| Jugnu | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Pramod Chakravorthy |
| Written by | Sachin Bhowmick Gulshan Nanda Ehsan Rizvi |
| Produced by | Pramod Chakravorthy |
| Starring | Dharmendra Hema Malini Pran Prem Chopra Nazir Hussain Mehmood Lalita Pawar Master Satyajeet |
| Cinematography | V. K. Murthy |
| Edited by | R. M. Tipnis |
| Music by | Sachin Dev Burman |
Production company | Pramod Films |
| Distributed by | Gala Entertainment Corp. |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Jugnu (transl. Firefly) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The story is about an extremely intelligent crook with a "Golden" heart (Dharmendra), who has the remarkable ability to steal from the most protected setups. The movie also stars Hema Malini, Lalita Pawar, Mehmood, Prem Chopra, Nazir Hussain, Ajit and Pran. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film features a popular dialogue written by Sachin Bhowmick, "Baap ke naam kaa sahara kamzor log lete hai", Meaning: "The weak seek to be known by their father's reputation", which was said on two occasions by Dharmendra and Pran. It went on to become one of the most loved and famous dialogues of all time in Hindi cinema. Jugnu Remains a cult classic of Hindi cinema and represents one of Dharmendra's finest performances. This film was remade into Tamil and Telugu in 1980 as Guru.[1]
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Dharmendra | Ashok Roy / Piara Singh "Jugnu" |
| Hema Malini | Seema |
| Pran | Shyam |
| Ajit | Boss |
| Prem Chopra | Ramesh |
| Mehmood | Mahesh |
| Lalita Pawar | Mrs. Ghanshyam Das |
| Jayshree T. | Sheela |
| Manmohan | Mike |
| Raj Mehra | Inspector General |
| Nazir Hussain | Shyam's Father |
| Kamal Kapoor | Police Inspector |
| Brahm Bhardwaj | Mr. Mazumdar |
| Dhumal | Sheela's Father |
Soundtrack
| Jugnu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | May 24, 1973[2] | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:00 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Producer | S. D. Burman | |||
| S. D. Burman chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi; all music is composed by S. D. Burman
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jane Kya Pilaya Tune" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Gir Gaya Jhumka Girne Do" | Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Mere Payalia" | Lata Mangeshkar | 5:25 |
| 4. | "Tera Peechha Na Chhodunga" | Kishore Kumar | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Jugnu Chamke" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Deep Diwali Ke Jhuthe" | Kishore Kumar & Sushma Shrestha | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 28:00 | ||
References
- ↑ "Sridevi: 5 times the actress bowled us with her performance". The Times of India. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "Jugnu". Apple Music. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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