- Suraj
Infobox Film
name =Suraj
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director = T. Prakash Rao
producer = S. Krishnamurthy
writer =Abrar Alvi
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starring =Rajendra Kumar Vyjayanthimala
Ajit
music =Shankar Jaikishan
cinematography = V.K Murthy
editing = NM Shankar
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released = 1966
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country = flagicon|India India
language = Hindi/Urdu
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imdb_id =0061046"Suraj" (
Hindi : सुरज,Urdu : سورج,translation : "sun") is a 1966 Hindi movie produced by S. Krishnamurthy and directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film starsRajendra Kumar ,Vyjayanthimala , Ajit, Johnny Walker, Mumtaz,Lalita Pawar andNeetu Singh . The films music is byShankar Jaikishan . There's also a Hindi movie with same name starring Mithun Chakrobarthy, a big star at the time."Suraj" is considered one of its first kind of fantasy costume dramas of bollywood which was highly commercially successful. Shankar Jaikishen's chartbuster music also played an important role in boosting the film's popularity. The songs of "Suraj"are remembered till date & are considered evergreen all time hits. Besides Rafi's "Baharon phool barsao" his other solo "Gustakhi maaf" was hugely popular. His two duets "Kaise samjhaoon"(with Asha Bhosle) & "Itna hai tumse pyar"(with Suman Kalyanpur) are considered all time romantic hits. Sharda sang her first song "Titli udi" for "Suraj" which earned her a Special Filmfare Award & the song is considered her only big hit.
Awards
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Filmfare Best Music Director Award forShankar Jaikishan
*Filmfare Best Lyricist Award forHasrat Jaipuri writing "baharon phool barsao"
*Filmfare Best Male Playback Award forMohammed Rafi singing "baharon phool barsao"
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