Swarg Narak
| Swarg Narak | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Produced by | B.Nagi Reddy |
| Written by |
Raj Baldev Raj (dialogues) Anand Bakshi (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Story by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Starring |
Sanjeev Kumar Jeetendra Vinod Mehra Moushumi Chatterjee Shabana Azmi |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan |
| Cinematography | P.L. Rai |
| Edited by | K Balu |
Production company |
Vijaya Productions Pvt Ltd |
| Distributed by |
Bollywood Entertainment (as BEI, 2003, USA, DVD) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Swarg Narak (English: Heaven - Hell; Hindi: स्वर्ग नर्क;) is a 1978 Hindi movie produced by B.Nagi Reddy on Vijaya Productions Pvt Ltd banner, directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Starring Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shabana Azmi in lead roles ansd music is composed by Rajesh Roshan. All the three songs became popular. He sang one of his songs at Leena Jaitley wedding 5 yrs ago. The film is a remake of a Telugu Silver Jubilee movie Swargam Narakam (1975) made by the same director.
Plot
This is the story of three couples. First couple is that of Tripathi (Sanjeev Kumar)who always takes advantage of other's mistakes and position and earn money and his wife Mary. Second one is that of Geeta (Shabana Azmi) and romeo Vinod (Vinod Mehra) while the jealous and possessive Shobha (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Vicky Kapoor (Jeetendra) forms the third one.
The first couple is happily married one. The second couple stays with Vinod's mother (Kamini Kaushal). Vinod spends lot of time with Leena (Prema Narayan) and attending late night parties while Geeta patiently awaits husband every night. Once Shobha happens to see Vicky with Radha (Tanuja), assumes they have an affair and pesters Vicky about it. When Vicky defers her, she leaves him. On the other hand Vinod decides to leave house, but destiny plays its role. He meets with an accident and during his recovery period Shabana proves how important she is for him. He repents and completely changes into a new soft-spoken and good man. On the other hand, Shobha spoils her own house to such a stage that Vicky is compelled to leave his house after Radha's tragic death. At this juncture, Tripathi steps in to mend the couple. Some of the events that follow is a hilarious sequence. Whether Tripathi is successful in mending these couples forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Sanjeev Kumar as Pandit Sohanlal Tripathi
- Jeetendra as Mohan 'Micky' Kapoor
- Vinod Mehra as Vinod
- Moushumi Chatterjee as Shobha Mohan Kapoor
- Shabana Azmi as Geeta Vinod
- Tanuja as Radha
- Madan Puri as Lala Lalchand
- A. K. Hangal as Geeta's Father
- Raj Mehra as Shobha's Father
- Om Shivpuri as College Principal
- Jagdeep as Vinod's friend
- Paintal as Shambhu, Shobha's servant
- Vikram Gokhale as Cinema Hall Manager
- Birbal as Zaveri, Cinema Hall employee
- Saleem as Student
- Adil Amaan
- Kamini Kaushal as Vinod's mother
- Shammi as Shobha's Mother
- Pandari Bai
- Prema Narayan as Leena
- Farita Boyce as Lily
- Helen as Cabaret dancer
- Komilla Wirk
- Baby Sumathi
- Baby Gowri
Crew
- Director - Dasari Narayana Rao
- Story - Dasari Narayana Rao
- Screenplay - Dasari Narayana Rao
- Dialogue - Raj Baldev Raj
- Producer - B. Nagi Reddy, Ram Chabbra, Satish Kumar, D. Rama Naidu[1]
- Production Company - Vijaya Productions Pvt. Ltd.
- Cinematographer - P. L. Roy
- Editor - K. Balu
- Art Director - S. Krishna Rao
- Choreographer - Suresh Bhatt, Aruna, Salim Ghouse
- Music Director - Rajesh Roshan
- Lyricist - Anand Bakshi, Harindranath Chattopadhyay
- Playback Singers - Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi
Soundtrack
| # | Song Title | Singers | Lyricist | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Leena O Leena Dil Toone Cheena" | Kishore Kumar | Anand Bakshi | 4:55 | Popular song |
| 2 | "Aag Hai Lagi Hui Yahan Wahan" | Mohammad Rafi | Anand Bakshi | 6:00 | |
| 3 | "I Love you" | Lata Mangeshkar | Harindranath Chattopadhyay | 6.20 | Geeta shlokas included |
| 4 | "Nahin Nahin Koi Tumsa Haseen" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | Anand Bakshi | 5.50 | |