Kishore Kumar
10 "Daiya Kasam Sharam Sharam Laage" Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar

Awards[]

The film won the following awards at BFJA.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (26 June 1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Rahgir 1969". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India. October 1970. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Rahgir 1969". Alan Goble. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ "ভালোবাসার চির তরুণ". Eisamay Blog (in Bengali). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. ^ "'লন্ঠনের আলোয় আমার চিত্রনাট্য লেখা'". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. ^ Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.2. Hay House, Inc. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-93-81398-03-6. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend? - Times of India".
  9. ^ "Rahgeer". Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  10. ^ "BFJA Awards 1970". BFJA. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

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