Parichay
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Parichay is a 1972 Indian film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali novel, Rangeen Uttarain by Raj Kumar Maitra.. The movie is inspired by The Sound of Music
, but at the same time is not an exact copy of the original.
is sent to teach Pran's five grandchildren, the eldest of whom is played by Jaya Bhaduri. Their father Sanjeev Kumar
, a talented musician, died after his wife's death, so the children were sent to live with their paternal grandfather. The children have driven away their previous tutors and in turn, get corporal punishment by their aunt. After Jeetendra comes, the children play tricks on him too, but his gentle manner and patient methods win them over. He and Jaya Bhaduri fall in love, and the end credits indicate that there will be a wedding between them.
The Sound of Music (film)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with the musical...
, but at the same time is not an exact copy of the original.
Plot
JeetendraJeetendra
Jeetendra born Ravi Kapoor is an Indian actor and television producer...
is sent to teach Pran's five grandchildren, the eldest of whom is played by Jaya Bhaduri. Their father Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar (actor)
Sanjeev Kumar was one of the most prominent Indian actors in Bollywood.-Personal life and background:Sanjeev Kumar was born as Jariwala in Gujarat to a Gujarati family. His first home was in Surat and family based in Mumbai. A stint in the film school took him to Bollywood, where he eventually...
, a talented musician, died after his wife's death, so the children were sent to live with their paternal grandfather. The children have driven away their previous tutors and in turn, get corporal punishment by their aunt. After Jeetendra comes, the children play tricks on him too, but his gentle manner and patient methods win them over. He and Jaya Bhaduri fall in love, and the end credits indicate that there will be a wedding between them.
Cast
- JeetendraJeetendraJeetendra born Ravi Kapoor is an Indian actor and television producer...
- Ravi - Jaya Bhaduri - Rama
- Pran - Rai Saheb, Rama's grandfather
- Sanjeev Kumar - Nilesh, Rama's father
- VeenaVeena (actress)Veena also known as Veena Kumari her real name is Tajour Sultana was a female actress in India.Veena was born as Tajour Sultana on 4 July 1926 in Quetta, Balochistan, British India. At some point of time, her family shifted to Lahore and she belonged to Lahore's Chuna Mandi. She started out...
- Sujata, Rama's mother - AsraniAsraniGovardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:...
- Narayan, Servant - A. K. HangalA. K. HangalAvtar 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...
- Ravi's maternal uncle - Leela MishraLeela MishraLeela Mishra was an Indian film actor, who worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, eventually playing stock characters like aunts, Chachi or Mausi...
- Ravi's aunt - Suchitra SenSuchitra SenSuchitra Sen ; or Rama Dasgupta , is an Indian actress who acted in several Bengali films. In particular, the movies in which she paired opposite another legend in Bengali films, Uttam Kumar, became classics in the history of Bengali cinema. She now lives a life of a recluse rarely making any...
- Sati Devi, Rama's aunt - Keshto MukherjeeKeshto MukherjeeKeshto 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...
- Tutor - Vinod KhannaVinod 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...
- Amit, Ravi's friend - PaintalPaintalPaintal is an Indian surname."Paintal" is sub- surname from Ahluwalia ,rise from sikh families . Persons having this surname include:* Dr.Autar Singh Paintal , an Indian medical scientist...
- Panditji, Astrologer - Master Raju - Sanjay, Rama's youngest brother
Credits
- Director - GulzarGulzar (lyricist)Sampooran Singh Kalra , known popularly by his pen name Gulzar , is an Indian poet, lyricist and director. He primarily writes in Hindi-Urdu and has also written in Punjabi and several dialects of Hindi such as Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Haryanvi and Marwari.Gulzar was awarded the Padma Bhushan in...
- Producer - V.K. Sobti, Subhash Kapoor (associate)
- Production Manager - Kanti Bhai Pandya, Peerachand, Daulat Thakur
- Assistant Director - Pushpraj (chief), Chandrashekhar, Sajeev Kapoor, Meraj, Raj N. Sippy
- Cinematographer - K. Vaikunth
- Editor - Waman B. Bhosle, Gurudutt Shirali, Dilip Kotalgi (assistant)
- Art Director - Ajit Banerjee
- Lyrics - Gulzar
- 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...
- Playback Singers - 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...
, 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...
, BhupinderBhupinder Singh (musician)Bhupinder Singh is an Indian musician, chiefly a Ghazal singer and Bollywood playback singer.-Early life:Born in Patiala, Punjab to Prof Nattha Singh , a trained vocalist and his early music teacher. He was one of the 7 brothers and sisters...
Soundtrack
- Song "Musafir hoon yaaron" was listed at #25 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973Binaca Geetmala annual list 1973The following is an annual list of the year-end chart toppers of the Radio Ceylon radio show Binaca Geetmala for 1971. Binaca Geetmala was a very popular radio show that counted down the popular film songs from Indian cinema on a weekly basis, listened to by millions of Hindi music lovers, just...
Song Singer(s) Time "Beeti Na Bitai Raina" Lata Mangeshkar, Bhupinder 3:14 "Mitwa Bole Meethe" Bhupinder 3:19 "Musafir Hoon Yaaro" Kishore Kumar 3:12 "Sa Re Ke Sa Re" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle 4:42