Kismat (1968 film)

Kismat (Hindi: किस्मत; English: Destiny / Fate) is a 1968 Indian Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai, produced by Kamal Mehra and released under the banner of Pride of Asia Films. It stars Biswajeet, Babita, Helen and Kamal Mehra in prominent roles. Other notable actors in the film are Bhagwan Sinha, Murad, M.B.Shetty (father of Rohit Shetty), Hari Shivdasani, Hiralal, Indra Kumar, Jagdeesh Raj(as Jagdishraj), Polsan, Prem Kumar, Paul Sharma, Tun Tun and Ullhas.

It can be categorized under romantic family thriller film. It was shot in 14 reels, using 35mm film format in Eastman Color.

Kismat
Directed by	Manmohan Desai
Screenplay by	Brij Katyal
Story by	Manmohan Desai
Produced by	Kamal Mehra
Starring	Biswajeet Babita Helen Kamal Mehra
Cinematography	Keki Mistry
Edited by	Kamlakar Karkhanis (as Kamlakar)
Music by	O.P.Nayyar
Production company	Pride of Asia Films
Distributed by	Bollywood Entertainment (BEI) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
Release date	1968 (1968)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	Template:Film India
Language	Hindi

Plot

The nation is struck by a series of bombs spread across the country. The Commissioner of Police (Murad) is baffled as to who is behind these attacks. The Commissioner receives an anonymous call where the caller tells that he knows who the masterminds behind the blasts are and their associates. He also tells that he would like to help the Police. The informant then tells that he has written down the names of mastermind and their associates in a microdart/microdot. The informant here is the owner of a store, 'Twist Musical & Photo Shop'. The main mastermind or the villian is Scorpion. He gets to know that the informant is about to give their organization's information to the police. Scorpion then sends his men or goons to recover the microdot.

As soon as the goons enter the shop and start to threaten the informant to give the microdot, the hero Vicky (Biswajeet) enters the store to get his guitar. The informant slips the microdot into Vicky's guitar and Vicky leaves from there. The goons come to know of this and start to follow Vicky. Vicky is a singer and guitar player at a local nightclub. He along with Nancy (Helen) entertain the crowds. After the night show, the goons follow Vicky into his room and try to take the guitar (his father's gift) containing the microdot from him . Vicky runs away with the guitar. He is on the run for 2 days and again encounters the goons. He escapes from them and boards a train. Here he meets Roma (Babita) who has also run away from her home due to the strict rules enforced by her rich and wealthy father.

During the train journey, Vicky and Roma become friendly. On their way to the town, they encounter Jani Bhai, an inventor, who gives them a ride to the town, with his customized car. Jani and Vicky become best of friends and Jani gets Vicky a job as a guitarist / singer in the hotel. Incidentally, Roma stays in the same hotel. Vicky and Roma fall in love. Scorpion comes to know that Vicky is staying in the hotel through his henchmen, Julie, present as an employee in the hotel. Meanwhile, Nancy comes to this hotel and creates a misunderstanding between Vicky and Roma. Roma dumps Vicky and Nancy takes Vicky to her room. Nancy plots to kill Vicky but in the process, kills herself accidentally. While dying, she tells Vicky that Scorpion had sent her and she was compelled to kill because her parents were taken hostage. The rest of the film deals with who Scorpion is and whether Vicky and Roma get together.

Cast

• Biswajeet as Vicky, singer and guitar player at a hotel nightclub
  
• Babita as Roma, an escapee from home
  
• Helen as Nancy
  
• Murad as Commissioner of Police
  
• Jani Bhai, an eccentric inventor
  
• Scorpion, the main villain and chief of the Scorpion organisation
  
• Hiralal as Lopez, the right hand man of Scorpion
  
• M.B.Shetty as Joe, a deadly member of the Scorpion Organisation
  
• Bhagwan Sinha as Gonz, Owner of 'Twist Musical & Photo Shop' and informant to the police
  
• Yee Chang as Chang, an enemy agent and most wanted man by many countries
  

Reception

The music by O.P.Nayyar was a hit with 3 super hit songs.

Box Office

The film was declared an average film in the box office verdicts. It could be attributed to the story and the earnings it made (Net gross of INR SMS R3₹ 70,00,000 vs Gross of INR SMS R3₹ 1,40,00,000).

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by O.P.Nayyar. Notable tracks are Aankhon Mein Qayamat Ke Kajal sung by Mahendra Kapoor, Aao Huzoor Tum Ko sung by Asha Bhosle and Kajra Mohabbat Wala sung by Asha Bhosle and Shamshad Begum.

Track Listing

Originally, the film consisted of 6 soundtracks (mainly for the cassette and gramophone version).

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aao Huzoor Tum Ko"	Noor Devasi	Asha Bhosle	05:51
2.	"Kajra Mohabbat Wala"	S H Bihari	Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum	06:22
3.	"Lakhon Hain Yahan Dilwale"	S H Bihari	Mahendra Kapoor	04:17
4.	"Aankhon Mein Qayamat Ke Kajal"	S H Bihari	Mahendra Kapoor	04:22
5.	"One Two Three Baby"	S H Bihari	Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor	06:54
6.	"Kismat (Title Music)"			03:13

Additional Tracks

In mid-2000, 2 additional tracks were added known as revival versions for Aao Huzoor Tum Ko & Kajra Mohabbat Wala songs. The CD and iTunes versions of the film now contain 8 tracks.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aao Huzoor Tum Ko (Revival)"	Noor Devasi	Asha Bhosle	04:43
2.	"Kajra Mohabbat Wala (Revival)"	S H Bihari	Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum	06:15

Vinyl or Gramophone Record Track Info

The Gramophone record consists of 2 sides having the following tracks:
Side 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aankhon Mein Qayamat Ke Kajal"	S H Bihari	Mahendra Kapoor
2.	"Kajra Mohabbat Wala"	S H Bihari	Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum
3.	"Title Music"

Side 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aao Huzoor Tum Ko"	Noor Devasi	Asha Bhosle
2.	"Lakhon Hain Yahan Dilwale"	S H Bihari	Mahendra Kapoor
3.	"One Two Three Baby"	S H Bihari	Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor

Songs Remixed

The tracks that have been remixed the most are:

• Aao Huzoor Tumko
• Kajra Mohabbat Wala

Ironically, both these songs are sung by female singers and notable Asha Bhosle features in both of them.

The track Aao Huzoor Tumko has been remixed a number of times. Following is a list of notable films and music albums it was used in:

• Punjab, a song in the Global Spirit, a 2003 album by Karunesh S
• Double Cross - Ek Dhoka, a 2005 film
• Non Stop Love Shots, a 2005 album
• Salaam-e-Ishq, a 2007 Hindi film, as a small song clip (played between in the scene where it's Anil kapoor birthday and he see's Anjali)

Plagiarism of Song

The track Lakhon Hain Yahan Dilwale sung by Mahendra Kapoor is said to have been inspired from the following tracks:

• In the Bright Mohawk Valley or Red River Valley (song)
• The Bright Sherman Valley (inspired from In the Bright Mohawk Valley)

The similarity includes Mahendra Kapoor's singing drawl to that of the elaborate drawls of Red River Valley song besides the tune in the original.

Certification

The Central Board of Film Certification(CFBC), India has given an 'U' certificate (Universal or Unrestricted) for viewing purposes.

See Also

Bollywood films of 1968

External links

• Kismat at the Internet Movie Database
• Kismat (1968) Songs at iTunes