Phir Subha Hogi
| Phir Subah Hogi | |
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| Directed by | Ramesh Saigal |
| Produced by | Ramesh Saigal |
| Starring | Raj Kapoor Mala Sinha Rehman Tun Tun |
| Music by | Mohammed Zahur Khayyam |
Release date | 1958 |
Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹18,000,000[1] |
Phir Subah Hogi (Also spelled Phir Subha Hogi; transl. Morning will dawn again) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Ramesh Saigal and starring Raj Kapoor and Mala Sinha. The film is an adaption of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment.[2]
It was the fourth highest-grossing film in India of 1958 and was declared as a "Hit" at Box Office India.[1]
Plot
Ram (Raj Kapoor) is a poor law student who supports his education with money orders from his mother and things he pawns. While struggling with his poor finances, he save a boy from an accident. Seeing the poor condition of the boy's family, he gives all his savings for the boy's treatment. Ram keeps visiting the boy and falls in love with the boy's elder sister Sohni (Mala Sinha). Sohni's father Gopal is addicted to liquor, which Harbanslal keeps providing him with. Harbanslal has a mean motive in doing so as he wants marry Sohni. To prevent Sohni's arranged marriage with Harbanslal, Ram decides to rob the pawn broker. But he is caught in the act, and he murders the pawn owner.[citation needed]
Ram's conscience keeps telling him to admit to his crime. But he never picks up the courage to do so. The police inspector on the case keeps suspecting Ram for the crime. With no proof he, too, is helpless. Ram learns that the police have already arrested another thief and have charged him with this robbery and murder. On the last day, when the court is to rule in the case, Ram makes up his mind and admits. He pleads saying how he was acting in self-defense against real villains of the society. The court sentences him to three years of imprisonment. Sohni promises that she will wait for his release and then marry him.[citation needed]
Cast
- Raj Kapoor as Ram Babu
- Mala Sinha as Sohni
- Rehman as Rehman, Ram's friend
- Kamal Kapoor as Sohni's molester
- Mubarak as Police Inspector
- Jagdish Sethi as Harbanslal
- Leela Chitnis as Sohni's Mother
- Nana Palsikar as Gopal, Sohni's father
- Tun Tun as Ram's Landlord
Music
Lyrics for this socially relevant film were composed by Sahir Ludhianvi and music by Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, popularly known as Khayyam. The song "Chin-O-Arab Hamara, Hindustan Hamara, Rahne Ko Ghar Nahin Hain, Saara Jahan Hamara" sung by Mukesh and picturised on Raj Kapoor, became very popular yet controversial, and was very close to being banned then.[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi" | Mukesh | 02:05 |
| 2. | "Aasman Pe Hai Khuda, Aur Zameen Pe Hum" | Mukesh | 02:31 |
| 3. | "Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi" | Mukesh, Asha Bhosle | 03:38 |
| 4. | "Chin-O-Arab Hamara" | Mukesh | 03:28 |
| 5. | "Phir Na Kije Meri Gustakh Nigah Ka Gila" | Mukesh, Asha Bhosle | 03:23 |
| 6. | "Jis Pyaar Mein Ye Haal Ho" | Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh | 03:55 |
| 7. | "Do Boonden Sawan Ki" | Asha Bhosle | 04:04 |
Reception
Phir Subah Hogi fared successfully at the box office and was the fourth highest-grossing film of the year 1958 behind Madhumati, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi and Yahudi. The music composed by Khayyam is considered as "rich and beautiful".[3] Songs like "Chin-O-Arab Hamara" and "Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi" penned by Sahir Ludhianvi were satirical on the condition of India and the Nehruvian politics.[3][4] "Chin-o-Arab Hamara" was a parody on Iqbal's song "Saare Jahan Se Achcha".[5]
Trivia
Lal Krishna Advani, a senior leader of "Bharatiya Janata Party", many a time in his speeches has talked about watching this movie along with his friend and colleague Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Advani reminisces that former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was very fond of watching movies. He narrated an incident where in 1958 he and Vajpayee, after facing an electoral defeat in Delhi Municipal Corporation election, straightaway went to watch a movie.[citation needed]
Advani says that the film turned out to be Phir Subah Hogi. Advani says that after Vajpayee became PM, he told party workers that the title of the movie had turned out to be prophetic and there was finally a dawn.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Box Office India. "Top Earners 1958". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "Phir Subah Hogi (1958)". The Hindu. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ a b Ranade, Ashok (2006). Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 283. ISBN 8185002649. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 117. ISBN 0-85170-455-7. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 289. ISBN 8179910660. Retrieved 1 May 2012.