Gumrah
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Gumrah is a 1963 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sunil Dutt
, Ashok Kumar
, Mala Sinha
, Nirupa Roy
, Deven Verma
and Shashikala
. The film's music was composed by Ravi
which was a plus point. The film had meaningful and pinching songs like 'aap aaye to khayale-dile-nashaad aaya', 'in hawaon mein in fizaaon mein' (sad version) and 'chalo ek baar phir se' which were and are liked by listeners.
) and Kamla (Nirupa Roy
) are two daughters of a wealthy Nainital resident. Meena is in love with artist-singer Rajendra (Sunil Dutt
), while Kamla lives with her established attorney husband, Ashok (Ashok Kumar
) in Mumbai
. When Kamla comes to Nainital for her delivery, she comes to know of Meena's affair and plans to get them married.
Before she can do this, she dies after falling off a cliff near her father's home. Afraid that her sister's children will be ill-treated by a stepmother, Meena marries Ashok. For a while things go well, until she meets Rajendra again. He follows her to Mumbai, and they begin meeting secretly.
One day, Meena is caught by Leela (Shashikala
), a woman who claims to be Rajendra's wife and who begins blackmailing her. Caught between Rajendra's deception and Leela's hounding, Meena's life comes to a crisis and she is forced to make a choice between Rajendra and Ashok.
The movie examines the conflict of a married woman who is caught between her feelings for her lover and her duty to her husband and family. A bold theme for the times (1963), the same conflict is examined again in the 2005 Kareena Kapoor
-starrer Bewafaa
.
The film includes songs such as Chalo Ek Baar, Aa Bhi Jaa, Aaja Aaja Re, Aap Aayen, Tujhko Mera Pyar Pukare, Ek Pardesi and Ek thi ladki.
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...
, Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
, Mala Sinha
Mala Sinha
Mala Sinha is an Indian actress, who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Recognised for her acting talent and beauty, she went on to become a popular leading actress in Hindi films from the early fifties till late seventies...
, Nirupa Roy
Nirupa Roy
-Filmography:* Lal Baadshah * Mard * Mawali * Betab * Khoon aur Pani * Aatish * Kartavya .... Vijay's mother* Khandaan .... Savitri G. Srivastav...
, Deven Verma
Deven Verma
Deven Varma is an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He has also produced and directed some films including Besharam...
and Shashikala
Shashikala
Shashikala Jawalkar-Saigal , much better known as Shashikala, is an Indian actress.-Early years:Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family...
. The film's music was composed by Ravi
Ravi (music director)
Ravi Shankar Sharma , often referred to mononymously as Ravi, is an Indian music director, who has composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films...
which was a plus point. The film had meaningful and pinching songs like 'aap aaye to khayale-dile-nashaad aaya', 'in hawaon mein in fizaaon mein' (sad version) and 'chalo ek baar phir se' which were and are liked by listeners.
Plotline
Meena (Mala SinhaMala Sinha
Mala Sinha is an Indian actress, who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Recognised for her acting talent and beauty, she went on to become a popular leading actress in Hindi films from the early fifties till late seventies...
) and Kamla (Nirupa Roy
Nirupa Roy
-Filmography:* Lal Baadshah * Mard * Mawali * Betab * Khoon aur Pani * Aatish * Kartavya .... Vijay's mother* Khandaan .... Savitri G. Srivastav...
) are two daughters of a wealthy Nainital resident. Meena is in love with artist-singer Rajendra (Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...
), while Kamla lives with her established attorney husband, Ashok (Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
) in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. When Kamla comes to Nainital for her delivery, she comes to know of Meena's affair and plans to get them married.
Before she can do this, she dies after falling off a cliff near her father's home. Afraid that her sister's children will be ill-treated by a stepmother, Meena marries Ashok. For a while things go well, until she meets Rajendra again. He follows her to Mumbai, and they begin meeting secretly.
One day, Meena is caught by Leela (Shashikala
Shashikala
Shashikala Jawalkar-Saigal , much better known as Shashikala, is an Indian actress.-Early years:Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family...
), a woman who claims to be Rajendra's wife and who begins blackmailing her. Caught between Rajendra's deception and Leela's hounding, Meena's life comes to a crisis and she is forced to make a choice between Rajendra and Ashok.
The movie examines the conflict of a married woman who is caught between her feelings for her lover and her duty to her husband and family. A bold theme for the times (1963), the same conflict is examined again in the 2005 Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
-starrer Bewafaa
Bewafaa
Bewafaa is a 2005 Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Shamita Shetty, Manoj Bajpai and Kabir Bedi. The film is directed by Dharmesh Darshan who later directed films like Raja Hindustani and Dhadkan...
.
The film includes songs such as Chalo Ek Baar, Aa Bhi Jaa, Aaja Aaja Re, Aap Aayen, Tujhko Mera Pyar Pukare, Ek Pardesi and Ek thi ladki.
Awards
- 1963 Filmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardThe 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...
for Shashikala - 1963 Filmfare Best Male Playback AwardFilmfare Best Male Playback AwardThe Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song....
for Mahinder Kapoor - 1963 Filmfare Best Editing AwardFilmfare Best Editing AwardThe Filmfare Best Editing Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.-List:-External links:* *...
for Pran Mehra