Paigham

{{Infobox film

| name = Paigham

| image = Paigham poster.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = S. S. Vasan

| writer = Ramanand Sagar (dialogues)

| producer = Nagi Reddy

| starring = Dilip Kumar
Vyjayanthimala
Raaj Kumar

| cinematography = P. Elappa

| music = C. Ramchandra

| studio = Gemini Studios

| released = {{Film date|1959|10|30|df=y}}

| country = India

| language = Hindi

}}

Paigham ({{Translation|Message}}) is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in the lead roles, with Raaj Kumar, Pandari Bai, B. Saroja Devi, Motilal and Johnny Walker in other important roles. The film's music was composed by C. Ramchandra. This was the first time Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar appeared in a film together. They later appeared together once again over three decades later for the 1991 film Saudagar.{{Cite web |date=10 August 2021 |title=Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar did 'childish things' on Saudagar sets, recalls Vivek Mushran: 'Aaj maine usko ignore kiya...' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dilip-kumar-raaj-kumar-did-childish-things-on-saudagar-sets-recalls-vivek-mushran-aaj-maine-usko-ignore-kiya-101628581764397.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821182858/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dilip-kumar-raaj-kumar-did-childish-things-on-saudagar-sets-recalls-vivek-mushran-aaj-maine-usko-ignore-kiya-101628581764397.html |archive-date=21 August 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite news |last=Kohli |first=Suresh |date=13 November 2009 |title=Paigham (1959) |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Paigham-1959/article16891920.ece |url-status=live |access-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922111145/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Paigham-1959/article16891920.ece |archive-date=22 September 2022}} The film was declared a blockbuster at box office.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2021 |title=Legend Dilip Kumar Passes Away At 98 |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6255 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=Box Office India |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109220401/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6255 |url-status=live }}

The film was later remade in Tamil as Irumbu Thirai by Vasan, with Vyjayanthimala and Saroja Devi reprising their roles.{{Cite web |last=Sriram |first=V. |author-link=V. Sriram |date=1 May 2018 |title=Paigham and Irumbu Thirai – #MayDay Special |url=https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/paigham-and-irumbu-thirai-mayday-special/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928033720/https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/paigham-and-irumbu-thirai-mayday-special/ |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=27 September 2018 |website=Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music}}

Plot

The movie traces the lives of the family of a widowed lady, her two sons and daughter.

Mrs. Lal, a widowed lady lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan, her unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati, and her children. Ram works in a mill and Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, and falls in love with a typist named Manju, much to the chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill owner, Sewakram.

When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the mill employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by his brother Ram, who is devoted and loyal to Sewakram. Things go from bad to worse when the workers decide to go on strike, while Ram decides to throw Ratan out of the house. Word gets around that Ratan is against Sewakram, and soon he gets blacklisted.

Sheela who was supposed to marry Kundan, the son of Sitaram, has her marriage cancelled, and the family loses their prestige and credit in the community.

The question remains, will the workers continue to be at the mercy of Sewakram, and will the Lal family be re-united again and is answered during the latter half of the movie.

Cast

Dilip Kumar as Ratan Lal
Vyjayanthimala as Manju
Raaj Kumar as Ram Lal
Pandari Bai as Parvati
Motilal as Seth Sevakram
B. Saroja Devi as Malti
Johnny Walker as Nandu
Minoo Mumtaz as Chhallo
Vasundhara Devi as Manju's Mother
Pratima Devi as Mrs. Lal
S. N. Banerjee as Mill Manager
Mukherjee as Inspector
Shivraj as Seetaram
Seetalaxmi as Sheela
Ishwarlal as Jeevan
Pushpamala as Kamla
Master Gopi as Bhola
Kurupaiah as Kundan
Radha as Seth's Wife
Madhavan as Sleuth
Amar as Prosecutor
Kamal Krishna as Judge

Soundtrack

All songs were music by C. Ramchandra and lyrics by Pradeep.

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! Song !! Singer

"Yahi Paigham Hamara"

| Manna Dey

"Daulat Ne Paseene Ko Aaj"

| C. Ramchandra

"O Ameeron Ke Parmeshwar"-1

| Asha Bhosle

"O Ameeron Ke Parmeshwar"-2

| Asha Bhosle

"Main Kyun Na Nachoon Aaj"

| Asha Bhosle

"Hum Rang Rangeeli Yauwan van ki Tittaliya Re"

| Asha Bhosle, Suman Kalyanpur

"Jawani Mein Akelepan Ki Ghadiyan Humko Na Bhaye"

| Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi

"Badla Sara Zamana Babu, Badla Sara Zamana"

| Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi

"Kaise Diwali Manayen Hum"

| Mohammed Rafi

"Suno, Suno Re Bhaiya"

| Mohammed Rafi

Accolades

At the 7th Filmfare Awards, Ramanand Sagar won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, Raaj Kumar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and Dilip Kumar was nominated for Best Actor.{{Cite web |title=Filmfare Nominees and {{sic|nolink=1|Winner}} |url=https://archive.org/download/FilmfareAwards/FilmfareAwards.pdf |access-date=16 September 2022 |publisher=The Times Group |via=Internet Archive}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0053152|Paigham}}

Category:1959 films

Category:1950s Hindi-language films

Category:Films directed by S. S. Vasan

Category:Films scored by C. Ramchandra

Category:Gemini Studios films

Category:Hindi films remade in other languages