Paigham

Paigham
Directed by S. S. Vasan
Produced by B.Nagi Reddy
Written by Ramanand Sagar
Starring Dilip Kumar
Vyjayanthimala
Raaj Kumar
Saroja Devi
Johnny Walker
Music by C. Ramchandra
Cinematography P. Elappa
Release date
  • October 30, 1959 (1959-10-30)
Country India
Language Hindi

Paigham (lit. Message) is a 1959 Hindi film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Raaj Kumar, Saroja Devi, Motilal and Johnny Walker. The film's music is by C. Ramachandra. This was the first time Dilip and Raaj Kumar appeared in a film together. (They later appeared together once again over three decades later for the 1991 film Saudagar).

The film was later remade in Tamil as Irumbu Thirai by S. S. Vasan with Sivaji Ganesan in Dilip Kumar's role, while Vyjayanthimala and Saroja Devi reprise their roles respectively.[1]

Plot

The movie traces the lives of the family of a widowed lady, her two sons and daughter.

Mrs. Lal, a widowed lady lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan, her unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. Ram works in a mill and Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram.

When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the mill employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by his brother Ram, who is devoted and loyal to Sewakram. Things go from bad to worse when the workers decide to go on strike, while Ram decides to throw Ratan out of the house. Word gets around that Ratan is against Sewakram, and soon he gets blacklisted.

Sheela who was supposed to marry Kundan, the son of Sitaram, has her marriage canceled, and the family lose their prestige and credit in the community.

The question remains, will the workers continue to be at the mercy of Sewakram, and will the Lal family be re-united again and is answered during the latter half of the movie.[2]

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics written by Pradeep; all music composed by C. Ramchandra.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yehi Paigham Humara"Manna Dey 
2."Badla Sara Zamana"Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi 
3."Daulat Ne Paseene Ko"Chitalkar 
4."Hum Rang Rangilee"Asha Bhosle, Suman Kalyanpur 
5."Jawani Mein Akelepan Ki Ghadiyan"Asha Bhosle , Mohammed Rafi 
6."Kaise Diwali Manaen"Mohammed Rafi 
7."Main Kyon Na Nachoon"Asha Bhosle 
8."O Ameeron Ke Parmeshwar"Asha Bhosle 
9."Suno Suno Re Bhaiya"Mohammed Rafi 

Awards & Nominations

Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for Ramanand Sagar

References

  1. ↑ Sriram, V. (1 May 2018). "Paigham and Irumbu Thirai – #MayDay Special". Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Paigham – movie (1959)". IMDB. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor". Wikipedia. 2018-02-24.


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