| Gaban | |
| Director: | Hrishikesh Mukherjee Krishan Chopra [1] |
| Producer: | H. I. Production |
| Starring: | Sunil Dutt Sadhna |
| Music: | Shankar Jaikishan |
| Runtime: | 169 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
Gaban is 1966 Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, based on Munshi Premchand's classic novel by the same name.[2] It had Sunil Dutt and Sadhna playing the lead role. The film has music by Shankar Jaikishan,[3] [4] and lyrics were by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.[5]
Honest Munshi Dayanath works in the administrative office of the Allahabad High Court in 1928 British India, and lives an impoverished lifestyle along with his wife, a grown slacker son, Ramanath, and two younger sons. Without knowing Ramanath's background, Munshi Dindayal arranges his daughter, Jalpa's marriage, and she moves in with this family. Unable to pay jeweler Gangaram for jewelry purchased for this wedding, Ramanath steals his wife's jewelry, and then gets in debt when he gets her a Chandrahaar. In order to pay for this, he works as a Clerk, collecting money for the regime as well as accepting bribes. Circumstances compel him to embezzle Rs.800/- which he is unable to return. Afraid of being arrested, he flees to Calcutta, gets embroiled indirectly in the freedom struggle, gets arrested and will only be set free if he testifies against non-violent freedom-fighters.
| Song | Singer | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Main Har Raat Jaagi" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 2 | "Aaye Re Din Sawan Ke" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 3 | "Sajan Le Jayega Tujhko Ghar" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "Maine Dekha Tha Sapnon Mein" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 5 | "Tum Bin Sajan Barse Nayan" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi |
| 6 | "Sola Singar Karke Aayi Suhaag Raat" | Mohammed Rafi |
| 7 | "Ehsan Mere Dil Pe Tumhara Hai Doston" | Mohammed Rafi |