Barsaat (1949 film)

Infobox Film
name = Barsaat


caption = Film poster
director = Raj Kapoor
producer = Raj Kapoor
writer = Ramanand Sagar
starring = Raj Kapoor
Nargis
Prem Nath
Nimmi
music = Shankar Jaikishan
cinematography = Jal Mistry
editing = G. G. Mayekar
distributor =
released = 1949
runtime = 171 min.
country = IND
awards =
language = Hindi
budget =
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imdb_id = 0041161

"Barsaat" (Hindi: बरसात, Urdu: برسات, Also known as "Rain" in English) is a 1949 Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars the famous duo of Kapoor and Nargis as well as Prem Nath. It was also the introduction of actress Nimmi in her first film role. "Barsaat" was one of the first major hit films directed by Kapoor. This success allowed Kapoor to buy RK Studios in 1950.

Plot

The film revolves around two love stories. Pran (Kapoor), and Reshma (Nargis) and Gopal (Prem Nath) and Neela (Nimmi). Two friends with opposite personalities, the rich but sensitive Pran and the womanizing Gopal both have affairs with two mountain girls while holidaying in the vale of Kashmir. While Pran and Reshma's love is true and reciprocated, Gopal is a womanising villain, who disregards the faithful Neela (Nimmi) and condems her to wait faithfully for his return with the barsaat (rainy season). Many plot intrigues follow through with Pan and Reshma facing many trials on the path to true love, including parental oppostion, accidents and an attempted forced marriage of Reshma to an uncouth fisherman. The couple are finally reunited.

Gopal on the other hand finally becomes a reformed charachter and rushes to claim the ever faithful Neela who has been pining away, only to arrive to find his true love dead. The film ends with Gopal lighting Neela's funeral pyre as the rains finally come.

Music

The music of "Barsaat" became famous upon the film's release in 1949. The film was the debut for music directors Shankar Jaikishan and established their careers. The famous playback singer Lata Mangeshkar famously sang for both Nargis and Nimmi in "Barsaat".

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