Zehreela Insaan

Zehreela Insaan
Poster
Directed by Puttanna Kanagal
Produced by Virendra Sinha
Story by T. R. Subba Rao
Starring Rishi Kapoor
Moushumi Chatterjee
Neetu Singh
Ambareesh
Pran
Music by R. D. Burman
Cinematography Sudarshan Nag
Edited by V. P. Krishna
Production
company
Pragati Chitra International
Release date
 20 November 1974
Running time
 146 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi

Zehreela Insaan (lit. Poisonous human) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and produced by Virendra Sinha. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee, Neetu Singh, Ambareesh and Pran. It is a remake of Kanagal's own 1972 Kannada film Naagarahaavu which was based on three different novels: Nagarahavu, Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu and Sarpa Mathsara, all written by T. R. Subba Rao. The film did not do well at the box office, but the song "O Hansini" attained popularity.

Plot

Arjun is an ill-tempered but soft-hearted man. He always falls into in situations that others take him as a bad person. His teacher, who he calls Masterji, is the only person who understands him and appreciates his good qualities, hence Arjun follows his wishes completely. Arjun loves a woman named Aarti and wants to marry her, but Aarti's father opposes this alliance and forcibly marries her off to a man of his choice. Arjun is dejected, but soon finds love in Margaret, his Christian college mate. As time passes, he overcomes Aarti and devotes himself to Margaret. While on a business trip to another city, Arjun finds that Aarti is now a prostitute. Angered and irritated, Arjun finds himself in a pitiable state. Margaret's uncle and mother are against her marrying Arjun. Arjun and Margaret flee to the hills; Masterji catches up with them and tries to pacify Arjun, but he refuses and instead pushes him down the hill to his death. Traumatised due to killing his teacher, Arjun asks Margaret if she will join him where he goes; she says she will, and both jump to their deaths.

Cast

Production

Zehreela Insaan is a remake of the 1972 Kannada film Naagarahaavu, itself based on three different novels: Nagarahavu, Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu and Sarpa Mathsara, all written by T. R. Subba Rao.[2] Puttanna Kanagal, who directed the Kannada film, returned to direct the Hindi remake,[3] which was produced by Virendra Sinha under Pragati Chitra International.[4][1] Cinematography was handled by Sudarshan Nag, and the editing by V. P. Krishna.[5] Ambareesh, who played a character named Jaleel in Naagarahaavu, reprised his role in Zehreela Insaan.[6] While the character of the teacher in Naagarahaavu wore a white dhoti, black coat and Mysore turban, the same character in Zehreela Insaan wore a kurta-pyjama and a Nehru jacket.[7] Much of the film was shot in Chitradurga, with the song "O Hansini" being shot at Chitradurga Fort.[8][9]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by R. D. Burman while the lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.[10] The song "O Hansini" attained popularity.[9]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Saanp Se Badhke"Majrooh SultanpuriShailendra Singh03:20
2."Mere Dil Se Ye Nain"Majrooh SultanpuriShailendra Singh, Asha Bhosle04:19
3."Ye Silsila"Majrooh SultanpuriAsha Bhosle04:17
4."Title Music" (Instrumental) — — 
5."Suno Kahani"Majrooh SultanpuriLata Mangeshkar04:56
6."O Hansini"Majrooh SultanpuriKishore Kumar05:23
7."Dum Tumhari Dum"Majrooh SultanpuriKishore Kumar04:19

Release and reception

Zehreela Insaan was released on 20 November 1974,[11] and did not succeed commercially.[12] Rishi Kapoor later admitted it was a "mistake", feeling that he should have accepted a film similar to his earlier Bobby (1973) and not something that was "drastically different".[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dharap 1974, p. 374.
  2. ↑ Deepak, S N (15 July 2018). "Vishnuvardhan classic back in restored avatar". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 179.
  4. ↑ Kishore, Sarwal & Patra 2016, p. 225.
  5. ↑ Zehreela Insaan (motion picture) (in Hindi). Pragati Chitra International. 1974. From 4:57 to 5:01. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Khajane, Muralidhara (26 April 2012). "Ambi-tious he wasn't". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Kishore, Sarwal & Patra 2016, p. 232.
  8. ↑ Sarmmah, Surupasree (27 December 2016). "'Any role is challenging'". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 Sharma, Devesh (4 September 2016). "Ten songs of Rishi Kapoor that you shouldn't give a miss". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Burman, Rahul Dev (1974). "Zehreela Insaan". EMI Records. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Zehreela Insaan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Rishi Kapoor's advice to son Ranbir: Don't let success go to your head or failure to your heart". The Indian Express. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "11 khullam khulla confessions by Rishi Kapoor". The Times of India. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

Bibliography

  • Dharap, B. V. (1974). Indian Films. National Film Archive of India.
  • Kishore, Vikrant; Sarwal, Amit; Patra, Parichay, eds. (2016). Salaam Bollywood: Representations and interpretations. Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-138-64962-0.
  • Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. ISBN 019-563579-5.
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