Shaheed (1965 film)
| Shaheed | |
|---|---|
Anant Purushottam Marathe | |
| Cinematography | Ranjod Thakur |
| Edited by | B. S. Glaad Vishnu Kumar Singh |
| Music by | Prem Dhawan |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Shaheed (transl. Martyr) is a
It was released on 1 January 1965 and became a box-office success. The eleventh highest-grossing film of the year, it was given a verdict of "hit" by
The film was screened retrospectively on 15 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival, jointly presented by the Indian
Plot
It is the year 1911 in
4 months later, Bhagat Singh and comrade
After seeing the maltreatment of Indian prisoners, Bhagat and his fellow freedom fighters announce a hunger strike, during which
When the trial ends,
Cast
- Manoj Kumar as Bhagat Singh
- Prem Chopra as Sukhdev Thapar
- Anant Marathe as Shivaram Rajguru
- Kamini Kaushal as Vidyavati Kaur Sandhu (Bhagat's mother)
- Durga Bhabhi
- Sailesh Kumar as Chail Bihari
- Manmohan as Chandra Shekhar Azad
- Pran as Daku Kehar Singh
- Lahore Central Jail)
- Asit Sen as Dhaniram
- Anwar Hussain as Jail Warden Chattar Singh
- Public Prosecutor Rai Bahadur Suryanarayan – Delhi
- Krishan Dhawan as Sardar Ajit Singh (Bhagat's uncle)
- D. K. Sapru as Sardar Kishan Singh Sandhu (Bhagat's father)
- Indrani Mukherjee as Susheela
- Public Prosecutor, Lahore
- Raj Kishore as Jaigopal
- Pt. Jawaharlal Nehruas himself in a speech footage
- Mahatma Gandhi as himself in a speech footage
- Maulana Abdul Kalam Azadas himself in a speech footage
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patelas himself in a speech footage
- Sudhir as Yashwant (uncredited)
Production
Manoj Kumar revealed in 2017 that it took four years of research to prepare for his role. "I visited newspaper offices and read old books, magazine, papers, anything that I could lay my hands on regarding the freedom fighters. In Madras (now Chennai), I would go to Hindu Library after completing the shooting of my films that were being shot there and read books," he explained. He also met Bhagat Singh's lawyer and many freedom fighters of the time to understand his character better.[6]
While the shooting started in 1963, the film released in 1965.[6]
Soundtrack
Music:
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ai Vatan Ai Vatan Hamko Teri Kasam" | Mohammad Rafi
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| 2 | "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna" | Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey & Rajendra Mehta |
| 3 | "Jogi, Ham To Lut Gaye Tere Pyaar Men" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "O Mera Rang De Basanti Chola" | Mukesh, Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar & Rajendra Mehta |
| 5 | "Pagadi Sambhal Jatta" | Mohammad Rafi |
| 6 | "Watan Pe Marne Wale Zinda Rahega Tera Naam" | Mohammad Rafi |
References
- ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "13th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "13th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
- ^ "Pune: A film festival that celebrates freedom". The Indian Express. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "70th Independence Day" (PDF). dff.nic.in.
- ^ a b "Shaheed: The definite Bhagat Singh film which almost didn't get made, listen to its songs". The Indian Express. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links
- Shaheed at IMDb
