Goonj Uthi Shehnai is 1959 Hindi film directed by Vijay Bhatt

Vijay Bhatt

Vijay Bhatt was a noted producer-director-screenwriter of Hindi cinema, who made such films as Ram Rajya , Baiju Bawra , Goonj Uthi Shehnai and Himalaya Ki God Mein .He founded Prakash Pictures, a film production company and Prakash Studios in Andheri East, Mumbai, which...

, with Rajendra Kumar

Rajendra Kumar

Rajendra Kumar was one of the most successful Indian Bollywood actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He also produced several films in the 1980s starring his son Kumar Gaurav....

, Ameeta

Ameeta

Ameeta was a well known film actress in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in Hindi films. Mainly a supporting actress and B grade leading lady, she had a brief period of A grade stardom in the late 1950s and early 1960s after playing prominent roles in successful films such as Tumsa Nahin Dekha ,...

, Anita Guha

Anita Guha

Anita Guha was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in Jai Santoshi Maa...

 and I.S. Johar as leads. The film has music by Vasant Desai

Vasant Desai

Vasant Desai was a Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram film, like Do Aankhen Barah Haath , Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje , Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi .-Early life:He born in 1912 into a wealthy family in Sonwad village,...

 and lyrics by Bharat Vyas

Bharat Vyas

Bharat Vyas was a noted Indian lyricist who wrote the songs for Hindi films in 1950s and 1960s.He is the writer of the immortal prayer song, ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ and 'ye kaun chitrakar hai'. He also directed a Bollywood film of Rangeela Rajasthani.-Early life:He was born in Churu in Rajasthan...

, and the duo created numerous hits like Jivan Men Piya Tera Sath Rahe sung by Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...

, 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

Shehnai

The shehnai, shahnai, shenai or mangal vadya, is an aerophonic instrument, a double reed conical oboe, common in North India, West India and Pakistan, made out of wood, with a metal flare bell at the end...

 player, and features a shehnai recitals by maestro, Ustad Bismillah Khan throughout the film, and it remained the only Hindi film he ever played shehnai in. There is also Jugalbandi between him and Sitar

Sitar

The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...

 player, Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan

The film was the fifth highest grosser of the year and declared a 'Hit' at the Indian Box Office

Box office

A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....

, and became the first big hit of actor Rajendra Kumar

Rajendra Kumar

Rajendra Kumar was one of the most successful Indian Bollywood actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He also produced several films in the 1980s starring his son Kumar Gaurav....

, who was soon giving dates four years from the day of signing.

Cast

• Rajendra Kumar
  Rajendra Kumar
  Rajendra Kumar was one of the most successful Indian Bollywood actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He also produced several films in the 1980s starring his son Kumar Gaurav....
  
   - Kishan
• Ameeta
  Ameeta
  Ameeta was a well known film actress in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in Hindi films. Mainly a supporting actress and B grade leading lady, she had a brief period of A grade stardom in the late 1950s and early 1960s after playing prominent roles in successful films such as Tumsa Nahin Dekha ,...
  
   - Gopi
• Anita Guha
  Anita Guha
  Anita Guha was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in Jai Santoshi Maa...
  
   - 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
    Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
    The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
    
    : Anita Guha
    Anita Guha
    Anita Guha was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in Jai Santoshi Maa...
    
    : Nominated

Soundtrack

The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Vasant Desai

Vasant Desai

Vasant Desai was a Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram film, like Do Aankhen Barah Haath , Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje , Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi .-Early life:He born in 1912 into a wealthy family in Sonwad village,...

, and with lyrics by Bharat Vyas

Bharat Vyas

Bharat Vyas was a noted Indian lyricist who wrote the songs for Hindi films in 1950s and 1960s.He is the writer of the immortal prayer song, ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ and 'ye kaun chitrakar hai'. He also directed a Bollywood film of Rangeela Rajasthani.-Early life:He was born in Churu in Rajasthan...

, also featured shehnai

Shehnai

The shehnai, shahnai, shenai or mangal vadya, is an aerophonic instrument, a double reed conical oboe, common in North India, West India and Pakistan, made out of wood, with a metal flare bell at the end...

 pieces, by noted classical instrumentalist, Ustad Bismillah Khan, with vocal renderings Amir Khan, a Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...

 vocalist

Song	Singer (s)
Teri Shehnai Bole	Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... , Mohd. Rafi
Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet	Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
Maine Peena Seekh Liya	Mohd. Rafi
Jivan Men Piya Tera Sath Rahe	Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... , Mohd. Rafi
Haule Haule Ghoonghat Pat Khole	Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... , Mohd. Rafi
Akhiyan Bhool Gain Hain Sona	Geeta Dutt Geeta Dutt Geetā Dutt was a prominent singer in India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema... , Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
Mujhko Agar Bhool Jaoge Tum	Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
Kah Do Koi Na Kare Yahan Pyaar	Mohd. Rafi
Dil Ka Khilona Hai Toot Gaya	Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...