Sawan Aya Re Explained

Sawan Aya Re
Director:Kishore Sahu
Producer:Kishore Sahu
Music:Khemchand Prakash
Cinematography:K. H. Kapadia
Editing:Kantilal B. Shukla
Studio:Hindustan Chitra
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Sawan Aya Re (The Monsoon Has Come) is a 1949 Hindi romantic drama film, directed by Kishore Sahu.[1] [2] Produced by Sahu under his "Hindustan Chitra" banner,[3] it had Khemchand Prakash as the music director.[4] The cast included Kishore Sahu, Ramola Devi, David, Pratima Devi, Ramesh Gupta, Sofia and Mohana.[5]

The film was a romantic triangle set against the backdrop of a hill station, Nainital. A family arrives on a holiday, but the father is more keen on finding bridegrooms for his three daughters.

Plot

Anand (Kishore Sahu) lives in Nainital with his mother (Pratima Devi). They meet the Mathur family who have recently arrived there for holidays. The father wants to get his three daughters Asha, Sudha and Rama married and is hoping to find some suitable boys for them. When Asha and Anand meet they form a friendship, which is readily accepted by the two families who decide to get them married. However, Asha finds out that Anand and Sudha are in love with each other.

Cast

Box-office And Reception

The film did well commercially, with Baburao Patel of Filmindia remarking in the 1949 May edition that Sahu's estimate had risen due to the "original treatment" he gave to an "otherwise ordinary" story.[6]

Soundtrack

The music director was Khemchand Prakash. The notable songs were "Ae Dil Na Mujhe Yad Dila" sung by Khan Mastana, "Mein Toh Gawan Chali" by Shamshad Begum, and "Nahin Faryaad karte Hum" also sung by Shamshad Begum.[7] The four lyricists were Gulshan Jalalabadi, Arzoo Lakhnavi, Rammurti Chaturvedi and Bharat Vyas. The playback singers were Shamshad Begum, Amirbai Karnataki, Laita Devulkar, Mohammed Rafi and Khan Mastana.[8]

Song List

Title Singer Lyricist
1"Nahin Fariyad Karte Hum"Shamshad BegumBharat Vyas
2"Baagon Mein Haule Haule Bole Maina"Shamshad BegumBharat Vyas
3"Main To Chanda Si Gori Naar"Shamshad BegumGulshan Jalalabadi
4"Thandi Thandi Raat Mein"Shamshad BegumBharat Vyas
5"Ae Dil Na Mujhe Yaad Dila"Shamshad Begum, Mohammed RafiBharat Vyas
6"Khushi Ki Aas Rahi Dil Ko"Khan MastanaArzoo Lakhnavi
7"Pehne Peeli Rang Saari"Amirbai KarnatakiRammurti Chaturvedi
8"Aaya Aaya Re Aaya Re Saawan"Lalita DevulkarRammurti Chaturvedi

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ashish Rajadhyaksha. Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. 15 March 2015. 10 July 2014. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-135-94325-7. 19–.
  2. Book: Indian cinema. 15 March 2015. 1 January 1998. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. India. 978-81-230-0646-8. 106.
  3. Book: The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 15 March 2015. 1953. Bennett, Coleman.. 781.
  4. Web site: Sawan Aya Re (1949). gomolo.com. Gomolo. 15 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Sawan Aya Re. citwf.com. Alan Goble. 15 March 2015.
  6. Patel. Baburao. Filmindia. Filmindia. May 1949. 15. 5. 74. 15 March 2015.
  7. Web site: Nahin Faryad Karte-Khemchand Prakash. members.tripod.com. Tripod. 15 March 2015. Oldies Club.
  8. Web site: Sawan Aya Re (1949). myswar.com. MySwar. 15 March 2015.