Naulakha Haar Explained

Naulakha Haar
Director:Bal Chander Shuckla
Harsukh Jagneshwar Bhatt
Producer:Ratnadeep Pictures
Starring:Meena Kumari
Durga Khote
Nirupa Roy
Jeevan
Music:Bhola Srestha
Editing:Thokare Desai
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Naulakha Haar is a 1953 Bollywood drama film produced by Ratnadeep Pictures and directed by Bal Chander Shuckla & Harsukh Bhatt.[1] Bhola Srestha was the music director of this movie.

Plot

Devla (Durga Khote) is married in a prominent Rajput family located in Mandavgar. Her sister is also married in this family. Their brother, Mahil Rai Podiyal (Jeevan (actor)), is bitter about this and plots with Kiriya Rai, which results in Kiriya's vain attempt to steal a valuable necklace, losing his reputation and his sword. Thus humiliated he returns, plots his vengeance, returns, kills Devla's and her sister's husbands, steals the necklace, sets fire to Mandavgar, takes an elephant and a magical flying horse with him, and hangs the scalps of his victims on the doorway to his palace. Devla swears to avenge this humiliation. Now 19 years later, Devla's son, Udal (Arvind), has grown up and is told about his past. He decides to kill Kiriya, but finds out that he is Bijma's, the woman he loves, brother. Kiriya finds out about this and forbids Bijma (Meena Kumari) from seeing him again. Nevertheless, Udal sneaks into Bijma's, who is learning magic, room. When Kiriya knocks on the door, Bijma magically transforms Udal into a parrot, but Kiriya wrings its neck and tosses it from the balcony. With Udal's neck wrung, how will Devla carry out her vengeance?

Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

Naulakha Haar
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Bhola Srestha
Recorded:Unknown
Genre:Film soundtrack
Producer:Ratnadeep Pictures

Lyrics for the songs of the film were written by Bharat Vyas & Ramesh Gupta. Bhola Srestha wrote the music.[2]

Song Singer
"Mohe La De Naulakha Haar"
"Aana Chahun Aa Na Saku" Asha Bhosle
"Jaise Gunjta Ho Surila Sur"
"Raja Tere Desh Mein"Promodini Desai, Shamshad Begum
"Saanwala Salona"Gandhari
"Jhoolna Jhulaye Maiya"
"Sunn Sunn O Pyaare Hansa" Madhubala Jhaveri

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naulakha Haar (1953) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201091935/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/naulakha-haar-1975 . dead . 1 December 2020 . 2022-04-15 . Cinestaan.
  2. Web site: Naulakha Haar (1953) . Hindigeetamala . 2019-03-12.