Jhumroo
Jhumroo | |
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Directed by | Shankar Mukherjee |
Screenplay by | Vrajendra Gaud |
Story by | Kishore Kumar |
Starring | Kishore Kumar Madhubala |
Music by | Kishore Kumar |
Production company | K. S. Films[1] |
Release date | 1961 |
Running time | 171 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | 1 crore (in 1961) |
Jhumroo is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Kishore Kumar and Madhubala. The screenplay is written by Madhusudan Kalekar, dialogue by Vrajendra Gaud and story by Kishore Kumar.[1]
Jhumroo was the eleventh highest-grossing film of 1961. It was semi-hit and successful commercially. It is also counted among the last films which starred Madhubala. The soundtrack included singers such as Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Usha Mangeshkar.
Plot
Anjana (Madhubala), a wealthy rich girl returns to her home after pursuaing her education degree where she meets Jhumroo (Kishore Kumar), a local tribal and falls in love with her. While her father disapproves of the match. It turns out that Jhumroo's foster mother is the real mother of Anjana, who is born out of wedlock and her father's best friend, whom her father had duped, is the real father of Jhumroo.
Cast
- Madhubala as Anjana
- Kishore Kumar as Jhumroo
- Lalita Pawar as Kamli
- Jayant as Dwarka Nath
- Chanchal as Chamki
- Anoop Kumar as Ramesh
- Sajjan as Banno
- M. Kumar as Bihari
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Kishore Kumar. The music was arranged by S.D. Burman's musical band. The song "Koi Humdum Na Raha" was a cover of the song of the same name, composed by Saraswati Devi for Jeevan Naiya (1936).[3]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Main Hoon Jhumroo" | Kishore Kumar | |
2. | "Babu Aana Sunte Jana" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle & Chorus | |
3. | "Jhoome Re Jhoome" | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
4. | "Babaloo Babaloo Ba Ba" | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
5. | "Aaja Too Aaja Aji Na" | Kishore Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar & Chorus | |
6. | "Ruk Ruk Thum Thum" | Asha Bhosle | |
7. | "Koi Humdum Na Raha" | Kishore Kumar | |
8. | "Thandi Hawa Ye Chandni Suhani" | Kishore Kumar | |
9. | "Matwale Hum Matwale Tum" | Kishore Kumar | |
10. | "Ae Bhola Bhala Man Mera" | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
11. | "Ge Ge Geli Jara Timbaktu Kathmandu" | Kishore Kumar & Chorus |
References
- ^ a b c Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 368. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep (13 October 2017). "The alternative Kishore Kumar playlist that is just as good as his most popular songs". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Mudgal, Shubha (18 October 2013). "Song of a woman". Mint. Retrieved 20 April 2018.