Mere Mehboob

Mere Mehboob
Film poster
Directed by	Harnam Singh Rawail
Produced by	Harnam Singh Rawail
Starring	Rajendra Kumar Sadhana Nimmi Ashok Kumar Pran Johnny Walker Ameeta
Music by	Naushad
Release date(s)	1963
Running time	164 min.
Country	India
Language	Urdu-Hindi

Mere Mehboob is a 1963 Indian film directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and starring Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Pran, Johnny Walker and Ameeta. The film became a "blockbuster" and took the number one position at the box office in 1963.^[1] The movie drew a background from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and traditional Lucknow. The famous song "Mere Mehboob Tujhe Mere" was shot in the University Hall and in a couple of places one gets to see the university. The opening scene of the movie shows the famous residential hall and the associated clock tower 'Victoria Gate'.

Plot

After bumping into a college girl one day, a young man suddenly finds himself falling hopelessly in love with her. The only problem is that, clad as she is in a traditional burkha, he as only seen her hands. The remaining part explains how he finds her. Over-discreet questioning and misunderstandings lead to a series of mistaken identities and misdirected romances.

Cast

• Rajendra Kumar as Anwar
• Sadhana as Husna

Awards and nominations

• Filmfare Best Art Direction Award-Sudhendu Roy^[2]
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actor-Johnny Walker
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress-Ameeta
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress-Nimmi
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Music Director-Naushad
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Lyricist-Shakeel Badayuni for the song "Mere Mehboob Tujhe Mere"
• Filmfare Nomination for Best Playback Singer-Mohd. Rafi for the song "Mere Mehboob Tujhe Mere"

Music

Mere Mehboob
Soundtrack album by Naushad
Released	1963
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	EMI
Naushad chronology
Son of India (1961) Mere Mehboob (1963) Leader (1964)

The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Naushad and lyrics penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The soundtrack consists of 9 songs, featuring vocals by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle. The song Mere Mehboob Tujhe became very much popular upon release. The song composed on raga Jhinjhoti, was later slightly adapted into Malayalam by M. S. Baburaj, to give two all time classic songs, "Thamasamenthe Varuvaan" (from Bhargavi Nilayam) and "Pranasakhi Njan Verumoru" (from Pareeksha).^[3] These songs were selected by Naushad as one of the few of his favourite songs when he visited Baburaj Music Academy in 1988.

Track #	Song	Singer(s)
1	"Mere Mehboob Tujhe"	Mohammed Rafi
2	"Tere Pyar Mein Dildar"	Lata Mangeshkar
3	"E - Husn Jara Jaag"	Mohammed Rafi
4	"Mere Mehboob Mein Kya Nahin"	Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle
5	"Tumse Izhar - E -Haal Kar Baithe"	Mohammed Rafi
6	"Janeman Ek Nazar Dekh Le"	Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Chorus
7	"Yaad Mein Teri"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
8	"Allah Bachaye Naujawano Se"	Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus
9	"Mere Mehboob Tujhe (Female)"	Lata Mangeshkar

References

1. ^ "Box Office 1963". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=169&catName=MTk2Mw==. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
2. ^ List of Filmfare Awards
3. ^ http://www.mysticswara.com/baburaj.aspx

External links

• Songs of Mere Mehboob with the lyrics : Mere Mehboob
• Video link to the lovely song Mere Mehboob Tujhe (Actor : Rajendra Kumar Singer : Mohammed Rafi) : Mere Mehboob Tujhe
• Mere Mehboob at the Internet Movie Database