Pyar Kiye Jaa
| Pyar Kiye Jaa | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Starring |
Shashi Kapoor Kishore Kumar Mehmood Mumtaz Ragini Kalpana |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
Release dates | 1966 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Pyar Kiye Jaa (English: Carry on Loving) is a 1966 Hindi language movie directed by C. V. Sridhar starring Kishore Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Mehmood, Om Prakash, Mumtaz, Kalpana and Ragini. It was a "semi-hit" at the box office.[1] The film is a remake of the Tamil comedy Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964) which was remade into Telugu as Preminchi Choodu in 1965. Actress Rajasree starred in all three versions of the film.[2] Kadhalikka Neramillai was also later remade in Kannada as Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu.[3] The role played by Nagesh in Tamil version was reprised by Mehmood in the Hindi version and by Dwarakish in the Kannada version.
Soundtrack
All the songs[4] were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and lyrics were penned by Rajendra Krishan.
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sunle Pyar Ki Dushman Duniya" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle | 05:41 |
| 2 | "O Meri Maina" | Manna Dey, Usha Mangeshkar | 03:50 |
| 3 | "Din Jawani Ke Char (Pyar Kiye Ja)" | Kishore Kumar | 05:01 |
| 4 | "Phool Ban Jaunga Shart Ye Hai" | Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar | 04:53 |
| 5 | "Kisne Pukara Mujhe Mai Aa Gayi" | Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar | 04:20 |
| 6 | "Gore Haatho Par Naa Julm Karo" | Mohammed Rafi | 05:05 |
| 7 | "Dil Humne De Diya" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 03:25 |
| 8 | "Kahne Ki Nahi Baat" | Mohammed Rafi | 04:56 |
Production
According to the book Eena meena deeka: the story of Hindi film comedy by Sanjit Narwekar, Pyar Kiye Jaa was a "frame-by-frame" remake of Sridhar's own Kadhalikka Neramillai.[5]
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Mehmood
- Filmfare Best Comedian Award - Nomination - Om Prakash[6]
According to film expert Rajesh Subramanian, Mehmood won the Radhakrishan award for best comedian instituted by B R Chopra in honour of yesteryear actor Radhakrishan. Mehmood acknowledged that Om Prakash, who played his father in the film,equally deserved the award and his fabulous reactions made the scenes more entertaining.
References
- ↑ "Box Office 1966". Boxofficeindia.com.
- ↑ Malathi Rangarajan (17 March 2006). "Away from the arc lights". The Hindu. p. Friday Review.
- ↑ http://chiloka.com/movie/preethi-maadu-thamashe-nodu-1979
- ↑ http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/pyar_kiye_ja.htm
- ↑ Sanjit Narwekar (2012) Eena meena deeka: the story of Hindi film comedy. p. 153
- ↑ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953