Duniya (1968 film)

Duniya
Duniya
	Poster
Directed by	T. Prakash Rao
Screenplay by	K. A. Narayan; Vrajendra Gaur
Story by	K. A. Narayan
Produced by	Amarjeet
Starring	Dev Anand; Vyjayanthimala; Balraj Sahni; Johnny Walker; Lalita Pawar
Cinematography	Faredoon A. Irani
Edited by	Shivaji Awdhut
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Release date	28 December 1968;
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹180,000,000

Duniya (transl. The World) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film written by K. A. Narayan and directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film starred Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala in the lead with Balraj Sahni, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar, Prem Chopra, Sulochana Latkar, Madan Puri, Nana Palsikar, Achala Sachdev, Laxmi Chhaya, Jagdish Raj, Tun Tun, Brahm Bhardwaj and Pakistani actor Suresh as the ensemble cast. The film was produced by Amarjeet.^[1]^[2] The film's score was composed by Shankar Jaikishan duo with lyrics provided by Hasrat Jaipuri, S. H. Bihari and Gopaldas Neeraj, edited by Shivaji Awdhut and was filmed by Faredoon A. Irani. The story revolves around three friends (Amarnath, Gopal, and his sister, Mala), how they face their problems in life, and how they recover from the problems in the rest of the story.

Plot

The movie deals about three friend Amarnath, Gopal and his sister, Mala. As Mala and Gopal's mother is a widow and is unable to care for both the children, she decides to let her Bombay-based cousin, Shobha R. Sharma, adopt Mala. Gopal is always in trouble with the villagers for petty theft, and when he learns that Mala has left, he too runs away from home. Years later, all three have grown up. Mala's mother is deceased, while she continues to live with her aunt and uncle, Public Prosecutor Ramnath Sharma; Amarnath is now an Advocate working with Senior Advocate Mehta, and is in love with Mala, not knowing that she is his childhood friend; while Gopal has been to prison in Poona, Madras, and the Police in Hyderabad want him for questioning. Soon Amarnath will be defending Gopal, alias Ram Singh, for the murder of one Mohanchand – and it will be an uphill task for Amarnath – for not only do the Police have airtight evidence against Gopal, Mohanchand was to be the future son-in-law of Ramnath – who has sworn to bring Gopal to justice by hook or by crook.

Cast

Dev Anand as Advocate Amarnath Sharma "Amar"
Vyjayanthimala as Mala
Balraj Sahni as Public Prosecutor Ramnath Sharma
Prem Chopra as Mohanchand "Mohan"
Madan Puri as Madan
Johnny Walker as James Bond
Lalita Pawar as Mrs. Sharma
Sulochana Latkar as Janki Sharma
Achala Sachdev as Shobha Sharma
Laxmi Chhaya as Laxmi
Nana Palsikar as Girdharilal
Jagdish Raj as Madan's Associate
Brahm Bhardwaj as Advocate Mehta
Suresh as Gopal / Ram Singh
Tun Tun as Chhabili

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by the Shankar Jaikishan duo, while the lyrics were provided by Hasrat Jaipuri, S. H. Bihari and Gopaldas Neeraj.^[3]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)	Picturisation
1	"Dooriyan Nazdikiyan Ban Gayi"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle	Hasrat Jaipuri	05:04	Featuring actress Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand
2	"Falsafa Pyar Ka Tum Kya Jano"	Mohammed Rafi	Hasrat Jaipuri	04:53	Featuring actress Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand
3	"Jawan Tum Ho Jawan Ham Hai"	Mohammed Rafi	Hasrat Jaipuri	04:30	Picturisation on Vyjayanthimala, Dev Anand, Laxmi Chhaya and Johnny Walker
4	"Yeh Dharti Hindustan Ki"	Asha Bhosle	Gopaldas Neeraj	09:32	Featuring Vyjayanthimala with drama troupe
5	"Tuhi Meri Laxmi Tuhi Meri Chhaya"^†	Mohammed Rafi	Hasrat Jaipuri	04:19	Featuring Laxmi Chhaya and Johnny Walker
6	"Duniya Isi Ka Naam Hai"	Mukesh, Sharda	S. H. Bihari	05:08	Featuring the lead pair

^† Lyrics on actress Laxmi Chhaya

Box office

At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed around ₹ 180,000,00 with a net of ₹ 9,000,000 and was the tenth highest-grossing film of 1968 with a verdict of average success at Box Office India.^[4]

Award

Filmfare Awards

Best Cinematographer – Faredoon A. Irani

References

^ "Top 10 heroines of Dev Anand". NDTV. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
^ Vyjayanthimala, Roshmila Bhattacharya (5 December 2011). "A man full of energy". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
^ "Duniya (1968)". Raaga.com. n.d. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
^ "Box Office 1968". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2011.

External links

Duniya at IMDb
Duniya profile at Upperstall.com
Duniya profile & review at Molodezhnaja (German)

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[1] "Top 10 heroines of Dev Anand". NDTV. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.

[2] Vyjayanthimala, Roshmila Bhattacharya (5 December 2011). "A man full of energy". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.

[3] "Duniya (1968)". Raaga.com. n.d. Retrieved 3 June 2011.

[4] "Box Office 1968". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2011.

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