Jugnu (1973 film)
| Jugnu | |
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| File:Jugnu 1973 film poster.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Pramod Chakravorthy |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick Gulshan Nanda Ehsan Rizvi |
| Produced by | Pramod Chakravorthy |
| Starring | Dharmendra Hema Malini Pran Prem Chopra Nazir Hussain Mehmood Lalita Pawar Master Satyajeet |
| Cinematography | V.K. Murthy |
| Edited by | R.M. Tipnis |
| Music by | Sachin Dev Burman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pramod Films Gala Entertainment Corp. |
Release date | 30 August 1973 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Jugnu (English: firefly) is a 1973 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The story is about an extremely intelligent crook with a "Golden" heart (Dharmendra) who has the remarkable ability to steal from the most protected setups. The movie also stars Hema Malini, Lalita Pawar, Mehmood, Prem Chopra, Nazir Hussain, Ajit and Pran.The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Anand Bakshi. . It went on to become a box-office "Superhit" becoming the second highest grossing film of 1973. It had great songs, most notably the Diwali song picturised beautifully on Dharmendra and sung by Kishore Kumar, "Deep Diwali ke Jhute". The song became a runaway hit going on to become an all-time a chart-buster of its time. Another notable feature of the film is the popular dialogue written by Sachin Bhowmick, "Baap ke naam kaa sahara kaamzor log lete hai", Meaning: "Only the weak seek to be known by their father's reputation" which was said on two occasions by Dharmendra and Pran. It went on to become one of the most loved and famous dialogues of all-time in Hindi cinema. Jugnu Remains a cult classic of Hindi cinema and represents one of Dharmendra's finest performances. This film was remade into Tamil in 1980 as Guru.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Dharmendra | Ashok Roy 'Jugnu' |
| Hema Malini | Seema |
| Pran | Shyam |
| Prem Chopra | Ramesh |
| Mehmood | Mahesh |
| Lalita Pawar | Mrs. Ghanshyam Das |
| Jayshree T. | Sheela |
| Manmohan | Mike |
| Raj Mehra | Inspector General |
| Nazir Hussain | Shyam's Father |
| Kamal Kapoor | Police Inspector |
| Brahm Bhardwaj | Mr. Mazumdar |
| Dhumal | Sheela's Father |
Soundtrack
Songs from the Film
01.Deep Diwali ke Jhute By (Kishore Kumar) Picturised on Dharmendra
02.Pyar ke Is Khel mein By (Kishore Kumar) Picturised on Dharmendra
03.Jaane Kya pilaaye tune By (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Hema Malini and Dharmendra
04.Woh Apni Yaad Dilane By (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Hema Malini
05.Jab baaghon mein jugnu By (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Sheela Suman and Mehmood
06.Gir Gaya Jhumka By (Kishore Kumar) and (Lata Mangeshkar) Picturised on Dharmendra and Hema Malini
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