Hamraaz
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Hamraaz is a 1967 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sunil Dutt
, Raaj Kumar
, Mumtaz
, Sarika
, Madan Puri
, Iftekhar
, Balraj Sahni
, Jeevan, Helen and Vimi
. The films music is by Ravi
. The songs have been beautifully written by the great Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi (Lyrics).
) is a well-known stage actor in Bombay who performs play alongwith his partner (played by Mumtaz). While on a trip to scenic Darjeeling, he meets and falls in love with Meena (Vimi
), the only daughter of a wealthy military contractor Verma (Manmohan Krishna). Shortly thereafter Kumar and Meena get married and return home to Bombay. Four years later, Meena's dad passes away after telling her something that he had hidden from her for four years.
A year later, Kumar notices that Meena does not accompany him to the stage any more, and excuses herself on the pretext of being ill. Shortly thereafter, Meena gets killed and the case is assigned to Inspector Ashok (Balraj Sahni
) who starts his investigation - which reveals that Meena secretly used to secretly meet Captain Mahendra (Anwar Hussain); she had been married to Captain Rajesh (Raaj Kumar
), and has a daughter by the name of Sarika(Sarika
) in an orphanage.
All Ashok knows is that the suspect is a bearded man by the name of S. N. Sinha who was lurking near Meena's residence on the night of the murder, and all clues so far seem to be pointing an accusing finger at Kumar.
In a fit of haste, Kumar decides to run away from growing suspicion of Inspector Ashok, only to find himself more tangled. He finds a clue about the suspected killer from his home - a key with room number of a hotel. He visits the room as a last attempt to clear things before he is caught. There, he meets Captain Rajesh who calms him and tells him that none of them is the real killer. He tells Kumar that he is his wife's first husband and how he wanted her to acquire their illegitimate child (A baby girl who was conceived before Rajesh and Meena married and is now living in an orphanage) because she won't be able to raise a child born out of wedlock. It becomes further clear that the bearded man, by the name of S. N. Sinha, is Kumar himself who chose this disguise to find out why his wife is in a state of distress. The Police Officer (Ashok)suspects Kumar as the real murderer doubting that his wife (Meena) had illecit relations with somebody else, which continued even after her marriage with Kumar.
Captain Rajesh tells kumar that whoever is the killer, is seen well by Sarika because she was present in the room where Meena was murdered while both mother and daughter were playing and being shoot by a video camera. Also they find a video camera which was ON while the actual murder was performed. Together they embark on a journey to find the girl, eventually tracing her to Ooty. It is revealed that Meena was killed by a greedy man (Madan Puri) who had adopted the girl from orphanage as a means to blackmail his father-in-law (A Tea Estate owner) into paying Rs. 5 lac for selling girl to his father-in-law by falsely claiming that girl is his real granddaughter and how Meena's claim in owning the baby girl was interfering with his motive became the cause of her death. In the end however, in a clash Ashok kills the real murderer but the murderer succeeds in killing Capt Rajesh who was trying to save his own daughter (Sareeka). Kumar takes care of Meena & Rajesh's daughter. His play-partner also becomes his life partner.
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...
, Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar , born Kulbushan Pandit was an Indian actor in Hindi movies. Raaj Kumar started out as sub-inspector of Mumbai police in the late 1940s before he turned to acting with the 1952 film Rangili...
, Mumtaz
Mumtaz (actress)
Mumtaz , fondly called Mumu, is a famous Bollywood actress, best remembered for her roles in Tere Mere Sapne and Khilona . Her performance in Khilona got her the Filmfare Best Actress Award, while the film itself won the Filmfare Best Movie Award...
, Sarika
Sarika
Sarika was born on 3 June 1962 into a Maharashtrian family in New Delhi, India, and became an acclaimed National Award winning Indian actress.-Career:...
, Madan Puri
Madan Puri
Madan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
, Iftekhar
Iftekhar
Iftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...
, Balraj Sahni
Balraj Sahni
Balraj Sahni , born Yudhishthir Sahni , was a famous Hindi film actor. He belonged to a Punjabi Khatri family from Bhera now in Punjab, Pakistan...
, Jeevan, Helen and Vimi
Vimi
Vimi was a Bollywood film actress who acted in few films such as Humraaz, Vachan, Patanga and Abroo.-Career:Vimi debuted against Sunil Dutt in B. R. Chopra directed Hamraaz in 1967. The film was hit but did not much help in taking off her career. She also paired against Shashi Kapoor in Patangaa ...
. The films music is by Ravi
Ravi (music director)
Ravi Shankar Sharma , often referred to mononymously as Ravi, is an Indian music director, who has composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films...
. The songs have been beautifully written by the great Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi (Lyrics).
Synopsis
Kumar (Sunil DuttSunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...
) is a well-known stage actor in Bombay who performs play alongwith his partner (played by Mumtaz). While on a trip to scenic Darjeeling, he meets and falls in love with Meena (Vimi
Vimi
Vimi was a Bollywood film actress who acted in few films such as Humraaz, Vachan, Patanga and Abroo.-Career:Vimi debuted against Sunil Dutt in B. R. Chopra directed Hamraaz in 1967. The film was hit but did not much help in taking off her career. She also paired against Shashi Kapoor in Patangaa ...
), the only daughter of a wealthy military contractor Verma (Manmohan Krishna). Shortly thereafter Kumar and Meena get married and return home to Bombay. Four years later, Meena's dad passes away after telling her something that he had hidden from her for four years.
A year later, Kumar notices that Meena does not accompany him to the stage any more, and excuses herself on the pretext of being ill. Shortly thereafter, Meena gets killed and the case is assigned to Inspector Ashok (Balraj Sahni
Balraj Sahni
Balraj Sahni , born Yudhishthir Sahni , was a famous Hindi film actor. He belonged to a Punjabi Khatri family from Bhera now in Punjab, Pakistan...
) who starts his investigation - which reveals that Meena secretly used to secretly meet Captain Mahendra (Anwar Hussain); she had been married to Captain Rajesh (Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar , born Kulbushan Pandit was an Indian actor in Hindi movies. Raaj Kumar started out as sub-inspector of Mumbai police in the late 1940s before he turned to acting with the 1952 film Rangili...
), and has a daughter by the name of Sarika(Sarika
Sarika
Sarika was born on 3 June 1962 into a Maharashtrian family in New Delhi, India, and became an acclaimed National Award winning Indian actress.-Career:...
) in an orphanage.
All Ashok knows is that the suspect is a bearded man by the name of S. N. Sinha who was lurking near Meena's residence on the night of the murder, and all clues so far seem to be pointing an accusing finger at Kumar.
In a fit of haste, Kumar decides to run away from growing suspicion of Inspector Ashok, only to find himself more tangled. He finds a clue about the suspected killer from his home - a key with room number of a hotel. He visits the room as a last attempt to clear things before he is caught. There, he meets Captain Rajesh who calms him and tells him that none of them is the real killer. He tells Kumar that he is his wife's first husband and how he wanted her to acquire their illegitimate child (A baby girl who was conceived before Rajesh and Meena married and is now living in an orphanage) because she won't be able to raise a child born out of wedlock. It becomes further clear that the bearded man, by the name of S. N. Sinha, is Kumar himself who chose this disguise to find out why his wife is in a state of distress. The Police Officer (Ashok)suspects Kumar as the real murderer doubting that his wife (Meena) had illecit relations with somebody else, which continued even after her marriage with Kumar.
Captain Rajesh tells kumar that whoever is the killer, is seen well by Sarika because she was present in the room where Meena was murdered while both mother and daughter were playing and being shoot by a video camera. Also they find a video camera which was ON while the actual murder was performed. Together they embark on a journey to find the girl, eventually tracing her to Ooty. It is revealed that Meena was killed by a greedy man (Madan Puri) who had adopted the girl from orphanage as a means to blackmail his father-in-law (A Tea Estate owner) into paying Rs. 5 lac for selling girl to his father-in-law by falsely claiming that girl is his real granddaughter and how Meena's claim in owning the baby girl was interfering with his motive became the cause of her death. In the end however, in a clash Ashok kills the real murderer but the murderer succeeds in killing Capt Rajesh who was trying to save his own daughter (Sareeka). Kumar takes care of Meena & Rajesh's daughter. His play-partner also becomes his life partner.
Cast
| S.No | Character | Actor/Actress(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar / S.N. Sinha | Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government... |
| 2 | Meena Verma | Vimi Vimi Vimi was a Bollywood film actress who acted in few films such as Humraaz, Vachan, Patanga and Abroo.-Career:Vimi debuted against Sunil Dutt in B. R. Chopra directed Hamraaz in 1967. The film was hit but did not much help in taking off her career. She also paired against Shashi Kapoor in Patangaa ... |
| 3 | Captain Mahendra | Anwar Hussain |
| 4 | Advocate Jagmohan Kumar | Iftekhar Iftekhar Iftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:... |
| 5 | Captain Rajesh | Raaj Kumar Raaj Kumar Raaj Kumar , born Kulbushan Pandit was an Indian actor in Hindi movies. Raaj Kumar started out as sub-inspector of Mumbai police in the late 1940s before he turned to acting with the 1952 film Rangili... |
| 6 | Shabnam | Mumtaz Mumtaz Mumtaz is an Arabic name commonly used in various countries in the Muslim world such as Afghanistan, Brunei, India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey, it can also be used as a female name... |
| 7 | Mr. Tejpal | Madan Puri Madan Puri Madan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur... |
| 8 | Police Inspector Ashok | Balraj Sahni Balraj Sahni Balraj Sahni , born Yudhishthir Sahni , was a famous Hindi film actor. He belonged to a Punjabi Khatri family from Bhera now in Punjab, Pakistan... |
| 9 | Sarika | Sarika |
| 10 | Dancer | Helen |
Soundtrack
Songs in this movie have been written by Sahir Ludhianvi in beautiful Urdu Poetry, they include Tu Husn Hain Main Ishq Hoon, Kisi Patthar Ki Murat Se, Na Mooh Chupa Ke Jiyo, Tum Agar Saath Dene Ka and the melodious Neele Gagan Ke Tale.| S.No | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neele Gagan Ke Tale | Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including memorable hits like ‘Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono’ Gumrah, ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ Hamraaz, and in various... |
| 2 | Na Muh Chupaake Jiyo | Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including memorable hits like ‘Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono’ Gumrah, ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ Hamraaz, and in various... |
| 3 | Tum Agar Saath Dene Ka | Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including memorable hits like ‘Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono’ Gumrah, ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ Hamraaz, and in various... |
| 4 | Kisi Patthar Ki Moorat Se | Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including memorable hits like ‘Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono’ Gumrah, ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ Hamraaz, and in various... |
| 5 | Tu Husn Hai Main Ishq Hoon | Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.In a career spanning five decades, his repertoire extended to 25,000 songs in various regional languages, including memorable hits like ‘Chalo ek baar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono’ Gumrah, ‘Neele gagan ke taale’ Hamraaz, and in various... , Asha Bhonsle |
Awards
- 1968 Filmfare Best Male Playback AwardFilmfare Best Male Playback AwardThe Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song....
for Mahinder Kapoor for the song "Neele Gagan Ke Tale" - 1968 National Film Award for Best CinematographyNational Film Award for Best CinematographyThe National Film Award for Best Cinematography are given annually. The only female who has won this award is Anjuli Shukla, who won the award for her debut film, Kutty Srank . The most time winners are Santosh Sivan & K.K. Mahajan - 4 awards each for best cinematography category....
for M. N. Malhotra - 1968 Filmfare Best Cinematographer AwardFilmfare Best Cinematographer AwardThe Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The awards started in 1953-Superlatives:Most AwardsKamal Bose - 5Radhoo Karmakar - 4Fali Mistry - 3Jal Mistry - 3...
for M. N. Malhotra