Duniya (1968 film)
{{Short description|1968 film by T. Prakash Rao}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Duniya
| image = Duniya 1968 poster.png
| caption = Poster
| director = T. Prakash Rao
| producer = Amarjeet
| story = K. A. Narayan
| screenplay = K. A. Narayan
Vrajendra Gaur
| starring = Dev Anand
Vyjayanthimala
Balraj Sahni
Johnny Walker
Lalita Pawar
| music = Shankar Jaikishan
| cinematography = Faredoon A. Irani
| editing = Shivaji Awdhut
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1968|12|28}}
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}}180,000,000
}}
Duniya ({{translation|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.{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=7&ID=11826|title=Top 10 heroines of Dev Anand|publisher=NDTV|date=4 December 2011|accessdate=5 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120711005450/http://movies.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=7&ID=11826|archivedate=11 July 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/InterviewsCinema/A-man-full-of-energy/Article1-777933.aspx |title=A man full of energy |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 December 2011 |author=Vyjayanthimala, Roshmila Bhattacharya |accessdate=5 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205015031/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/InterviewsCinema/A-man-full-of-energy/Article1-777933.aspx |archivedate=5 December 2011 }} 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 revolves around three friends 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=h001963 |title=Duniya (1968) |website=Raaga.com | date=n.d.|accessdate=3 June 2011}}
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! 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 {{INR}} 180,000,00 with a net of {{INR}} {{formatnum:9000000}} and was the tenth highest-grossing film of 1968 with a verdict of average success at Box Office India.{{cite news |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=174&catName=MTk2OA== |title=Box Office 1968 |publisher=Box Office India |accessdate=3 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014074151/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=174&catName=MTk2OA== |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Award
- Best Cinematographer – Faredoon A. Irani
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0062918|Duniya}}
- [http://www.upperstall.com/films/1968/duniya Duniya profile] at Upperstall.com
- [http://www.molodezhnaja.ch/duniya.htm Duniya profile & review] at [http://www.molodezhnaja.ch/ Molodezhnaja (German)]
Category:1960s Hindi-language films
Category:1960s comedy thriller films
Category:1960s romantic thriller films
Category:Indian comedy thriller films
Category:Indian romantic comedy films
Category:Indian romantic thriller films
Category:1968 romantic comedy films
Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan
Category:Films directed by T. Prakash Rao
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