- Source: Sajan (1969 film)
Sajan is a 1969 Indian Bollywood film directed by Mohan Segal. It stars Manoj Kumar and Asha Parekh in pivotal roles. It became a hit at the box office.
The film was Shatrughan Sinha's debut in Hindi movies.
The first half of the movie was inspired by the 1951 movie Happy Go Lovely which has also inspired movies like Ghajini and Pasand Apni Apni.
The second half was largely inspired by the 1937 play I Killed the Count, of which there were several film, radio and television adaptations, including a 3-episode (Episode 25 - 27) story from Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2.
Cast
Manoj Kumar as Ashok Saxena / Vinod
Asha Parekh as Rajni
Om Prakash as Driver Baalam
Madan Puri as Seth Dharamdas a.k.a. Sheru
Shatrughan Sinha as SI Tiwari (Introducing)
Raj Mehra as Inspector Khan
Sulochana Latkar as Laajwanti
Gajanan Jagirdar as Guruji a.k.a. Roopa
Jankidas Mehra as Tarakilal
Shabnam as Bela
Sapru as Jwala Prasad Saxena
Murad as Judge
Shammi as Aunty
Iftekhar as Lawyer
Plot
Ashok (Manoj Kumar) comes from a business family and lives a very wealthy lifestyle. One day, while perusing newspapers he comes across an article which claims that he is to marry a dancer named Rajni (Asha Parekh). Angered at this insinuation, he goes to confront Rajni, all ready to threaten with a lawsuit, but is instead bewitched by her beauty and innocence and ends up falling in love with her. Initially, he does not reveal his real identity, but does inform her eventually, and both are ready to take the next step, of marriage. Before that could happen, both get embroiled in the murder of Dharamdas (Madan Puri) who has been blackmailing Rajni's mother (Sulochana) for a past secret about her husband. A murder that ends up having three different killers - Ashok, Rajni and Ashok's driver Balam (Om Prakash). But all are confessing to the same murder with different versions to investigating officers Inspector Khan (Raj Mehra) and SI Inspector Tiwari (Shatrughan Sinha), who are totally perplexed knowing that each of them are trying to save the others. Finally during a court scene for the murder trial, the actual murderer ????? confesses the crime and all three are acquitted.
Soundtrack
"Ae Mere Meharban" - Lata Mangeshkar
"Bansuri Tihari Nandlal" - Asha Bhosle
"Resham Ki Dori" - Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
"Saajan Saajan Pukaroon" (female) - Lata Mangeshkar
"Saajan Saajan Pukaroon" - Mohammed Rafi
"Baton Karo Raton Mein" - Lata Mangeshkar
References
External links
Sajan at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tarun Majumdar
- Prithviraj Kapoor
- Pembuat Lirik Terbaik (Penghargaan Filmfare)
- Manoj Kumar
- Sajan (1969 film)
- Sajan
- Jankidas
- List of Hindi films of 1969
- Asha Parekh filmography
- Pasand Apni Apni
- List of Gujarati films
- Asha Parekh
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Rehana (actress)
