Chhoo Mantar
Chhoo Mantar is a 1956 Bollywood film starring Shyama, Anita Guha, and Johnny Walker. It was directed by M. Sadiq.
| Choo Mantar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M. Sadiq |
| Produced by | Shree Sound Studios P. B. Billimoira |
| Written by | M. Sadiq |
| Starring | Johnny Walker Anita Guha Shyama |
| Music by | O. P. Nayyar |
| Cinematography | Minoo B. Bilimoria |
| Edited by | Moosa Mansoor |
Release date | 1956 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Story
Baijnath alias Baiju is a slacker, trouble-maker, unemployed, and a flirt. The villagers rally together and force his father to ask him to leave the village, which Baiju does. Baiju's travels take him to the castle of a king, who has a beautiful daughter named Ratnavali. When he sees Ratnavali, he is smitten by her beauty and falls head over heels in love with her. He parks himself opposite her room, and awaits the time when she will make a presence on the balcony, so that he can get an eyeful of her beautiful self. This enrages the King, and he orders his men to thoroughly beat up Baiju and throw him in the sea, which they do. But Baiju survives, recovers, and gets back to wooing the beautiful Ratnavali. This time the King challenges Baiju to accumulate ten lakh rupees in three months, and he will then give his consent to marrying Ratnavali. The King further adds that if Baiju fails, he will be hanged. Baiju accepts the challenge, and brags that he can accumulate not ten lakhs, but fifteen lakhs within that time period. With no survival nor job skills, and no one to even loan him the fifteen lakh rupees, how is Baiju going to escape from the death-trap that the King has prepared for him?
Cast
- Johnny Walker ... Baijnath 'Baiju'
- Anita Guha ... Ratnavali
- Shyama ... Sanwali
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Aankh Mein Ek Surat Teri" (Version 1) | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Aankh Mein Ek Surat Teri" (Version 2) | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Gharib Jaanke Humko Na Tum Mita Dena" - 1 | Mohammed Rafi |
| "Gharib Jaanke Humko Na Tum Mita Dena" - 2 | Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt |
| "Gham Nahin Kar Muskura" | Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt |
| "Humne Jab Dil Tha Diya" | Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum |
| "Main Hoon Baanke Nainonwali" | Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle |
| "Aaja Re Aaja, Na Sata Re Piya" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Gori Gori Raat Hai, Taaron Ki Baaraat Hai" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Raat Nasheeli, Rang Rangeeli, Mast Hawa" | Geeta Dutt |
| "Jab Baadal Lehraya" | Geeta Dutt |