Summary
Sharmeelee (trans. Shy) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language romantic film produced by Subodh Mukherjee and directed by Samir Ganguly. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee, Narendra Nath, Nazir Hussain, Iftekhar, S N Banerjee, Anita Guha, Asit Sen. Raakhee played a double role in this film, and its success helped make her one of the decade's top leading ladies in Hindi films. The film also marked the debut of Ranjeet.[2] The film starts on a romantic track, but after halfway takes a brilliant turn towards mystery and thriller genre.
| Sharmeelee | |
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| Directed by | Samir Ganguly |
| Written by | Gulshan Nanda (story) |
| Produced by | Subodh Mukherjee |
| Starring | Shashi Kapoor Raakhee |
| Cinematography | N. V. Srinivas |
| Edited by | V. K. Naik |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
Release date | 31 December 1971 |
Running time | 2 hours 44 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹2.6 crore (equivalent to ₹124 crore or US$16 million in 2023) (Nett.)[1] |
Plot edit
While returning from the Army Base, Captain Ajit Kapoor stops over at a rest-house, where there is a party on, and he meets a charming, vivacious young lady. When he reaches home, his guardian, Father Joseph, wants him to get married. When Joseph accompanies Ajit to see the girl, whose name is Kanchan, Ajit is thrilled to find out that it is the very same girl he met at the rest-house. Ajit indicates his approval, and the stage is set for them to get married. It is then that Ajit finds out that Kanchan is not the girl he had met, but her twin-sister. Kanchan is heart-broken at this, but wants her sister to be happy. Ajit is even more happy when he finally meets Kamini, who also recognizes him. She tries to put a spanner in the works by emotionally attacking Ajit.
Then Ajit's Army Colonel summons him for assistance in locating a female spy, who closely resembles Kanchan.
Cast edit
- Shashi Kapoor as Captain Ajit Kapoor
- Raakhee as Kanchan / Kamini (double role)
- Ranjeet as Kundan
- Iftekhar as Colonel
- Nazir Hussain as Father Joseph
- Narendranath as Tiger
- Jayshree T. as dancer / singer
Soundtrack edit
The soundtrack of Sharmeelee was an instant hit with the Indian audience, with songs composed by S. D. Burman, written by Neeraj and sung by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle. The songs had featured on the Binaca Geetmala top 10 songs of 1971. The track "Khilte Hain Gul Yahan", sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar as separate solos in the movie, has been set in the raag Bhimpalasi (known as Abheri in Carnatic Music).
| Sharmeelee | ||||
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| Released | 1971[3] | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 32:00 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | S. D. Burman | |||
| S. D. Burman chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reshmi Ujala Hai Makhmali Andhera" | Asha Bhosle | 6:05 |
| 2. | "Khilte Hain Gul Yahan" | Kishore Kumar | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Megha Chhaye Aadhi Raat" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Khilte Hain Gul Yahan" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Aaj Madhosh Hua Jaye Re" | Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar | 4:54 |
| 6. | "O Meri Sharmilee" | Kishore Kumar | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Kaise Kahen Ham" | Kishore Kumar | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 32:00 | ||
Box office edit
Sharmeelee was declared a "Semi-hit" by Box Office India. Sharmeelee had powerful and promising performances by the lead actors, Shashi Kapoor and Raakhee, and had received both critical as well as commercial success. It had netted approximately ₹ 2,60,00,000.[4]
References edit
- ^ "boxofficeindia.com". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Kohli, Suresh (11 July 2013). "Sharmilee (1971)". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Sharmeelee". Apple Music. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "boxofficeindia.com". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links edit
- Sharmeelee at IMDb
