Bade Sarkar Explained

Bare Sarkar
Director:Kishore Sahu
Screenplay:Kishore Sahu
Story:Kishore Sahu
Starring:Kishore Sahu
Kamini Kaushal
Music:O. P. Nayyar
Cinematography:N. V. Srinivas
Editing:Kantilal B. Shukla
Studio:Filmistan
Runtime:94 minutes
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Bare Sarkar (Big Boss) is a 1957 Hindi romantic action drama film, directed by Kishore Sahu.[1] [2] The film was made under the Filmistan banner.[3] O. P. Nayyar composed the music for the film and the lyricist was Sahir Ludhianvi.[4] The film starred Kishore Sahu, Kamini Kaushal in lead roles.[5]

The story told in a flashback by an elderly lady (Kamini Kaushal), involves a masked man called the Black Bandit (Kishore Sahu), who robs the rich in order to help the poor peasants. The masked man turns out to be the cruel Thakur's son.

Plot

An elderly lady Rashmi Singh (Kamini Kaushal), starts telling her story to a newly married couple she's giving shelter to as their car has broken down. The story in flashback, is set twenty years earlier. The wealthy landowner, Thakur Maan Singh (K. N. Singh), is oppressive and demanding of the people in his state. Rashmi and her family have just arrived in Gangapur as guests of Maan Singh. Rashmi is captured by the dreaded dacoit Black Bandit. The Bandit releases Rashmi but keeps her jewellery. She notices a mark on the bandit's hand, which is also present on the hand of Pratap Singh (Kishore Sahu), who is the eldest son of Maan Singh and Rashmi realises that he's the bandit. Pratap also suffers from a heart problem unknown to the others. It's soon revealed that Pratap is the bandit and his father asks him to leave the house. When Pratap has a heart attack, his father relents and hands over the running of the property to him. Rashmi stays by his side and they get married. The flashback ends with the couple asking about Pratap's fate. Pratap is shown opening the gate of the house, returning from a fishing trip, having managed to survive the doctor's prognosis given twenty years back.

Cast

Soundtrack

One of the popular songs was "Jahan Jahan Khayal Jata Hai" sung by Mohammed Rafi and Geeta Dutt and picturised on Agha and Vijayalaxmi. The music director was O. P. Nayyar and the lyricist was Sahir Ludhianvi. The playback singers were Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle and Geeta Dutt.

Song list

Song Singer
"Jahan Jahan Khayal Jata Hai, Wahan Wahan Tum Hi Ko Pata Hai"Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
"Jab Hum Tum Dono Razi"Asha Bhosle
"Jawani Jhoomti Hai"Asha Bhosle
"Akhiyon Ke Noor"Asha Bhosle

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ashish Rajadhyaksha. Paul Willemen. Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. 12 March 2015. 10 July 2014. Routledge. 978-1-135-94318-9. 241–.
  2. Web site: Bade Sarkar (1957) . upperstall.com . The Rest . 12 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101223131946/http://upperstall.com/films/1957/bade-sarkar . 23 December 2010 . dmy .
  3. Book: Thought. 12 March 2015. 9. 1957. Siddharta Publications. 562.
  4. Web site: Bade Sarkar. hindigeetmala.net. Hindi Geetmala. 12 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Bade Sarkar . citwf.com . Alan Goble . 12 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155420/http://www.citwf.com/film27015.htm . 2 April 2015 . dmy .