Janwar (1965 film)

For other films, see Jaanwar.

Janwar (Animal or Wild) is a Bollywood film released on 1 January 1965, starring Shammi Kapoor, Rajendernath, Rajshree and Asit Sen. This Indian movie is produced by Hardeep and directed by Bhappi Sonie. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan are lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri. The movie was a lighthearted romantic musical that further enhanced Shammi Kapoor's stature as the youth icon of the times.

It is notable for a rendition of the song "Tumse Hai Dil Ko", set to the tune of the Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand".

Plot

Mr. Srivastava lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his wife and two sons, Mahendra and Sunder. He plans to get his sons married to women from equally wealthy backgrounds. This does not happen, as Mahendra falls in love with Seema, who is poor and lives with her stepmother. This creates considerable acrimony in the family, and Seema is not accepted as a daughter-in-law. Unable to find a solution, Mahendra takes to alcohol and falls in the bewitching clutches of a beautiful courtesan by the name of Bahaar.

While vacationing in Srinagar, Sunder meets Sapna, who also comes from a poor family, falls in love with her and wants to marry her. She, too, falls in love with him. After the vacation, the two part company. The next time Sapna sees Sunder in the company of a pregnant woman and overhears that he is soon to be a father. Did Sunder decide to obey his father's instructions after all? If so, what is to become of Sapna?

Cast

• Shammi ... Sunder
• Rajshree ... Sapna
• Rehman ... Mahendra Srivastav
• Shyama ... Seema M. Srivastav
• Rajendra Nath ... Chintu
• Prithviraj Kapoor ... Mr Srivastav
• Achala Sachdev ... Mrs Srivastav
• Asit Sen ... Gyanprasad
• Madhavi
• Brahm Bhardwaj
• Krishan Dhawan
• Manorama ... Seema's step-mother

Music

• "Ankhon Ankhon mein" sung by Asha & Lata
• "Dekho ab to" sung by Asha and Mohammad Rafi
• "Lal Chhadi Maidan Khadi" sung by Mohammad Rafi
• "Meri Mohabbat Jawan Rahegi" sung by Mohammad Rafi
• "Mere Sang ga" sung by Suman Kalyanpur
• "Tumse achcha kaun hai" sung by Mohammad Rafi

External links

• Janwar at the Internet Movie Database