Suhaag Raat (1968 film)

Suhaag Raat सुहाग रात
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Bhattacharya
Produced by	R. Bhattacharya
Written by	H.A. Rahi (story / screenplay / dialogues) Indeevar Akhtar Romani Qamar Jalalabadi (lyrics)
Starring	Jeetendra Rajshree
Music by	Kalyanji Anandji
Cinematography	Marshal Braganza
Edited by	Mohan Rathod
Production company	A.J.Pictures[1]
Release date	31 December 1968 (1968-12-31)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Suhaag Raat (English: First Night; Hindi: सुहाग रात) is a 1968 Bollywood drama film, produced and directed by R. Bhattacharya under the A.J. Pictures banner. It stars Jeetendra and Rajshree in the lead roles, with music composed by Kalyanji Anandji.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Plot

Rajjo (Rajshree), a daughter of Lala Harsukh Rai (Moni Chatterjee), is in love with Flight Lieutenant Jeetendra, and their marriage is arranged. On the day of the wedding, war is declared, the marriage gets canceled and he goes to combat. He is gravely injured, becomes crippled, and hospitalized. Rajjo's family perishes in aerial bombardment and she re-locates to live with her cousin. Jeetendra does return and is devastated when told that everyone has been killed. A wealthy woman Rani Saheba (Sulochana Latkar) takes pity on him, hires him as Manager, and confides that her son, Thakur Uday Singh (Prakash), is a womanizer and alcoholic. Jeetendra counsels her to compel him to get married, and he agrees to do so. The marriage is arranged with none other than Rajjo herself, but the duo maintain their silence. On the wedding night, Uday goes to the brothel, gets into a physical altercation with Nawab Ladan, kills him, and goes on the run. Police subsequently find his body, his mother identifies it, and Rajjo becomes a widow. After a few months, the entire community will be shocked and scandalized when they find Rajjo pregnant and refusing to name the male responsible for her plight.

Cast

• Jeetendra as Captain Jeetendra / Jeet
• Rajshree as Rajjo H. Rai
• Prakash as Thakur Uday Singh
• Mehmood as Juman Bijnori
• Chandrakant Gokhale as Pandit
• Bipin Gupta
• Moni Chatterjee as Lala Harsukh Rai
• Dhumal as Parwana
• Mehmood Jr. as Banne
• Sulochana Latkar as Rani Saheba
• Tun Tun as Titli Banu
• Shabnam
• Madhumati as Qayamat Bai
• Neelam as Chamkili Bai
• Laxmi Chhaya as Mohabbat Bai
• Mridula Rani as Shanta H. Rai

Soundtrack

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References