Hamraaz
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| Directed by | B. R. Chopra |
| Produced by | B. R. Chopra |
| Starring | Sunil Dutt Raaj Kumar Vimi |
| Music by | Ravi |
| Release date(s) | 1967 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi, Urdu |
Hamraaz (Devnagari: हमराज़) is a 1967 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Mumtaz, Sarika, Madan Puri, Iftekhar, Balraj Sahni, Jeevan, Helen and Vimi. The films music is by Ravi. The songs have been beautifully written by the great Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi (Lyrics).
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[edit] Synopsis
Kumar (Sunil Dutt) is a well-known stage actor in Bombay who performs play along with his partner (Mumtaz). While on a trip to scenic Darjeeling, he meets and falls in love with Meena (Vimi), the only daughter of a wealthy military contractor Verma (Manmohan Krishna). Shortly thereafter Kumar and Meena get married and return home to Bombay. Four years later, Meena's dad passes away after telling her something that he had hidden from her for four years.
A year later, Kumar notices that Meena does not accompany him to the stage any more, and excuses herself on the pretext of being ill. Shortly thereafter, Meena gets killed and the case is assigned to Inspector Ashok (Balraj Sahni) who starts his investigation - which reveals that Meena secretly used to secretly meet Captain Mahendra (Anwar Hussain); she had been married to Captain Rajesh (Raaj Kumar), and has a daughter by the name of Sarika(Sarika) in an orphanage.
All Ashok knows is that the suspect is a bearded man by the name of S. N. Sinha who was lurking near Meena's residence on the night of the murder, and all clues so far seem to be pointing an accusing finger at Kumar.
In a fit of haste, Kumar decides to run away from growing suspicion of Inspector Ashok, only to find himself more tangled. He finds a clue about the suspected killer from his home - a key with room number of a hotel. He visits the room as a last attempt to clear things before he is caught. There, he meets Captain Rajesh who calms him and tells him that none of them is the real killer. He tells Kumar that he is his wife's first husband and how he wanted her to acquire their illegitimate child (A baby girl who was conceived before Rajesh and Meena married and is now living in an orphanage) because she won't be able to raise a child born out of wedlock. It becomes further clear that the bearded man, by the name of S. N. Sinha, is Kumar himself who chose this disguise to find out why his wife is in a state of distress. The Police Officer (Ashok)suspects Kumar as the real murderer doubting that his wife (Meena) had illecit relations with somebody else, which continued even after her marriage with Kumar.
Captain Rajesh tells kumar that whoever is the killer, is seen well by Sarika because she was present in the room where Meena was murdered while both mother and daughter were playing and being shoot by a video camera. Also they find a video camera which was ON while the actual murder was performed. Together they embark on a journey to find the girl, eventually tracing her to Ooty. It is revealed that Meena was killed by a greedy man (Madan Puri) who had adopted the girl from orphanage as a means to blackmail his father-in-law (A Tea Estate owner) into paying Rs. 5 lac for selling girl to his father-in-law by falsely claiming that girl is his real granddaughter and how Meena's claim in owning the baby girl was interfering with his motive became the cause of her death. In the end however, in a clash Ashok kills the real murderer but the murderer succeeds in killing Capt Rajesh who was trying to save his own daughter (Sareeka). Kumar takes care of Meena & Rajesh's daughter. His play-partner also becomes his life partner.
[edit] Cast
| S.No | Character | Actor/Actress(s) |
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| 1 | Kumar / S.N. Sinha | Sunil Dutt |
| 2 | Meena Verma | Vimi |
| 3 | Captain Mahendra | Anwar Hussain |
| 4 | Advocate Jagmohan Kumar | Iftekhar |
| 5 | Captain Rajesh | Raaj Kumar |
| 6 | Shabnam | Mumtaz |
| 7 | Mr. Tejpal | Madan Puri |
| 8 | Police Inspector Ashok | Balraj Sahni |
| 9 | Sarika | Sarika |
| 10 | Dancer | Helen |
[edit] Soundtrack
| Hamraaz | |
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Songs in this movie have been written by Sahir Ludhianvi in beautiful Urdu Poetry, they include Tu Husn Hain Main Ishq Hoon, Kisi Patthar Ki Murat Se, Na Mooh Chupa Ke Jiyo, Tum Agar Saath Dene Ka and the melodious Neele Gagan Ke Tale.
| S.No | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | Neele Gagan Ke Tale | Mahendra Kapoor |
| 2 | Na Muh Chupaake Jiyo | Mahendra Kapoor |
| 3 | Tum Agar Saath Dene Ka | Mahendra Kapoor |
| 4 | Kisi Patthar Ki Moorat Se | Mahendra Kapoor |
| 5 | Tu Husn Hai Main Ishq Hoon | Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhonsle |
[edit] Awards
- 1968 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Mahinder Kapoor for the song "Neele Gagan Ke Tale"
- 1968 National Film Award for Best Cinematography for M. N. Malhotra
- 1968 Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award for M. N. Malhotra
[edit] External links
- Hamraaz at the Internet Movie Database
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