Goonj Uthi Shehnai
| Goonj Uthi Shehnai | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Vijay Bhatt |
| Produced by | Vijay Bhatt |
| Starring |
Rajendra Kumar Ameeta Anita Guha I. S. Johar |
| Music by |
Vasant Desai Bharat Vyas (Lyrics) |
Release dates | 1959 |
Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | Rs. 1,80,00,000 [1] |
Goonj Uthi Shehnai (English: The Call of the Shehnai) (meaning 'The Wedding Bells Have Started Ringing') is 1959 Hindi film directed by Vijay Bhatt, with Rajendra Kumar, Ameeta, Anita Guha and I. S. Johar as leads. The film has music by Vasant Desai and lyrics by Bharat Vyas, and the duo created numerous hits like Jivan Men Piya Tera Sath Rahe sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi, and Lata's Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet and Dil Ka Khilona Hai Toot Gaya.
The film narrates the story of a Shehnai player, and features a shehnai recitals by maestro, Ustad Bismillah Khan throughout the film.[2] There is also Jugalbandi between him and Sitar player, Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan [3]
The film was the fifth highest grosser of the year and declared a 'Hit' at the Indian Box Office,[1] and became the first big hit of actor Rajendra Kumar, who was soon giving dates four years from the day of signing.[4]
Cast
- Rajendra Kumar - Kishan
- Ameeta - Gopi
- Anita Guha - Ramkali (Rami)
- I. S. Johar - Kanhaiya
- Ulhas ... Raghunath Maharaj
- Manmohan Krishna - Gangaram
- Leela Mishra - Jamuna
- Pratap Kumar - Shekhar
- Prem Dhawan - Banjara
- Ram Moorti - Uncle
Awards and nominations
- 1960: Filmfare Award
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award: Anita Guha: Nominated
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Vasant Desai, and with lyrics by Bharat Vyas, also featured shehnai pieces, by noted classical instrumentalist, Ustad Bismillah Khan, with vocal renderings Amir Khan, a Hindustani classical music vocalist [5][6]
| Goonj Uthi Shehnai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Vasant Desai | ||||
| Released | 1995 (India) | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Vasant Desai | |||
| Vasant Desai chronology | ||||
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| Song | Singer (s) |
|---|---|
| Teri Shehnai Bole | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi |
| Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Maine Peena Seekh Liya | Mohd. Rafi |
| Jivan Men Piya Tera Sath Rahe | Lata Mangeshkar & Pushpak, Mohd. Rafi |
| Haule Haule Ghoonghat Pat Khole | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi |
| Akhiyan Bhool Gain Hain Sona | Geeta Dutt, Lata Mangeshkar |
| Mujhko Agar Bhool Jaoge Tum | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Kah Do Koi Na Kare Yahan Pyaar | Mohd. Rafi |
| Dil Ka Khilona Hai Toot Gaya | Lata Mangeshkar |
References
- 1 2 Box Office 1959
- ↑ Khan played in just one Hindi film, Goonj Uthi Shehnai (Echoes of the Shehnai), in 1959... BBC News, 21 August 2006.
- ↑ Ustad Bismillah Khan Essays on Indian music, by Raj Kumar. Publisher: Discovery Publishing House, 2003. ISBN 81-7141-719-1. p. 205.
- ↑ 1959: Year that was Indian Express, Friday, 29 May 1998.
- ↑ Goonj Uthi Shehnai 1959 songs
- ↑ Goonj Uthi Shehnai 1959 songs