Sazaa (1951 film)

Sazaa (1951 film)
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Fali Mistry
Produced by G. P. Sippy
Written by Hasrat Lacknow (dialogues)
Story by Hasrat Lacknow
Starring Dev Anand
Nimmi
Shyama
K. N. Singh
Durga Khote
Music by S. D. Burman
Cinematography Jal Mistry
Edited by Shankerlal Nayar
Production
company
G. P. Productions
Distributed by G. P. Productions
Release date
1951
Country India
Language Hindi

Sazaa (English: Punishment) is a 1951 Indian, Hindi film directed by Fali Mistry.[1] The film featured Dev Anand, Nimmi and Shyama in the lead roles.[2]

Plot

A woman, Kamini (Shyama) starts shrieking from atop a bungalow. Ashok (Dev Anand) hurriedly descends an angular staircase, and then runs into a street where he meets with an accident. Kamini rushes him to a hospital. He then takes a long time to recuperate. Shyama visits Ashok daily without fail. After he recovers, Kamini offers him a manager's job at her father Mothumal's (Gope) company and arranges for him to meet Mothumal over dinner. At Kamini's house, Ashok meets and falls in love with the maidservant Asha (Nimmi) who also happens to be his childhood mate. In due course, Asha reciprocates his feelings.

In reality, Ashok is the only son of a wealthy widower, Major Durjan (K. N. Singh), who gets him locked in a room with the instruction “to cremate him if he died of suffocation” after a chance discovery of another character, Rani Ma (Durga Khote), a look-alike of his deceased wife. Rani Ma is angry at Ashok as her only daughter was abandoned by him on the night of their marriage, leading to her having gone mad. Durjan defies Rani Ma and decides to get Ashok married to Asha. The couple unite.

Cast

Soundtrack

Sazaa (1951 film)
Soundtrack album by S. D. Burman
Released 1951
Label HMV
Producer S. D. Burman

The music was composed by S. D. Burman (credited as "S. D. Verman") while Rajendra Krishan wrote the lyrics for the songs.[2][3] On the album, film critic Suresh Kohli of The Hindu noted that all the songs "have thoughtful lyrics that provide a sense of permanency through S.D. Burman's immortal compositions."[2]

All lyrics written by Rajendra Krishan; all music composed by S. D. Burman.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Tum Na Jane Kis Jahan Mein Kho Gaye"Lata Mangeshkar3:54
2."Aa Gup Chup Pyar Kare"Sandhya Mukhopadhyay3:30
3."Hum Pyar Ki Baazi Hare"Lata Mangeshkar2:52
4."Aaja Aaja Tera Intezaar Hain"Talat Mehmood, Lata Mangeshkar3:19
5."Ho Gayi Re Teri Ho Gayi Pehle Hi Mel Me"Lata Mangeshkar3:12
6."O Roop Nagar Ke Saudagar"Pramodini Desai, Lata Mangeshkar3:04
7."Ye Baat Koi Samjhaye Re Kyo Nazar"Sandhya Mukhopadhyay2:38
8."Dhak Dhak Jiya Kare"Lata Mangeshkar3:50

Reception

Kohli wrote, "Given the limited scope of the script, the cast performs well with the dreamy-eyed Nimmi particularly excelling".[2]

References

  1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kohli, Suresh (8 July 2011). "Sazaa (1951)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. "Sazaa (1951)". Hindigeetmala.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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