Duniya (1968 film)

Duniya
Directed by	T. Prakash Rao
Produced by	Amarjeet
Screenplay by	K. A. Narayan Vrajendra Gaur
Story by	K. A. Narayan
Starring	Dev Anand Vyjayanthimala Balraj Sahni Johnny Walker Lalita Pawar
Music by	Shankar Jaikishan
Cinematography	Faredoon A. Irani
Editing by	Shivaji Awdhut
Release date(s)	28 December 1968 (1968-12-28)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	180,000,000

Duniya (Hindi: दुनिया;English: The World) is a 1968 Hindi romantic thriller film written by K. A. Narayan and directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film starred Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala in the lead with Balraj Sahni, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar, Prem Chopra, Sulochana Latkar, Madan Puri, Nana Palsikar, Achala Sachdev, Laxmi Chhaya, Jagdish Raj, Tun Tun, Brahm Bhardwaj and Pakistani actor Suresh as the ensemble cast. The film was produced by Amarjeet. The films score was composed by Shankar Jaikishan duo with lyrics provided by Hasrat Jaipuri, S. H. Bihari and Gopaldas Neeraj, edited by Shivaji Awdhut and was filmed by Faredoon A. Irani. The story revolves around three friends Amarnath, Gopal and his sister, Mala, how they face their problem in the life and how they realize from the problem in the rest of the story.

Plot

The movie deals about three friend Amarnath, Gopal and his sister, Mala, As Mala and Gopal's mom is a widow and is unable to care for both the children, she decides to let her Bombay-based cousin, Shobha R. Sharma, adopt Mala. Gopal is always in trouble with the villagers for petty theft, and when he learns that Mala has left, he too runs away from home. Years later, all three have grown up. Mala's mom is deceased, while she continues to live with her aunt and uncle, Public Prosecutor Ramnath Sharma; Amarnath is now an Advocate working with Senior Advocate Mehta, and is in love with Mala, not knowing that she is his childhood friend; while Gopal has been to prison in Poona, Madras, and the Police in Hyderabad want him for questioning. Soon Amarnath will be defending Gopal, alias Ram Singh, for the murder of one Mohanchand - and it will be an uphill task for Amarnath - for not only do the Police have airtight evidence against Gopal, Mohanchand was to be the future son-in-law of Ramnath - who has sworn to bring Gopal to justice by hook or by crook.

Cast

• Dev Anand as Amarnath Sharma or Amar
• Vyjayanthimala as Mala
• Balraj Sahni as Public Prosecutor Ramnath Sharma
• Johnny Walker as James Bond of India
• Lalita Pawar as Mrs. Sharma
• Prem Chopra as Mohanchand or Mohan
• Sulochana Latkar as Janki R. Sharma
• Madan Puri as Madan
• Nana Palsikar as Girdharilal
• Achala Sachdev as Shobha R. Sharma
• Jagdish Raj as Madan's associate
• Laxmi Chhaya as Laxmi
• Tun Tun as Chabeli in cameo appearance
• Brahm Bhardwaj as Advocate Mehta
• Suresh as Ram Singh or Gopal

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Shankar Jaikishan duo while the lyrics was provide by Hasrat Jaipuri, S. H. Bihari and Gopaldas Neeraj.^[1]

• "Dooriyan Nazdikiyan Ban Gayi" - Singer: Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle; Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
• "Duniya Isi Ka Naam Hai" - Singer: Mukesh, Sharda; Lyricist: S. H. Bihari
• "Falasafaa Pyaar" - Singer: Mohammed Rafi; Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
• "Javaan Tum Ho" - Singer: Mohammed Rafi; Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
• "Yeh Dharti Hindustan Ki" - Singer: Asha Bhosle; Lyricist: Gopaldas Neeraj
• "Tu Hi Meri Laxmi" - Singer: Kishore Kumar; Lyricist: Shailendra

Box office

At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed around 180,000,000 with nett gross of 90,00,000, thus becomes the tenth highest grossing film of 1968 with verdict average success at box office.^[2]

Award

Filmfare Awards

• Best Cinematographer - Faredoon A. Irani

References

1. ^ "Duniya (1968)". Raaga.com. http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=h001963. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
2. ^ "Box Office 1968". Boxofficeindia.com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=174&catName=MTk2OA==. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 

External links

• Duniya at the Internet Movie Database
• Duniya profile at Upperstall.com
• Duniya profile & review at Molodezhnaja (German)