Sanam is a 1951Bollywood romantic film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, who also directed the classic Anarkali.[1] It starred Dev Anand, and his co-star was Suraiya, who also recorded the playback singing for the film. Meena Kumari acted in the film in a supporting role, where she played the role of Suraiya's best friend.[2] The film was unsuccessful at the box office, which attributed to Suraiya's fading stardom in the early 1950s, and Madhubala's and Nargis' simultaneous rise as the top female stars.[3]
Sanam is a romantic comedy, where Yogen (Dev Anand), a poor educated young man, who is unemployed, comes across Sadhana (Suraiya) and Rani (Meena Kumari) in a chance encounter in a book shop. He was there to request the shopkeeper for a job, which the latter turns down and shows him the door. While exiting, Yogen finds the handbag of Sadhna, absentmindedly left behind by her and returns to her. Sadhna is impressed by his honesty, when he declines her offer of a large wad of currency notes as a reward. Consequently, she develops feelings for Yogen. In the meanwhile, when he could not land a job, Yogen snatches fifty rupees from a wealthy merchant for treatment of his ailing mother. Unfortunately, the merchant is runover by an approaching motor-car while Yogen was being pursued by him. Yogen is convicted for homicide and jailed, aided by the strong arguments put-forth by the Prosecution(Govt.) Counsel(K.N. Singh), who happens to be Sadhana's father. While going for hitch-hiking near the jail, where Yogen was incarcerated, unknowingly, Sadhna halts her motor-car for a short while. Incidentally, at the very same moment, Yogen escapes from jail and hides in the vehicle to evade the pursuing jail-guards. Sadhna and Rani recognize him and bring him along. Sadhna's dormant feelings for Yogen are rekindled and she becomes besotted with him following the incident of Yogen rescuing her from an accidental fire, where she and her friends were staging a play for the benefit of some ex-convicts. Yogen after failing to convince Sadhna to find a partner matching her social stature, finally respects her affection and gives in. Sadhna is an independent-minded girl and does not hesitate to argue with her father about social justice for the poor and underprivileged. The story takes many twists and turns with songs and dance numbers as usually happen in movies. But, their desire to marry is vehemently opposed by the father of the bride. He even calls the police to arrest Yogen as he is the absconding murder accused. Eventually, he relents as he realizes that Sadhna and Yogen are truly and passionately in love. He also realizes that Yogen is not after his wealth. To make amends and to see his daughter happy, he resigns his Govt. Counsel's job and takes up Yogen's case as the defense counsel in order to save him. It turns out that one member of the jury is the actual culprit, whose vehicle ran over and killed the wealthy merchant, who was pursuing a fleeing Yogen with the snatched fifty rupees. The juror confesses to his crime and is taken into custody. Yogen is absolved and is united with Sadhna.
For comic relief, there is a parallel track of Shri Rashiklal Mehta(Gope), Assisting Advocate to the Prosecution Counsel, who is infatuated with Sadhna without any reciprocation from her but, was at loggerheads with Rani. At the end, he is also shown to be marrying Rani, when Yogen and Sadhna are united.
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Sanam is a 1951 Bollywood romantic film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal who also directed the classic Anarkali 1 It starred Dev Anand and his co star was Suraiya who also recorded the playback singing for the film Meena Kumari acted in the film in a supporting role where she played the role of Suraiya s best friend 2 The film was unsuccessful at the box office which attributed to Suraiya s fading stardom in the early 1950s and Madhubala s and Nargis simultaneous rise as the top female stars 3 SanamSong synopsis booklet coverDirected byNandlal JaswantlalWritten byNilkantha TiwariStory byMohanlal G DaveProduced byUnited TechniciansStarringDev AnandSuraiyaMeena KumariGopeCinematographyJal MistryEdited byShankarlal NayakMusic byHusnlal BhagatramProductioncompanyUnited TechniciansDistributed byUnited TechniciansRelease date1951 1951 Running time120 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageHindi Contents 1 Story 2 Cast 3 Music and songs 4 References 5 External linksStory editSanam is a romantic comedy where Yogen Dev Anand a poor educated young man who is unemployed comes across Sadhana Suraiya and Rani Meena Kumari in a chance encounter in a book shop He was there to request the shopkeeper for a job which the latter turns down and shows him the door While exiting Yogen finds the handbag of Sadhna absentmindedly left behind by her and returns to her Sadhna is impressed by his honesty when he declines her offer of a large wad of currency notes as a reward Consequently she develops feelings for Yogen In the meanwhile when he could not land a job Yogen snatches fifty rupees from a wealthy merchant for treatment of his ailing mother Unfortunately the merchant is runover by an approaching motor car while Yogen was being pursued by him Yogen is convicted for homicide and jailed aided by the strong arguments put forth by the Prosecution Govt Counsel K N Singh who happens to be Sadhana s father While going for hitch hiking near the jail where Yogen was incarcerated unknowingly Sadhna halts her motor car for a short while Incidentally at the very same moment Yogen escapes from jail and hides in the vehicle to evade the pursuing jail guards Sadhna and Rani recognize him and bring him along Sadhna s dormant feelings for Yogen are rekindled and she becomes besotted with him following the incident of Yogen rescuing her from an accidental fire where she and her friends were staging a play for the benefit of some ex convicts Yogen after failing to convince Sadhna to find a partner matching her social stature finally respects her affection and gives in Sadhna is an independent minded girl and does not hesitate to argue with her father about social justice for the poor and underprivileged The story takes many twists and turns with songs and dance numbers as usually happen in movies But their desire to marry is vehemently opposed by the father of the bride He even calls the police to arrest Yogen as he is the absconding murder accused Eventually he relents as he realizes that Sadhna and Yogen are truly and passionately in love He also realizes that Yogen is not after his wealth To make amends and to see his daughter happy he resigns his Govt Counsel s job and takes up Yogen s case as the defense counsel in order to save him It turns out that one member of the jury is the actual culprit whose vehicle ran over and killed the wealthy merchant who was pursuing a fleeing Yogen with the snatched fifty rupees The juror confesses to his crime and is taken into custody Yogen is absolved and is united with Sadhna For comic relief there is a parallel track of Shri Rashiklal Mehta Gope Assisting Advocate to the Prosecution Counsel who is infatuated with Sadhna without any reciprocation from her but was at loggerheads with Rani At the end he is also shown to be marrying Rani when Yogen and Sadhna are united Cast editSuraiya as Sadhna Dev Anand as Yogen short form of Yogendra Meena Kumari as Rani Sadhna s best friend Gope as Rasiklal Mehta K N Singh as Government Counsel amp father of Sadhana Pratimadevi as Sadhna s mother Jilloo as Yogen s MotherMusic and songs editThe film s music was composed by the duo Husnlal Bhagatram and all songs were composed by lyricist Qamar Jalalabadi O Sanam Main Tujhe Pukaarun SanamSanam Suraiya Mohammed Rafi Mai Kah Du Tumko Chor To Suraiya Mohammed Rafi Bedard Shikaari Are Bedard Shikaari Lata Mangeshkar Suraiya Mere Chahne Wale Hazar Suraiya S D Batish Honthon Pe Kisi Kaa Naam Isakaa Kyaa Matalab Hai Suraiya Honolulu Kyun Hamen Paidaa Kiyaa Shamshad Begum Bolo Bolo Re Bhagwan Bolo Bolo Re Shamshad Begum Suraiya Duniya Wale Meri Duniya Lut Gayi Suraiya Mera Dil Todkar Jaane Wale Suraiya Nayaa Nayaa Hai Pyaar Zamaanaa Dekh Na Le S D Batish Shamshad Begum Suraiya Ye Kehti Hai Dunia Tujhe Bhul Jau Suraiya Dil Le Gaya Ji Koi Dil Le Gaya Suraiya Shamshad BegumReferences edit Sanam 1951 gomolo com Gomolo Retrieved 31 August 2015 Meghnad Desai 13 December 2013 PAKEEZAH HarperCollins Publishers India pp 12 ISBN 978 93 5116 023 6 Retrieved 31 August 2015 Top Actress 17 October 2013 Archived from the original on 17 October 2013 Retrieved 6 May 2021 External links editSanam at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sanam 1951 film amp oldid 1140925867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
