Junglee (transl. "Wild" or "Ill-Mannered") is a 1961 Indian comedy film produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The music is composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu (in her debut film) in lead roles, along with Shashikala, Anoop Kumar, Lalita Pawar in supporting roles. Saira Banu earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.[1]
| Junglee | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Subodh Mukherjee |
| Written by | Agha Jani (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Subodh Mukherjee |
| Story by | Subodh Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Subodh Mukherjee |
| Starring | Shammi Kapoor Saira Banu |
| Cinematography | N. V. Srinivas |
| Edited by | V. K. Naik |
| Music by | Shankar–Jaikishan |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The movie was a lighthearted musical. Box Office India calls the film a "super-hit" with a net earning of ₹ 1,75,00,000.[2] The song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was choreographed by P.L. Raj.[3] The film had a silver jubilee run in Bangalore and the erstwhile Mysore state. The film was remade into Telugu as Sarada Ramudu (1980), starring N.T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha.[4]
Plot
editChandrashekhar, shortly called Shekhar belongs to an aristocratic family, run by Shekhar's domineering mother. He completes his education in London and comes back to run his business. In his family, people shouldn't talk more than needed and laughter is completely prohibited. Shekhar follows all these rules strictly and wholeheartedly, but his younger sister Mala is not like him. She laughs and roams freely and even falls in love with Jeevan, an employee in her brother's company.
When her mother finds out that Mala is in love with a common man, she asks her son to take her away to some distant place and make her forget this man. Shekhar agrees and takes Mala to Kashmir. There he meets the charming and lively Rajkumari, daughter of a local doctor and gets attracted to her. But he remembers his mother's expectations that he should marry a girl from the aristocratic family and maintains a distance with Rajkumari.
But one day, they both get stuck in a snowstorm for two days, which gives him enough time to grow closer to her. In that time, he understands what is important in life and becomes a carefree man. Meanwhile, Mala, who was actually pregnant before they came to Kashmir, gives birth to a son. Rajkumari and her father maintain the secret from everyone and from her brother. They come back to their home and his mother gets shocked by seeing the carefree and changed Shekhar. He even tells her about his love, but she mistakes that name of Rajkumari for a real princess. When she learns that she is not the princess, she decides against the marriage. But after some drama, she too discovers that the real value of people lies in their hearts, not in titles, and she accepts Rajkumari as her daughter-in-law. It is revealed that Mala secretly married Jeevan a year ago and their son was legitimate. Everyone accepts Jeevan into their home and laughter comes back to their home.
Cast
edit- Shammi Kapoor as Chandrashekhar "Shekhar"
- Saira Banu as Rajkumari
- Shashikala as Mala
- Anoop Kumar as Jeevan
- Lalita Pawar as Chandrashekhar & Mala's Mother
- Azra as Princess
- Moni Chatterjee as Doctor
- Asit Sen as Doctor
- Shivraj as Manager
- Mac Mohan as Office Staff
- Rajan Haksar as The Princess' brother
- Helen as Miss Sukoo
Trivia
editFrom this movie only office scenes have been remade in the 1984 film Hum Hain Lajawaab directed by Mohan Segal Starring Kumar Gaurav and Padmini Kolhapure. In both movies actor Shivraj has played the role of employee. The only difference is that in Hum Hain Lajawaab, movie Manager/Uncle role is played by actor Vikas Anand and actor Shivraj has played a role of employee. Nanda was offered the lead role but she rejected.
Soundtrack
editAll songs[5] were composed by Shankar-Jaikishan, except "Ai Ai Aa Sukoo Sukoo" by Tarateño Rojas and lyrics were penned by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. Shammi Kapoor once said in an interview that the word "Yahoo!" in the song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was not rendered by Mohammed Rafi, who sang the song, but by Prayag Raj.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kashmir Ki Kali Hoon Main" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 2. | "Ja Ja Ja Mere Bachpan" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 3. | "Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par" | Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 5. | "Mere Yaar Shabba Khair" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi | |
| 6. | "Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par" | Mohammed Rafi | |
| 7. | "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" | Mohammed Rafi | |
| 8. | "Aai Aai Aa Sukoo Sukoo"" | Mohammed Rafi | |
| 9. | "Nain Tumhare Mazedaar" | Asha Bhosle, Mukesh |
Awards and nominations
edit- Filmfare Best Sound Award – Kuldeep Singh
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress – Saira Banu[6]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "PONYTAIL 'n' pop, but desi". The Hindu. 29 September 2003. Archived from the original on 8 July 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Junglee (1961)". IMDb.com.
- ^ "Junglee : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Junglee (1961)". Hindigeetmala.net.
- ^ "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Deep750.googlepages.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
edit- Junglee at IMDb
- Junglee at Rotten Tomatoes