Leader (1964 film)
Leader is a 1964 CinemaScope Hindi political drama film. The film is produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and directed by Ram Mukherjee. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala and Jayant. The story of the film was written by Dilip Kumar.[1] & it's a successful at the box office.
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| Directed by | Ram Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Sashadhar Mukherjee |
| Written by | Ram Mukherjee (screenplay) Harish Mehra (screenplay and dialogue) Wajahat Mirza (dialogue) |
| Story by | Dilip Kumar |
| Starring | Dilip Kumar Vyjayanthimala Jayant |
| Music by | Naushad Shakeel Badayuni (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | V. Babasaheb |
| Edited by | S.E. Chandivale |
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Running time | 176 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The films music is by Naushad, with lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni, it is noted for the patriotic song Apni Azadi Ko Hum Hargis Mita Sakte Nahin and Mujhe Duniyawalon Sharabi Na Samjho, by Mohammed Rafi.[1]
Plot
Vijay Khanna is a law graduate-cum-tabloid editor. He falls in love with Princess Sunita, while general elections are underway. Vijay becomes accused of a political leader's murder. Gradually, the couple tries to expose a criminal-politician nexus.
Cast
- Dilip Kumar as Vijay Khanna
- Vyjayanthimala as Princess Sunita (as Vyjayantimala)
- Jayant as Diwan Mahendranath
- Nazir Hussain as Mr. Khanna (as Nazir Husain)
- D.K. Sapru as King of Shah Garh (as Sapru)
- Hiralal as Kargah - Killer
- Amar
- Jankidas as Mr. Ghatak
- P. Kailash
- Jagdish Sethi
- Leela Mishra as Mrs. Khanna (as Leela Misra)
- Merlyn
- Motilal as Acharya
- Ram Avtar
- Mirza Musharraf
- Indira Bansal
- Kusum Thakur
- Madhumati
- Moni Chatterjee
- B.K. Mukherjee
- Chaman Puri
- Nissar
- Sharma
- Raj Rani
- Shahgul
- Ayub
- Narbada Shankar
- Rajan Haksar
- Kabli
- Dattu
- Desai
- Ajit Bengali
- Bazid Khan
- Akashdeep
- Ram Kumar
- Polson
- Moolchand as Kesaridas
- Abhimanyu Sharma as Diwan's guest
Music
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
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The score and soundtrack for the movie were composed by Naushad and the lyrics were penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The soundtrack consists of 8 songs, featuring vocals by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Songs like "Tere husn ki kya tareef karoon", "Ek shehanshah ne banawake haseen", "Daiya re daiya", and "Apni Azaadi Ko Hum Hargiz Mita Sakte Nahin" are popular songs. The soundtrack album was reissued in digital format in 2004 through Saregama.[2]
| No. | Song | Singer | Length |
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| 1 | "Apni Azaadi Ko Hum Hargiz Mita Sakte Nahin" | Mohammed Rafi | 4:38 |
| 2 | "Daiya Re Daiya" | Asha Bhosle | 7:12 |
| 3 | "Ek Shahenshah Ne Banwa Ke" | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar | 5:16 |
| 4 | "Hameen Se Mohabbat" | Mohammed Rafi | 3:21 |
| 5 | "Mujhe Duniyawalo" | Mohammad Rafi | 4:25 |
| 6 | "Tere Husn Ki Kya Tarif Karun" | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar | 4:42 |
| 7 | "Aaj Hai Pyar Ka Faisla" | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:30 |
| 8 | "Aaj Kal Shauqe Deedar Hai" | Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle | 4:16 |
Awards
References
- Mahaan, Deepak (24 June 2010). "Leader (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Leader". allmusic.com.
External links
- Leader on IMDb
- Leader at Bollywood Hungama