Kudrat
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Kudrat is a Hindi/Urdu word which was probably derived from the Persian
language. It means Nature in English. The word is used widely in lots of expressions in Hindi and Urdu languages. There is also a 1981 Hindi movie written and directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Rajesh Khanna
and Hema Malini
in the main lead roles supported by Raaj Kumar
, Priya Rajvansh
and Vinod Khanna
. The film deals with the theme of reincarnation
.Kudrat in the year 1981 grossed Rs. 4.00 crores at the box office.
. The song "Hamein Tumse Pyar Kitna" is heard twice in the film, first time by a female singer (Parveen Sultana
) and the second time by a male singer (Kishore Kumar
). Kumar was nominated for a Filmfare
Award for his rendering of the song, while Sultana walked away with the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
for her version of the song. Over the years, the film has been an inspiration for plots in films such as Manichithrathazhu, made in Malayalam in 1994 and Chandramukhi
in Tamil in 2006, which in turn was remade as Bhool Bhulaiyaa
in 2007
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
language. It means Nature in English. The word is used widely in lots of expressions in Hindi and Urdu languages. There is also a 1981 Hindi movie written and directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
and Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
in the main lead roles supported by Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar , born Kulbushan Pandit was an Indian actor in Hindi movies. Raaj Kumar started out as sub-inspector of Mumbai police in the late 1940s before he turned to acting with the 1952 film Rangili...
, Priya Rajvansh
Priya Rajvansh
Priya Rajvansh , born Vera Sundersingh, was an Indian film actress, who is known her performance in films like, Heer Ranjha and Hanste Zakhm , amongst a handful of films she did during her career....
and Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna
-Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother...
. The film deals with the theme of reincarnation
Reincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
.Kudrat in the year 1981 grossed Rs. 4.00 crores at the box office.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character/Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician.... |
Mohan Kapoor/Madho | |
| Hema Malini Hema Malini Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as... |
Chandramukhi/Paro | |
| Raaj Kumar Raaj Kumar Raaj Kumar , born Kulbushan Pandit was an Indian actor in Hindi movies. Raaj Kumar started out as sub-inspector of Mumbai police in the late 1940s before he turned to acting with the 1952 film Rangili... |
Choudhury Janak Singh | |
| Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna -Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother... |
Dr. Naresh Gupta | |
| Priya Rajvansh Priya Rajvansh Priya Rajvansh , born Vera Sundersingh, was an Indian film actress, who is known her performance in films like, Heer Ranjha and Hanste Zakhm , amongst a handful of films she did during her career.... |
Karuna Singh | as Priya Raajvansh |
| Aruna Irani Aruna Irani Aruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit... |
Saraswati Devi (Satto) | |
| 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... |
Pyarelal | as Devan Verma |
| A. K. Hangal A. K. Hangal Avtar Kishan Hangal , popularly known as A. K. Hangal, is a well known Indian character actor in Hindi language films. His most notable roles are as the Inder Sen in Shaukeen, as Rahim Chacha in Sholay and as Ram Shastri in Aaina... |
Billi Ram | |
| Om Shivpuri Om Shivpuri Om Shivpuri was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumni, Om Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Company and one of its actors; he later founded an important theatre group of its era, in... |
Judge | |
| Keshto Mukherjee Keshto Mukherjee Keshto Mukherjee was an Indian actor. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in the Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he used to share a very good relation with the iconic Ritwik Ghatak and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films... |
Jagat Ram | as Keshto Mukerjee |
| Satyendra Kapoor | Paro's father | as Satyen Kapoo |
| Pinchoo Kapoor Pinchoo Kapoor Pinchoo Kapoor was a noted Indian actor. He acted in many Hindi films during 70s and 80s. His film career lasted from 1969 to 1989. He was born in Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is best remembered for his role in film Don.-Filmography:- References :*... |
Chandramukhi's father | |
| Raj Mehra | Priest | |
| Shammi | Sarla | |
| D. K. Sapru | Janak Singh's Father | as Sapru |
| Sunder | Villager | |
| Tom Alter Tom Alter Tom Alter is an Indian actor of American origin. As a thespian and television actor, he is best known for his work in Bollywood, but has also worked in the theatre... |
Major Thomas Walters | |
| Julie | Judy Thomas | as Jullie |
| Harbans Darshan M. Arora | Munshi | |
| Sunder Taneja | Rai Saheb's son | |
| Kalpana Iyer Kalpana Iyer Kalpana Iyer is a former Miss India, Bollywood actress, well known as a famous vamp of the 80's and 90's. Having appeared in a number of films featuring dance sequences , she has somewhat reduced in appearance with a brief hiatus in Indian Television... |
Dancer (song Chhodo Sanam) | |
| Mukri Mukri "Mukri" was born as Muhammad Umar Mukri in 1922 in Alibagh. He started his film career from film "Pratima" along with notable Indian film actor Dilip Kumar in 1945.... |
||
Crew
- Director: Chetan AnandChetan AnandChetan Anand may refer to:*Chetan Anand , Indian badminton player*Chetan Anand , Bollywood personality...
- Writer: Chetan AnandChetan AnandChetan Anand may refer to:*Chetan Anand , Indian badminton player*Chetan Anand , Bollywood personality...
- Producer: B. S. Khanna
- Cinematographer: Jal Mistry
- Editor: Keshav Naidu
- Art Director: Sudhendu Roy
- Costume and Wardrobe: Mani J. Rabadi, Kapoor, Amarnath
- Choreographer: Madhav Kishan, Gopi Krishna, Oscar Unger, Vijay
- Music Director: Rahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev Burman commonly known as R. D. Burman and nicknamed Pancham da or simply Pancham, was an influential Bollywood music composer. He was the only son of singer and Bollywood music composer Sachin Dev Burman and his wife Meera...
- Lyricist: Majrooh SultanpuriMajrooh SultanpuriMajrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
, Qateel ShifaiQateel ShifaiAurangzeb Khan or Qateel Shifai was a Pakistani Urdu poet.-Early life:Qateel Shifai was born in Haripur, Hazara Division, British India .-Career:... - Playback Singers: Asha BhosleAsha BhosleAsha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
, Chandrashekhar Gadgil, Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
, Lata MangeshkarLata MangeshkarLata 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...
, Annette Pinto, Mohammad Rafi, Parveen SultanaParveen SultanaBegum Parveen Sultana is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She is among the foremost classical vocalists in India and is known as Queen of Classical Vocal.She was conferred the Padmashri in 1976....
, Suresh WadkarSuresh WadkarSuresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films and in Konkani.- Early life :...
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman and the lyrics written by Majrooh SultanpuriMajrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter...
. The song "Hamein Tumse Pyar Kitna" is heard twice in the film, first time by a female singer (Parveen Sultana
Parveen Sultana
Begum Parveen Sultana is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She is among the foremost classical vocalists in India and is known as Queen of Classical Vocal.She was conferred the Padmashri in 1976....
) and the second time by a male singer (Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
). Kumar was nominated for a Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Award for his rendering of the song, while Sultana walked away with the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song....
for her version of the song. Over the years, the film has been an inspiration for plots in films such as Manichithrathazhu, made in Malayalam in 1994 and Chandramukhi
Chandramukhi
Chandramukhi is a 2005 Indian horror, comedy and drama film directed by P. Vasu and produced by Ramkumar Ganesan. With a few deviations, it is a remake of Vasu's 2004 Kannada film Apthamitra, which was in-turn a remake of the 1993 Malayalam film Manichithrathazhu...
in Tamil in 2006, which in turn was remade as Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Bhool Bhulaiyaa is a 2007 Bollywood psychological thriller comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan. The film constitutes the official remake of the 1993 Malayalam film, Manichitrathazhu, which was already remade into several Indian films...
in 2007
Music
| Song Title | Singers | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Hamen Tumase Pyar Kitna | Kishore Kumar | 4:19 |
| Chhodo Sanam | Kishore Kumar, Anette | 5:13 |
| Tune O Rangeele | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:32 |
| Humen Tumse Pyar Kitna | Parveen Sultana | 4:53 |
| Sajti Hai Yun Hi Mehfil | Asha Bhosle | 4:41 |
| Sawan Nahin Bhadon Nahin | Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadekar | 5:27 |
| Dukh Sukh Ki | Chandrasekhar Gadgil | 5:15 |
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Best Female Playback AwardFilmfare Best Female Playback AwardThe Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song....
--Parveen SultanaParveen SultanaBegum Parveen Sultana is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She is among the foremost classical vocalists in India and is known as Queen of Classical Vocal.She was conferred the Padmashri in 1976....
for the song "Hame Tumse Pyar Kitna" - Filmfare Best Story AwardFilmfare Best Story AwardThe Filmfare Award for Best Story is an given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a writer who wrote a film's story.-1950s:* 1955 Mukhram Sharma - Aulad...
--Chetan AnandChetan Anand (producer & director)Chetan Anand was an acclaimed Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director from India, whose debut film, Neecha Nagar, bagged the Palme d'Or award, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946.... - Filmfare Best Cinematographer AwardFilmfare Best Cinematographer AwardThe Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The awards started in 1953-Superlatives:Most AwardsKamal Bose - 5Radhoo Karmakar - 4Fali Mistry - 3Jal Mistry - 3...
--Jal Mistry - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer--Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
for the song "Hame Tumse Pyar Kitna"