Phagun (transl. "Spring") is a 1973 Hindi film written and directed by Rajinder Singh Bedi, and starring Dharmendra, Waheeda Rehman, Jaya Bhaduri and Vijay Arora.[1]
| Phagun | |
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| Directed by | Rajinder Singh Bedi |
| Written by | Rajinder Singh Bedi |
| Produced by | Rajinder Singh Bedi |
| Starring | Dharmendra Waheeda Rehman Jaya Bhaduri |
| Music by | S. D. Burman Majrooh Sultanpuri (Lyrics) |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThe film has a Maharashtrian backdrop with many characters speaking Marathi dialogues and are in Marathi costumes. Shanta Damle, who belongs to rich Maharashtrian business family, falls in love and marries, a not so well off writer, Gopal, much to her family's dismay.
Later during the pivotal song, 'Piya sang khelo hori phagun aayo re', Gopal who has been away, surprises her by putting Holi colour over her, Shanta immediately rebukes him, for spoiling her silk saree, only to please her disapproving parents. But Gopal having been publicly humiliated leaves home, never to return. Phagun, the month in which festival Holi is celebrated, had changed forever for Shanta.[2]
Shanta is now left to raise their daughter, Santosh 'Toshi' alone, who grows up to be a bright young woman. Santosh falls in love with Dr. Suman and marries him.
At some point, Shanta moves in with them for while, and soon her presence starts interfering in the marriage of the young couple, who try hard to adjust with her, but it only creates tension in their marriage. Shanta's loneliness, and her growing affection for her son-in-law, soon reminds her of the fact that how much does she miss male company, this only adds to her trouble and guilt.
In the end, she begs that she be reunited with her husband, after all these years, and Gopal returns, and they are reunited.
Cast
edit- Dharmendra - Gopal
- Waheeda Rehman - Shanta Damle
- Jaya Bhaduri - Santosh 'Toshi'
- Vijay Arora - Dr. Suman
- Om Prakash - Dr. M.K. Effendi
- V. Gopal
Soundtrack
edit| Phagun | ||||
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| Released | June 8, 1973[3] | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:10 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | S. D. Burman | |||
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All lyrics are written by Majrooh Sultanpuri; all music is composed by S. D. Burman
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kab Mane O Dil Ke Mastane" | Asha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Piya Sang Khelo Holi" | Lata Mangeshkar | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Mero To Girdhar Gopal" | Usha Mangeshkar | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Bedardi Ban Gaye Koi" | Shobha Gurtu | 6:38 |
| 5. | "Lali Mere Lal Ki Jeet" | Kishore Kumar, Pankaj Mitra, R. S. Bedi & Sunil Kumar | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Sandhya Jo Aaye" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 28:10 | ||
References
edit- ^ Vajpayee, Ruchi (8 June 2023). "50 Years Of Phagun: 50 साल पहले, इस फिल्म में धर्मेंद्र की बेटी के किरदार में नजर आईं थीं जया बच्चन" [50 Years Of Phagun: 50 years ago, Jaya Bachchan was seen in the role of Dharmendra's daughter in this film]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Jha, Subhash (25 March 2005). "SPLASH!". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007.
- ^ "Phagun". Spotify. 11 November 2023.