Lajwanti Explained

Lajwanti
Director:	Narendra Suri
Producer:	Mohan Segal
Starring:	Nargis Balraj Sahni
Cinematography:	M. N. Malhotra
Editing:	Pratap Dave
Music:	S. D. Burman
Distributor:	De Lux Films
Runtime:	120 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi

Lajwanti is a 1958 Indian drama film directed by Narendra Suri. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or for Best Film.^[1] The film was remade in Tamil as Engal Selvi (1960).^[2]

Cast

• Balraj Sahni as Nirmal Kumar
• Nargis as Mrs. Kavita Kumar
• Naaz as Renu
• Radhakrishan as Pyare Mohan
• Manorama as Mrs. Godavari
• Mumtaz Begum as Jamna
• Leela Mishra as Nirmal's Sister

Soundtrack

Song	Singer
"Chanda Re, Chanda Re" (Happy)	Asha Bhosle
"Chanda Re, Chanda Re" (Sad)	Asha Bhosle
"Koi Aaya, Dhadkan Kehti Hai"	Asha Bhosle
"Ek Hans Ka Joda"	Asha Bhosle
"Ga Mere Man Ga"	Asha Bhosle
"Chanda Mama, Mere Dwar Aana, Leke Kirnon Ke Haar Aana"	Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey
"Aaja, Chhaye Kare Badra"	Geeta Dutt

Awards

National Film Awards^[3]

• 1959 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi - Certificate of Merit

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Lajwanti . 14 March 2009. festival-cannes.com.
2. Web site: From Lajwanthi to Engal Selvi . Sriram . V. . V. Sriram . 14 August 2018 . Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music . 21 December 2018.
3. Web site: 6th National Film Awards. International Film Festival of India. 3 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6thNFAAward.aspx. 20 October 2012. dead.