Prem Parbat

{{short description|1973 film by Ved Rahi}}

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| name = Prem Parbat

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| director = Ved Rahi

| producer = Shanti Sagar

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| starring = Rehana Sultan

| music = Jaidev

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| released = {{Film date|1973| | |ref1={{Cite book |last=Rajendra Ojha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ |title=Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913–1988 |publisher=Screen World Publication |year=1988 |page=100}}}}

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| country = India

| language = Hindi

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Prem Parbat ({{Translation|Mountain of Love}}) is a 1973 Hindi-language film directed by Ved Rahi. The film stars Rehana Sultan, Satish Kaul, Nana Palsikar, Agha and Hema Malini in a special appearance. The film has music by Jaidev with lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar and Padma Sachdev,{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cVo6AQAAIAAJ |title=Perfect Harmony |date=October 1973 |publisher=The Illustrated Weekly of India |page=27}} and is remembered for its melodies, including Lata Mangeshkar classic "Ye Dil Aur Unki, Nigaaho Ke Saaye", written by Jan Nisar Akhtar and "Mera Chhota Sa Ghardwaar" written by poet Padma Sachdev.{{Cite book |last=Ganesh Anantharaman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA250 |title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song |publisher=Penguin Books India |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-14-306340-7 |page=250}} According to Rahi, the print of the film got destroyed over time, making it a lost film.{{Cite book |last=Ghosh |first=Avijit |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=9383260319 |title=40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed |publisher=Tranquebar Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-93-83260-31-7 |page=11}}

Plot

The film is the story of an orphan girl, whose loyalties are divided between her aged husband and a young forest officer she has fallen in love with. Being the wife of the old Choudhari she is conflicted about her love for another man.[http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/3439/index.html Prem Parbat : Complete Cast and Crew details][http://www.ultraindia.com/movies/filmography/filmography.php?choice=1&na=PREM%20PARBAT&set= Ultraindia.com Filmography of PREM PARBAT, Profile of PREM PARBAT]

Cast

Soundtrack

The film has music by Jaidev while the lyrics were written by Jan Nisar Akhtar and Padma Sachdev. "Ye Dil Aur Unki, Nigaaho Ke Saaye" sung by Lata Mangeshkar featured in the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1974.

  • "Ye Dil Aur Unki, Nigaahon Ke Saaye" – Lata Mangeshkar[http://google.saregama.com/music/pages/listen_popup?mode=listen_popup&query=INH100513073 Ye Dil Aur Unki, Nigaaho Ke Saaye] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221123/http://google.saregama.com/music/pages/listen_popup?mode=listen_popup&query=INH100513073 |date=20 May 2014 }}[http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/3/336.html ye dil aur unkii, nigaahon ke saaye]
  • "Raat Piya Ke Sang" – Minu Purushottam
  • "Mera Chhota Sa Ghar Baar" – Lata Mangeshkar
  • "Yeh Neer Kahan Se Barse Hai" – Lata Mangeshkar

Awards and Nominations

Minoo Purshottam was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, for the song "Raat Piya Ke Sang".

References

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