Noorie
| Noorie | |
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| Directed by | Manmohan Krishna |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Starring |
Farooq Shaikh Poonam Dhillon Madan Puri |
| Music by |
Khayyam Jan Nisar Akhtar (Lyrics) Naqsh Lyalpuri (Lyrics) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 114min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹5 crore (US$740,000)[1] |
Noorie is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Yash Chopra, and directed by Manmohan Krishna, who was a noted character actor of the 1950s and 1960s, this was his only film. The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri, Iftekhar . The films music is by Khayyam and the lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar. The film was a Super-Hit and the 7th highest grossing film at the Indian Box Office in the year.[1]
Synopsis
Noorie (Poonam Dhillon) lives in the Bhaderwah valleys with her father, Ghulam Nabi (Iftekhar) and her dog Khairoo, she has a boyfriend Yusuf (Farooq Shaikh), they decide to get married, the date is decided and preparations begin. But fate had something else in store. As another villager Bashir Khan (Bharat Kapoor) takes a liking to Noorie and approaches Noorie's father for her hand, to which Ghulam Nabi refuses. An angry Bashir Khan then arranges the murder of Gulam Nabi, through his men, using a falling tree. The marriage is suspended, few months later when the marriage preparations are back on, however a few days before the marriage Bashir Khan, who happens to be Yusuf's boss sends him on an errand out of town. While Yusuf is out of town Bashir Khan goes over to Noorie's house and rapes her. Noorie commits suicide and Yusuf gets to know that it all happened because of Bashir, so he runs behid him to kill him followed by Khairoo. They end up into a physial fight and Yusuf gets shot by Bashir. As Bashir runs back, he finds Khairoo there, who finally kills Bashir. Yusuf runs to the place where Noorie's body is and dies there. At the end they both are dug into the ground and unite with each other.
Cast
- Farooque Shaikh as Yusuf Fakir Mohammed
- Poonam Dhillon as Noorie Nabi
- Madan Puri as Lala Karamchand
- Iftekhar as Ghulam Nabi
- Padma Khanna as Courtesan
- Gita Siddharth as Karamchand's daughter-in-law
- Javed Khan as Faulad Khan
- Bharat Kapoor as Basheer Khan
- Avtar Gill as Basheer's friend
- Manmohan Krishna as Saiji (Storyteller)
Soundtrack
The soundtrack have the following tracks,[2] composed by Khayyam, and with lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar, Naqsh Lyallpuri and Majrooh Sultanpuri.
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| Soundtrack album by Khayyam | ||||
| Released | 1979 (India) | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Khayyam | |||
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| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Duration |
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| 1 | "Aaja Re O Mere Dilbar Aaja - I" | Nitin Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar | Jan Nisar Akhtar | 04:58 |
| 2 | "Chori Chori Koi Aaye" | Lata Mangeshkar | Naqsh Lyallpuri | 05:04 |
| 3 | "Qadar Tune Na Jani" | Asha Bhosle | Naqsh Lyallpuri | 05:12 |
| 4 | "Uske Khel Nirale Wohi Jane" | Pamela Chopra, Jagjit Kaur, Anwar | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 04:54 |
| 5 | "Aashiq Ho To Aisa Ho (Qawwali)" | Pamela Chopra, Mahendra Kapoor, Jagjit Kaur, Swadesh Mahan | Jan Nisar Akhtar | 06:31 |
| 6 | "Aaja Re O Mere Dilbar Aaja - II" | Nitin Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar | Jan Nisar Akhtar | 05:03 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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| 1980 | Poonam Dhillon | Filmfare Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
| Yash Chopra (for Yash Raj Films) | Filmfare Award for Best Film | Nominated | |
| Manmohan Krishna | Filmfare Award for Best Director | Nominated | |
| Khayyam | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director | Nominated |