Sawan Bhadon
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Sawan Bhadon is a 1970
Bollywood
film produced and directed by Mohan Segal. The film was the debut film for its lead pair Rekha and Navin Nischol
. The other cast of note in the film are Jayshree T, Iftekhar
and Ranjeet
. The music is by Sonik Omi. This was Ranjeet
's debut film.
The film is remade in Tamil as 'Veetukku Oru Pillai' (A son for every home) starring Jaishankar
.
) is a man from a wealthy family living in Europe. He has a step-sister Dolly and step-mother Ms.Sulochana who are very cunning and greedy and cheat Vikram's money during his absence from India. Vikram decides to come back to India which disturbs the plans of Sulochana
and her allies. Vikram being innocent trusts Sulochana and Dolly and treats them as their family but Sulochana pretends to be affectionate to him as he only has the full rights over the Will.
Vikram during his arrival to his home is blocked by some looters who are actually the men hired by Sulochana's brother to kill him. But a village girl Chanda(Rekha) and her friends help him and drive away the looters. Vikram is attracted towards her and her mischief. Both of them love each other and plan to marry with Chanda's family's consent. But Sulochana is against the marriage and threatens Vikram to leave her but Vikam does not obey her.Dolly meets a man named Madan who introduces himself as a person who makes talented girls as stars through his cultural centre. Dolly being a dancer wants to be a star and also attracted towards him. She introduces Madan to her mother who also encourages his
relationship. Vikram comes to know that Madan is actually a cunning crook who sells girls to foreign countries. He resists Dolly meeting Madan and tries to stop her. But Dolly and Sulochana are against him and she challenges Dolly shall marry Madan at any cost. To save the honour of his family and his sister, Vikram decides to sell all the properties and return it to villagers from whom the properties are looted by Sulochana and take them to Bangalore. Sulochana plans to kill him with the help of Madan by planting a bomb in his car while he is heading towards Bangalore. Car explodes as per her plan and everyone including Chanda believes that Vikram is dead. All enemies of Vikram celebrate his death happily until they see Vikram coming back alive. Sulochana believes Vikram is dead for sure and the man is not Vikram. She tries to prove by all means that he is not Vikram. But Vikram proves everybody that he has escaped with some injuries alone. He slowly traps Sulochana, Madan and others on the cheating they made to his money. He brings Chanda and her mother to look after Sulochana and prevent her from running away with wealth.Sulochana decides to kill the Vikram like man by poisoning his milk. She sees him drinking the poisoned milk and lying dead. She takes him to bury but comes to know he has not dead as the milk is not poisoned actually. She screams that he cannot be Vikram as she killed him in her own hands.
Vikram once sees her having illegal affair with estate manager Gaurishanker. So she decided to finish him off. Also his resistance against Dolly's marriage with Madan added fuel to fire. She confesses that she saw him burning from exploded car and killed him finally by throwing a rock on his head. Vikram like man finally exposes that he is not Vikram but CID Inspector Vinodh. Sulochana who realised that she confessed the truth commits suicide.Chanda is very disappointed on Vinodh's acting as Vikram but Vinodh tells her Vikram is not dead really but survived with injuries as he is thrown away from his car by a car thief on the way and the robber was actually killed by Sulochana. To arrest her and Vikram's enemies Vinodh who incidentally resembled Vikram posed like him to catch them in hand. Chanda meets Vikram in hospital and is happy that is alive. Dolly who realised her mistake also unites with her brother. Vinodh leaves the place on the account that he has fulfilled his duty.
Bollywood films of 1970
The 1970s saw the Indian cinemas turning more explosive and violent.A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1970:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1970:...
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Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film produced and directed by Mohan Segal. The film was the debut film for its lead pair Rekha and Navin Nischol
Navin Nischol
Navin Nischol was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970.-Early life:...
. The other cast of note in the film are Jayshree T, Iftekhar
Iftekhar
Iftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...
and Ranjeet
Ranjeet
Gopal Bedi is an actor in Indian films and television, born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar . He has played mostly character roles, with roles as the villain dominating his over 200 Hindi films...
. The music is by Sonik Omi. This was Ranjeet
Ranjeet
Gopal Bedi is an actor in Indian films and television, born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar . He has played mostly character roles, with roles as the villain dominating his over 200 Hindi films...
's debut film.
The film is remade in Tamil as 'Veetukku Oru Pillai' (A son for every home) starring Jaishankar
Jaishankar
Jaishankar is a yester-year actor of the Tamil Film Industry. He is fondly referred to as Thennagathu James Bond . His penchant for dashing roles earned him the sobriquet of James Bond of South India, thanks to his roles in films like Vallavan Oruvan, CID Shankar and so on...
.
Plot
Vikram (Navin NischolNavin Nischol
Navin Nischol was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970.-Early life:...
) is a man from a wealthy family living in Europe. He has a step-sister Dolly and step-mother Ms.Sulochana who are very cunning and greedy and cheat Vikram's money during his absence from India. Vikram decides to come back to India which disturbs the plans of Sulochana
and her allies. Vikram being innocent trusts Sulochana and Dolly and treats them as their family but Sulochana pretends to be affectionate to him as he only has the full rights over the Will.
Vikram during his arrival to his home is blocked by some looters who are actually the men hired by Sulochana's brother to kill him. But a village girl Chanda(Rekha) and her friends help him and drive away the looters. Vikram is attracted towards her and her mischief. Both of them love each other and plan to marry with Chanda's family's consent. But Sulochana is against the marriage and threatens Vikram to leave her but Vikam does not obey her.Dolly meets a man named Madan who introduces himself as a person who makes talented girls as stars through his cultural centre. Dolly being a dancer wants to be a star and also attracted towards him. She introduces Madan to her mother who also encourages his
relationship. Vikram comes to know that Madan is actually a cunning crook who sells girls to foreign countries. He resists Dolly meeting Madan and tries to stop her. But Dolly and Sulochana are against him and she challenges Dolly shall marry Madan at any cost. To save the honour of his family and his sister, Vikram decides to sell all the properties and return it to villagers from whom the properties are looted by Sulochana and take them to Bangalore. Sulochana plans to kill him with the help of Madan by planting a bomb in his car while he is heading towards Bangalore. Car explodes as per her plan and everyone including Chanda believes that Vikram is dead. All enemies of Vikram celebrate his death happily until they see Vikram coming back alive. Sulochana believes Vikram is dead for sure and the man is not Vikram. She tries to prove by all means that he is not Vikram. But Vikram proves everybody that he has escaped with some injuries alone. He slowly traps Sulochana, Madan and others on the cheating they made to his money. He brings Chanda and her mother to look after Sulochana and prevent her from running away with wealth.Sulochana decides to kill the Vikram like man by poisoning his milk. She sees him drinking the poisoned milk and lying dead. She takes him to bury but comes to know he has not dead as the milk is not poisoned actually. She screams that he cannot be Vikram as she killed him in her own hands.
Vikram once sees her having illegal affair with estate manager Gaurishanker. So she decided to finish him off. Also his resistance against Dolly's marriage with Madan added fuel to fire. She confesses that she saw him burning from exploded car and killed him finally by throwing a rock on his head. Vikram like man finally exposes that he is not Vikram but CID Inspector Vinodh. Sulochana who realised that she confessed the truth commits suicide.Chanda is very disappointed on Vinodh's acting as Vikram but Vinodh tells her Vikram is not dead really but survived with injuries as he is thrown away from his car by a car thief on the way and the robber was actually killed by Sulochana. To arrest her and Vikram's enemies Vinodh who incidentally resembled Vikram posed like him to catch them in hand. Chanda meets Vikram in hospital and is happy that is alive. Dolly who realised her mistake also unites with her brother. Vinodh leaves the place on the account that he has fulfilled his duty.
Song Tracks
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Kaan Mein Jhumka | Mohammad Rafi |
| Ik Dard Utha | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... & Usha Khanna Usha Khanna Usha Khanna is an Indian music director. Regarded as the first established female music director in the Indian film industry, she remained active for more than 3 decades from 1960s to 1980s. She is still active making some music for some movies and television-serials, more than 40 years after her... |
| Ankhen Meri Maikhana | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
| Sun Sun Sun O Gulabi Kali | Mohammad Rafi & Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
| Mera Man Ghabrae | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
| Akhyan Na Mar | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
| Hai Nazar Baaz Saiyan | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |