Junglee
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| Directed by | Subodh Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Subodh Mukherjee |
| Written by | Agha Jani (dialogue) Subodh Mukherjee (screenplay/story) |
| Starring | Shammi Kapoor Saira Banu Shashikala |
| Music by | Shankar-Jaikishan |
| Cinematography | N. V. Srinivas |
| Editing by | V. K. Naik |
| Release date(s) | 1 January 1961 (Sunday) |
| Running time | 150 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Junglee (Hindi: जंगली) is a 1961 Indian movie produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. Junglee means "Wild" or "ill mannered" in Hindi. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Shashikala and Asit Sen. Saira Banu, in her debut film, earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress and became a star.[1]
The movie was a lighthearted musical that further enhanced Shammi Kapoor's stature as the youth icon of the times. The "Yahoo" song became a symbol of Shammi's wild (Junglee) loverboy image of the times. The switch from the serious actor image Shammi started out with, was started by Tumsa Nahin Dekha, reinforced by Dil Deke Dekho and completed by Junglee. The film became a "superhit" at the box office.[2] The film was later remade into the Telugu film "Saradaa Ramudu" (1980) starring N.T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha.[3]
Junglee was also the name of a well known Internet company that was started by four students from Stanford University in 1996. The company was one of the pioneers of comparison shopping on the internet and was acquired by Amazon.com in 1998 for over $200 Million.
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[edit] Plot
Chandrashekhar (Shammi Kapoor) or Shekhar as he is called now, belongs to an aristrocratic family, who believe laughter is a sign of belonging to the lower class, and as a result laughter is not encouraged in the household, run by Shekhar's domineering mother (Lalita Pawar). In this household the only one who dares to laugh and enjoy life is Shekhar's sister Mala (Shashikala), who also dares to love Jeevan (Anoop Kumar). Things change when their mother finds out about Mala's indiscretions, and she asks Shekhar to take her away from their home, to distant and scenic Kashmir, for a while. She also instructs Shekhar to arrange to get married to a girl from a princely family. When Shekhar escorts Mala out of town, and on reaching Kashmir, he meets up with beautiful Rajkumari (Saira Banoo), and after being stranded with her for a night during a snowstorm, he realizes what he has been missing, and becomes a care-free man in love. This change is welcomed by Mala, but not by his mother. To make matters worse, Rajkumari does not belong to a princely family, and Shekhar knows that his mother will never approve of his marriage with Rajkumari.
[edit] Cast
- Shammi Kapoor ... Chandra Shekhar kapoor
- Saira Banu ... Rajkumari 'Rajshree' (as Saira Banoo)
- Shashikala ... Mala (as ShashiKala)
- Anoop Kumar ... Jeevan
- Lalita Pawar ... Shekhar's Mother
- Azra ... Rajkumari the Princess
- Moni Chatterjee ... Doctor (Raj's Father) (as Moni Chatterji)
- Asit Sen ... Doctor Uncle
- Rajan Haksar ... The Princess' Brother (as Rajen Haksar)
- Shivraj ... Manager
- Helen ... Miss Suku
[edit] Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Kashmir Ki Kali Hoon Main" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | "Nain Tumhare Mazedar" | Mukesh, Asha Bhosle |
| 3 | "Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujh Par" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "Din Sara Guzara Tore Angana" | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5 | "Aaiya Aaiya Aa Sukoo Sukoo" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 6 | "Yahoo! Chahe Mujhe Koi Junglee Kahen" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 7 | "Ja Ja Ja Mere Bachpan" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 8 | "Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujh Par" | Lata Mangeshkar |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Sound Award - Kuldeep Singh
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress - Saira Banu[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ==
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055035/movieconnections
- ^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953
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