Bari Behen
Bari Behen is a 1949 Hindi drama film directed, written and produced by D. D. Kashyap, starring Suraiya, Rehman, Ullhas and Pran.[1][2] The film was remade in Sinhalese as Sujatha (1953).[3]
| Bari Behen बड़ी बहन | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | D. D. Kashyap |
| Produced by | D. D. Kashyap |
| Written by | Rajendra Krishan Qamar Jalalabadi Rajinder Singh Bedi |
| Screenplay by | D. D. Kashyap |
| Starring | Suraiya Rehman Ullhas Geeta Bali Pran |
| Music by | Husnlal Bhagatram Lyrics by Rajendra Krishan Qamar Jalalabadi |
| Cinematography | Surendra Pai |
| Edited by | Anant Apte |
Production company | Famous Pictures |
| Distributed by | Famous Pictures Ltd. |
Release date | 1949 |
Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Shyama (Suraiya) gets a job as a servant so she can pay for her younger sister, Kiran's (Geeta Bali) education in the city. Kiran, though, is in love with a rogue, Ajit (Pran). Ajit makes Kiran splurge all the money Shyama sends her on them. Meanwhile, Shyama meets and falls in love with Shyam (Rehman), the son of the family she works for and who is a doctor who wants to treat the poor. With both of being ill-treated by the woman of the house, who is Shyam's step-mother, they decide to elope. However, Kiran comes to her, abandoned and pregnant. Shyama goes along with her without informing Shyam in order to find Ajit. They find Ajit, but he escapes from them. The two sisters then relocate to another town. Kiran has the child, Shyama works in another house, where in order to get Kiran settled with the young man of the house and to prove her to be without blemish, she takes it upon herself to claim to be the mother of the child. This causes further complications with Shyam, who has managed to trace her out and now believes that she has been unfaithful to him. Wallowing in grief, he falls ill. Finally, with the help of a kindly army colonel, also Ajit's uncle (Ulhas), all's well that ends well, with a repentant Ajit marrying Kiran and Shyama reunited with Shyam.
Cast
Soundtrack
| Bari Behen | |
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | EMI, Saregama |
Music composed by Husnlal Bhagatram and lyrics by Rajendra Krishan & Qamar Jalalabadi.[1][3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyric |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ho Likhnewale Ne Likh Di"[3] | Suraiya | Rajinder Krishna |
| 2 | "Bigdi Bananewale:[3] | Suraiya | Qamar Jalalabadi |
| 3 | "Chup Chup Khade Ho"[1][3] | Lata Mangeshkar & Premlata[3] | Rajinder Krishna |
| 4 | "Woh Paas Rahe Ya Door Rahe"[3] | Suraiya | Qamar Jalalabadi |
| 5 | "Mohabbat Ke Dhoke Mein" | Mohd. Rafi | Rajinder Krishna |
| 6 | "Jo Dil Mein Khushi Ban Kar Aai" | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajinder Krishna |
| 7 | "Chale Jana Nahin"[3] | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajinder Krishna |
| 8 | "Tum Mujh Ko Bhool Jao" | Suraiya | Qamar Jalalabadi |
References
- NFAI adds Suraiya's 1949 film Bari Behen to collection Times of India (newspaper), Published 26 February 2017, Retrieved 23 May 2020
- "Bari Behen (1949)". Internet Movie Database.
- Karan Bali. "Bari Behen film review". Upperstall.com website. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
External links
- Bari Behen at IMDb