Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)
| Bees Saal Baad | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Biren Nag |
| Produced by | Hemant Kumar |
| Starring | Biswajeet Waheeda Rehman Madan Puri Asit Sen |
| Music by | Hemant Kumar |
| Cinematography | Marshall Braganza |
| Editing by | Keshav Nanda |
| Release date(s) | 1962 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Bees Saal Baad is a 1962 Bollywood film. The movie was produced by Hemant Kumar, who also gave the music and sings some of the movie's memorable songs, the film is directed by Biren Nag. The film stars Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman, Madan Puri, Sajjan and Asit Sen.
The plot is loosely based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. [1] The film topped the box office chart in 1962, becoming a "super hit."[2] The film became very popular for the song Kahin deep jale sung by Lata Mangeshkar. [3]
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[edit] Plot
After a lusty Thakur rapes a young girl, she kills herself. Thereafter, the Thakur is killed by what the local people call the girl's vengeful spirit. Then the Thakur's son is also killed in a similar way. Thereafter the brother of the Thakur is also killed. The grandson of the Thakur, Kumar Vijay Singh (Biswajeet) returns from abroad to claim his ill-fated legacy. He is warned to stay away from the grounds that have killed his ancestors, but he intends to find out who or what is behind the killings, and hires a private detective, Gopichand Jasoos (Asit Sen). Kumar meets with Radha (Waheeda Rehman), the daughter of the local doctor, Ramlal Vaid (Manmohan Krishan), and both eventually fall in love.
[edit] Cast
- Biswajeet … Kumar Vijay Singh
- Waheeda Rehman … Radha
- Manmohan Krishna … Ramlal / Radheshyam
- Madan Puri … Dr. Pandey
- Asit Sen … Gopichand Jasoos
- Sajjan … Detective Mohan Tripathi
- Lata Sinha
- Dev Kishan … Laxman
[edit] Music
Nishana chuk na jaye zara najron se kehdo ji
[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Lyricist Award-Shakeel Badayuni for the song kahin deep jale kahin dil
- Filmfare Best Female Playback Award-Lata Mangeshkar for the song kahin deep jale kahin dil
- Filmfare Best Editing Award for Keshav Naidu
- Filmfare Best Sound Award for S. Y. Pathak
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Film
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Director-Biren Nag
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Music-Hemant Kumar[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Chatterjee, ed. board Gulzar, Govind Nuhalani, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. New Delhi: Encyclopaedia Britannica. pp. 659. ISBN 9788179910665. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&dq=Bees+saal+baad+hound+of+baskervilles&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
- ^ BoxOffice India.com
- ^ Bhimani, Harish (1995). In search of Lata Mangeshkar. New Delhi: Indus. ISBN 9788172231705. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=vaafAAAAMAAJ&q=Bees+saal+baad+hemant&dq=Bees+saal+baad+hemant&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vdVAT4r0FMXXrQfe9YHHBw&ved=0CFoQ6AEwBw.
- ^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
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