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SAJAN (1969)
SAJAN (Respectable)
United Producers/De-Lux Films (1969)
Director/Producer: Mohan Segal
Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Action: Ravi Khanna
Cast: Asha Parekh, Manoj Kumar, Om Prakash, Shabnam, Sulochana Latkar, Madan Puri, Jagirdar, Sapru, Raj Mehra, S.P. Sinha, Jankidas, Braham Bhardwaj, Shammi, Lata Bose, Pardesi, Skander-E-Azam, Murad, Iftekhar, Aasie, Ratan Gaurang, Mirajkar.
Plot: Ashok (Manoj Kumar), a wealthy young businessman, finds himself part of a newspaper story that claims he is carrying on with a pretty dancer whose show is opening at a local theatre. The dancer, Rajni (Asha Parekh), is unknown to him so he visits her backstage to try and find out what is going on. Turns out it was all a ruse concocted for publicity purposes by the theatre’s manager (Jankidas) and Bela (Shabnam), Rajni’s best friend.
Asha Parekh and Madan Puri
The result is that Ashok and Rajni end up falling in love, but before the two can be wed, a crook named Seth Dharamdas (Madan Puri) blackmail Rajni’s mother (Sulochana Latkar), telling her that if he doesn’t receive 2.5 lakh rupees he will reveal to everyone that Rajni’s father, whom the girl thought was deceased, has actually been in jail for the last 15 years on a murder charge.
Manoj Kumar and Madan Puri
Before long, Dharamdas is discovered dead from a gunshot wound, and three people confess to the murder…Rajni, Ashok, and Balam (Om Prakash), Ashok’s faithful employee.
Who is telling the truth? And what are the other’s trying to hide?
An English subtitled DVD of SAJAN was released by Sky and is available from Amazon.com.
Shabnam and Asha Parekh
- Initial release: 1969
- Genres: Bollywood, Romance Film, Mystery, World cinema
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- Sajan is a 1969 Indian Bollywood film directed by Mohan Segal. It stars Manoj Kumar and Asha Parekh in pivotal roles. Cast[edit]. Manoj Kumar...Ashok; Asha ...
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| Sajan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mohan Segal |
| Produced by | Mohan Segal |
| Starring | Manoj Kumar Asha Parekh Om Prakash Madan Puri |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
Release date
| 1969 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film was Shatrughan Sinha's debut in Hindi movies.
The first half of the movie is inspired by the 1951 movie Happy Go Lovely[2] which has also inspired movies like Ghajini and Pasand Apni Apni.
The second half is largely inspired by the 1937 play I Killed the Count,[3] of which there were several film, radio and television adaptations, including a 3-episode (Episode 25 - 27) story from Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2.
Cast
- Manoj Kumar as Ashok Saxena
- Asha Parekh as Rajni
- Om Prakash as Driver Baalam
- Madan Puri as Seth Dharamdas a.k.a. Sheru
- Shatrughan Sinha as Sub Inspector Tiwari
- Sulochana Latkar as Laajwanti
- Gajanan Jagirdar as Guruji a.k.a. Roopa
- Jankidas Mehra as Tarakilal
- Shabnam as Bela
- Sapru as Jwala Prasad Saxena
- Raj Mehra as Inspector Khan
- Murad as Judge
- Shammi as Aunty
- Iftekhar as Lawyer
Plot
Ashok comes from a business family and lives a very wealthy lifestyle. One day, while perusing newspapers he comes across an article which claims that he is to marry a dancer named Rajni. Angered at this insinuation, he goes to confront Rajni, all ready to threaten with a lawsuit, but is instead bewitched by her beauty and innocence and ends up falling in love with her. Initially, he does not reveal his real identity, but does inform her eventually, and both are ready to take the next step. Before that could happen, both get embroiled in a murder - a murder that ends up having three different killers - all confessing to the same crime.Soundtrack
- "Ae Mere Meharban" - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Bansuri Tihari Nandlal" - Asha Bhosle
- "Resham Ki Dori" - Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
- "Saajan Saajan Pukaroon" (female) - Lata Mangeshkar
- "Saajan Saajan Pukaroon" - Mohammed Rafi
- "Baton Karo Raton Mein" - Lata Mangeshkar
References
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Cast
Cast overview, first billed only: Asha Parekh ... Manoj Kumar ... AshokOm Prakash ... Driver - BalamShabnam ... BelaSulochana Latkar ... LaajmuntiMadan Puri ... Seth DharamdasGajanan Jagirdar ... Guruji (as Jagirdar)D.K. Sapru ... Jwala Prasad Saxena (as Sapru)Raj Mehra ... Inspector KhanShatrughan Sinha ... Havaldar Tiwari (as S. P. Sinha)Jankidas ... TarakilalBrahm Bhardwaj ... Sudha's fatherShammi ... AuntyLata Bose ... SudhaPardesi ... GirdhariEdit
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Ashok comes from a business family and lives a very wealthy lifestyle. One day while perusing newspapers he comes across an article which claims that he is to marry a dancer named Rajni. Angered at this insinuation, he goes to confront Rajni, all ready to threaten with a lawsuit, but is instead bewitched by her beauty and innocence and ends up falling in love with her. Initially he does not reveal his real identity, but does inform her eventually, and both are ready to take the next step. Before that could happen both get embroiled in a murder - a murder that ends up having three different killers - all confessing to the same crime. The song "Sajjan sajjan pukaru galiyon main, kabhi phoolon me dhundu, kabhi kaaliyon main..." continues to be popular even today. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis
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"A light-hearted tale of make-believe romance leading to an unbelievable mystery" would be an apt description of 'SAJAN'.This may appear a strange way to begin a synopsis. But then 'SAJAN' itself is a stranger-than-fiction affair, vastly different from any other story you have seen before on the Indian screen. And a different film deserves a different kind of synopsis.Ashok, an angry young industrialist storms into the make-up room of a charming young dancer use Rajni to slam a defamation suit on her because she has given a false news of her romance with him. Before he can so much as let his steam off, he is mistaken for a press reporter. The danseuse begins narrating the story of her make-believe romance with a young industrialist, little knowing that the listener himself is her "dream boy". On his part, the listener doesn't have even a nodding acquaintance with the girl and hence listens to her story with rapt attention, bewildered gradually charmed by the narrator.No wonder instead of dragging the girl to the court as he had set out to do, the young industrialist decide in course of time to somehow drag her to the marital altar. There is, however, many a slip 'tween the cup and the lip and fate starts taking sweeping turns and twists to upset their marriage plan and eventually haul up both lovers on a murder charge. What follows now is a succession of surprise twists culminating into the most intriguing climax. Sajan - YouTube
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kaha jaiho nindiya chura ke chori-chori
resam ki dori hoye resam ki dori
ho kaha jaiho nindiya chura ke chori-chori
ye resam ki dori haye resam ki dori
kaha jaungi mai tu hai chanda mai chakori
pipal ki chhaiya ho pipal ki chhaiya
teri-meri ek jindadi o mere saiya
pipal ki chhaiya ho pipal ki chhaiya
ho chhod u mai jamana, mai na chhod u teri baiya
pipal ki chhaiya ho pipal ki chhaiya
imli ke bute ho imli ke bute
kal kyu na aaye mai na bolu jao juthe
kal kyu na aaye mai na bolu jao juthe
bada maja aaye mai manau or tu ruthe, or tu ruthe
kothe pe aari ho kothe pe aari
tere nam kar du jiya le aa patwari
kaisa patwari ho kaisa patwari
ye tu mera mai teri ye to jane dunia sari
kaisa patwari ho kaisa patwari
parwat pe jharna ho parwat pe jharna
koi sun lega chupke-chupke bate karna
koi sun lega chupke-chupke bate karna
pyar kiya to badnami se kya darna, kya darna
kurta malmal ka ho kurta malmal ka
aaj to jati hu mai le-le wada kal ka
kurta malmal ka haay kurta malmal ka
kal ka bharosha kya bharosha nahi pal ka
kurta malmal ka haay kurta malmal ka
ambar pe tare haye ambar pe tare
jine nahi denge tere naina kajrare
jine nahi denge tere naina kajrare
jina ho jise wo aaye kyu pritam ke dware, pritam ke dware
ki misri ki daliya haay misri ki daliya
pyar me kaate hai jyada thodi kaliya
misri ki daliya ho misri ki daliya
ho kaate ho ya kaliya pi ki galiya, pi ki galiya
 | Sajan Sajan Pukaru Galiyo Me |
Lata Mangeshkar | Laxmikant Pyarelal | Asha Parekh |
| Sajan (1969) | Anand Bakshi | Romantic Songs |
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
kabhi phulo me dhundu kabhi kaliyo me
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
sajan sajan aaha ke, sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
aise rutha hai bedardi kaha na mane
aise rutha hai bedardi kaha na mane
mere ji ke meri jaa ki kadar na jane
mai usi julmi ke naina mastane
kabhi phulo me dhundu kabhi kaliyo me
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
sajan sajan aaha ke, sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
bulbul samjhe phulo ka hai ye dil mastana
bulbul samjhe phulo ka hai ye dil mastana
bhawre samjhe kaliyo se hai mera yarana
mai to apna rutha sajan diwana
kabhi phulo me dhundu, phulo me dhundu kabhi kaliyo me
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
sajan sajan aaha ke, sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
mujhse kahti hai parwat pe ghata chha chha ke
mujhse kahti hai parwat pe ghata chha chha ke
ho rama hansti hai purab se hawa aa aa ke
wo chhupa hai dil me aur na ja ja ke
kabhi phulo me dhundu, phulo me dhundu kabhi kaliyo me
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
sajan sajan aaha ke, sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
 | Bansuri Tihari Nandlal Bani Mori Sautaniya | Asha Bhosle | Laxmikant Pyarelal | Asha Parekh |
| Sajan (1969) | Anand Bakshi | Dance Songs |
bansuri tihari nandlal bani mori sautaniya
ye pas tere bairan dur mai sajaniya
bansuri tihari nandlal bani mori sautaniya
bansuri tihari nandlal bani mori sautaniya
bansi ko tu hotho se lagaye
bansi ko tu hotho se lagaye
man tadpaye mora ji tarsaye
kahe ko maine tohe se neha lagaye
kahe ko maine tohe se neha lagaye
ye jag maine chhod a bani mai joganiya
bansuri bansuri tihari nandlal bani mori sautaniya
mori sautaniya mori sautaniya
bansuri tihari nandlal bani mori sautaniya
 | Sajan Sajan Pukaru Galiyo Me (Male) | Mohammed Rafi | Laxmikant Pyarelal | Asha Parekh, Manoj Kumar |
| Sajan (1969) | Anand Bakshi | Roothna Manaana |
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
mujhse kahti hai parwat
pe ghata chha chha ke
mujhse kahti hai parwat
pe ghata chha chha ke
o rama hansti hai purab
se hawa aa aa ke
wo chhupa hai dil me
aur na ja ja ke
kabhi phulo me dhundu
phulo me dhundu
kabhi kaliyo me
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
sajan sajan aaha ke
sajan sajan pukaru galiyo me
 | Ae Mere Meharbaan Ae Mere Humnasi |
Lata Mangeshkar | Laxmikant Pyarelal | Asha Parekh |
| Sajan (1969) | Anand Bakshi |
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khubsurat hansi koi tujhsa nahi
aate hai nazar aise chehre magar
kabhi kabhi kahi kahi
ae mere meharban ae mere humnasi
khubsurat hansi koi tujhsa nahi
aate hai nazar aise chehre magar
kabhi kabhi kahi kahi
ae mere meharban ae mere humnasi
phulo ko bahar jaise pyar karti hai
jaise pyar karti hai
dil ko teri yaad bekarar karti hai
bekarar karti hai hota hai asar
hota hai asar pyar me ye magar
kabhi kabhi kahi kahi
ae mere meharban ae mere humnasi
layi tere naam mai paiyam aankho ka
mai paiyam aankho ka
kar le tu kabul ye salam aankho ka
ye salam aankho ka milti hai nazar
milti hai nazar dilbaro se magar
kabhi kabhi kahi kahi
ae mere meharban ae mere humnasi
khubsurat hansi koi tujhsa nahi
aate hai nazar aise chehre magar
kabhi kabhi kahi kahi
ae mere meharban ae mere humnasi
 | Baataan Karo Raataan Me |
Lata Mangeshkar | Laxmikant Pyarelal | |
| Sajan (1969) | Anand Bakshi |
| Theme Music (Sajan) |
Laxmikant Pyarelal | ||
| Sajan (1969) | Instrumental Songs |
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Om Prakash
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Film actress
Jharna
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introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead
role in his film Samundar in 1968. Shabnam remained active in Lollywood
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Born: August 17, 1942 (age 73), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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as a character actor in Hindi cinema, noted for films like Sahib Bibi
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Spouse: Hemvathi Sapru (m. ?–1979)
Raj Mehra
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Shatrughan Sinha
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Sinha is an Indian film actor and politician. Apart from being member
of Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and
Family Welfare and Shipping. He was elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009. Wikipedia
Spouse: Poonam Sinha (m. 1980)
Jankidas Mehra
Film actor
Jankidas
Mehra was a prolific Indian film actor of Hindi Cinema, cyclist,
production designer and writer. He made over 1000 film appearances
between the 1930s and 1997. Wikipedia
Born: 1910, Lahore, Pakistan
Died: June 18, 2003, Juhu, Mumbai
Children: Shanoo Mehra, Shanu Janki DasBrahm Bhardwaj
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Rajni’s career seems to be stuck in a groove [and a non-paying one at that] because the theatre’s manager Tarakkilal (Janakidas) hasn’t paid the girls in many months. Things have reached the stage where Rajni’s mentor and guru (Gajanan Jagirdar) has paid Rajni and her mother’s rent on their behalf. When Rajni protests, guruji tries to comfort and encourage her.
In the meantime, a chance incident has had unexpected consequences. One day, late for work and unable to catch a bus, Rajni hitches a ride in a long, expensive car being driven by a chauffeur (Om Prakash). The driver, who’s called Balam, is inclined to tell Rajni to go take a walk, but finally relents and drops her off at Modern Theatres.
…where the gossipy Auntie (Shammi) who sits at the desk outside notices whose car Rajni has arrived in. It’s the car of Ashok, the very wealthy son of the city’s wealthiest crorepati, Jwala Prasad Saxena. Auntie immediately jumps to the conclusion that Rajni is in love with Ashok [and, obviously, since she’s gallivanting about in his car, he with her].
Rajni, because she’s late for the rehearsal, is ticked off—and, when she snaps back at him, fired—by Tarakkilal. Leaving the theatre with her loyal friend Bela (Shabnam), Rajni again runs into Balam, in Ashok’s car. Balam is returning from an errand for Ashok, and seeing his pesky new acquaintance [along with her pretty friend, whom Balam falls for], he offers them a lift.
…the result being that Auntie, gawping madly, is now firmly convinced that her initial surmise was true: Ashok and Rajni are an item. She scurries in to break the news to Tarakkilal, and he realises that this could be put to good use. Ashok Saxena is a city bigwig; Tarakkilal is deep in debt. If news spreads that Ashok is in love with Rajni, people will flock to the theatre to see Rajni. The theatre will be a success, and hopefully Ashok too will be persuaded to shower some of his wealth on his sweetheart’s workplace.
So Rajni is called back to the theatre, fawned over, reinstated, made the leading lady—all to her puzzlement. It’s Bela who discovers from Auntie the reason behind all of this sudden benevolence [buttering up, more like it] and tells Rajni. Rajni isn’t keen on perpetrating this illusion, but Bela reassures her. There can be no harm in it, can there? And Ashok Saxena won’t even come to know.
These girls have no clue how far Tarakkilal will go for tarakki. Before long, he’s spilled the beans to a reporter, who publishes an article about the Ashok-Rajni jodi in a newspaper…and Ashok (Manoj Kumar) sees it. And is livid.
The other irritant is the clingy Sudha (Lata Bose), whose father (Brahm Bhardwaj) is Ashok’s father’s bosom pal. The two buddies [as best friends in Hindi cinema are wont to do] have decided that Ashok and Sudha must get married, but Ashok is averse to the notion. He tries to avoid Sudha, but she’s tenacious as a limpet and has about as much brain power as one, too.
Now, having read this newspaper article, Ashok sees red and storms off to Modern Theatres to confront Rajni. Rajni, waiting for Vinod, a reporter who’s supposed to interview her, mistakes Ashok for Vinod. And Ashok, after a good deal of bewilderment at this girl’s brazen rigmarole about their alleged romance, actually does fall in love with her [despite her very questionable dress sense].
Things start getting complicated now. The many seths to whom Tarakkilal owes money are breathing down his neck. He thinks a tea party—at which Ashok will be the guest of honour, invited by Rajni—will fit the bill. It will impress the seths, and will get Tarakkilal the mileage he needs. Rajni, caught in a cleft, confides in ‘Vinod’ and it’s he who comes up with a solution: his friends, he says, have often said he looks like Ashok Saxena. He can pose as Ashok Saxena. Nobody will be any the wiser.
But, truth will out. Vinod is finally revealed to be who he is, and confesses his feelings for Rajni—who, after a little huffiness [and a song, always a good way of manaao-ing people] is happy to say yes to his proposal of marriage. Ashok’s father Jwala Prasad Saxena (DK Sapru), in an inexplicable [but welcome, since it cuts out needless melodrama and angst] about-turn, forgets Sudha and her father, and bestows his blessings on the Rajni-Ashok match.
It is at this happy juncture that Seth Dharamdas pops up again, bad penny that he is. He’s read in the newspapers about Rajni and Ashok, and figures that one way to try his luck again with Ashok is through Rajni. He gets her address from the Auntie at Modern Theatres, and goes to Rajni’s house—only to see who Rajni’s mother is. He doesn’t meet her, but sends her a note, requesting a rendezvous in a deserted park one evening.
Laajo goes, and panics when she sees Dharamdas. “Sheroo!” she squeaks, and one cannot help but think this man did a good thing by changing his name to Dharamdas—it certainly makes him sound less like someone’s pet dog.
Dharamdas reminds Laajo that if Jwala Prasad Saxena comes to know of this grimy secret—that his beloved son is going to marry a jailbird’s daughter—the wedding will be called off in a jiffy. But, since this is a secret and known only to the two of them (Dharamdas and Laajo), he will be kind and keep his mouth shut—for the small sum of 2.5 lakhs. [One admirable trait in this goon: consistency. That was the exact amount he wanted from Ashok]. When Laajo protests that she cannot possibly get hold of such a huge amount, he reminds her that Rajni can—by asking Ashok.
Constant reminders from Dharamdas over the next few days finally push Laajo into acquiescing. And, since she tries to portray her demand from Rajni as a sort of repayment of all that she’s sacrificed for Rajni all these years, Rajni is terribly disappointed and annoyed with Mum. She tells off Laajo, and then—unwilling to dump her sweetheart with such a mercenary mother-in-law—goes and breaks off her engagement, leaving Ashok very puzzled indeed.
But, again. Truth rears its ugly head. Rajni, returning home, finds Dharamdas there and overhears him talking to her mother. She realises that there is some deep, dark secret here and that Dharamdas is the villain—so, that night, Rajni packs her pistol [always a good idea to keep one among the saris]…
…and, the next morning, Seth Dharamdas’s servant finds his master dead, shot through the heart.
The investigating officers, Inspector Khan (Raj Mehra) and his assistant, Tiwari (a very young and slightly gawky Shatrughan Sinha) find plenty of clues: a chalky footprint, lipstick marks on a brandy snifter; a pistol; a letter; a large brass button; a crossed-out appointment written on a notepad.
It doesn’t them long to trace the license number of the pistol that’s been found—and it leads to Rajni, who confesses to the crime.
Case solved?
Saajan (1969)
The other day, a fellow blogger, mentioning her distaste for Manoj Kumar’s films said that while she has “nothing against the man himself”, she really hates his films. I know what she meant (at least I think I do): I hate that insufferably xenophobic “all that is Indian is good, all that is Western is bad” philosophy espoused by films like Upkaar or, even worse, Purab aur Pachhim.
But I tend to shove that lot of films to the boundaries of my recollection of Manoj Kumar’s films. For me, his best films are the outright entertainers, the romances and suspense thrillers he worked in. Especially the suspense thrillers: Woh Kaun Thi?, Anita, Gumnaam—and this one.
But I tend to shove that lot of films to the boundaries of my recollection of Manoj Kumar’s films. For me, his best films are the outright entertainers, the romances and suspense thrillers he worked in. Especially the suspense thrillers: Woh Kaun Thi?, Anita, Gumnaam—and this one.
Manoj Kumar puts in an appearance somewhat late in Saajan;
it begins with the heroine, Rajni (Asha Parekh), who is one of the
chorus girls at Modern Theatres. Rajni’s in dire straits; she and her
widowed mother Laajwanti ‘Laajo’ (Sulochana Latkar) are somehow managing
to scrape together two sort-of-square meals a day by Laajo’s cottage
industry production of paapads [literally paapad belna, this.
I’m sure if she’d put her mind to it, she could’ve found something less
strenuous to do, like stitching clothes].
Considering Mommy’s in bad health—and coughing her guts out—I don’t think this is a good idea. Especially not for those who’ll be consuming those paapads.
Considering Mommy’s in bad health—and coughing her guts out—I don’t think this is a good idea. Especially not for those who’ll be consuming those paapads.
Rajni’s career seems to be stuck in a groove [and a non-paying one at that] because the theatre’s manager Tarakkilal (Janakidas) hasn’t paid the girls in many months. Things have reached the stage where Rajni’s mentor and guru (Gajanan Jagirdar) has paid Rajni and her mother’s rent on their behalf. When Rajni protests, guruji tries to comfort and encourage her.
In the meantime, a chance incident has had unexpected consequences. One day, late for work and unable to catch a bus, Rajni hitches a ride in a long, expensive car being driven by a chauffeur (Om Prakash). The driver, who’s called Balam, is inclined to tell Rajni to go take a walk, but finally relents and drops her off at Modern Theatres.
…where the gossipy Auntie (Shammi) who sits at the desk outside notices whose car Rajni has arrived in. It’s the car of Ashok, the very wealthy son of the city’s wealthiest crorepati, Jwala Prasad Saxena. Auntie immediately jumps to the conclusion that Rajni is in love with Ashok [and, obviously, since she’s gallivanting about in his car, he with her].
Rajni, because she’s late for the rehearsal, is ticked off—and, when she snaps back at him, fired—by Tarakkilal. Leaving the theatre with her loyal friend Bela (Shabnam), Rajni again runs into Balam, in Ashok’s car. Balam is returning from an errand for Ashok, and seeing his pesky new acquaintance [along with her pretty friend, whom Balam falls for], he offers them a lift.
…the result being that Auntie, gawping madly, is now firmly convinced that her initial surmise was true: Ashok and Rajni are an item. She scurries in to break the news to Tarakkilal, and he realises that this could be put to good use. Ashok Saxena is a city bigwig; Tarakkilal is deep in debt. If news spreads that Ashok is in love with Rajni, people will flock to the theatre to see Rajni. The theatre will be a success, and hopefully Ashok too will be persuaded to shower some of his wealth on his sweetheart’s workplace.
So Rajni is called back to the theatre, fawned over, reinstated, made the leading lady—all to her puzzlement. It’s Bela who discovers from Auntie the reason behind all of this sudden benevolence [buttering up, more like it] and tells Rajni. Rajni isn’t keen on perpetrating this illusion, but Bela reassures her. There can be no harm in it, can there? And Ashok Saxena won’t even come to know.
These girls have no clue how far Tarakkilal will go for tarakki. Before long, he’s spilled the beans to a reporter, who publishes an article about the Ashok-Rajni jodi in a newspaper…and Ashok (Manoj Kumar) sees it. And is livid.
Ashok, to be fair, has his share of troubles. [Well, he doesn’t have to roll paapads for a living, but still]. One
such bother is the nasty Seth Dharamdas (Madan Puri), who has been
pestering Ashok for a loan of Rs 2.5 lakhs. Ashok’s refusal—not just his
own, but also that of the board of directors of the company—has annoyed
Dharamdas, who’s vowed to get even.
The other irritant is the clingy Sudha (Lata Bose), whose father (Brahm Bhardwaj) is Ashok’s father’s bosom pal. The two buddies [as best friends in Hindi cinema are wont to do] have decided that Ashok and Sudha must get married, but Ashok is averse to the notion. He tries to avoid Sudha, but she’s tenacious as a limpet and has about as much brain power as one, too.
Now, having read this newspaper article, Ashok sees red and storms off to Modern Theatres to confront Rajni. Rajni, waiting for Vinod, a reporter who’s supposed to interview her, mistakes Ashok for Vinod. And Ashok, after a good deal of bewilderment at this girl’s brazen rigmarole about their alleged romance, actually does fall in love with her [despite her very questionable dress sense].
Things start getting complicated now. The many seths to whom Tarakkilal owes money are breathing down his neck. He thinks a tea party—at which Ashok will be the guest of honour, invited by Rajni—will fit the bill. It will impress the seths, and will get Tarakkilal the mileage he needs. Rajni, caught in a cleft, confides in ‘Vinod’ and it’s he who comes up with a solution: his friends, he says, have often said he looks like Ashok Saxena. He can pose as Ashok Saxena. Nobody will be any the wiser.
But, truth will out. Vinod is finally revealed to be who he is, and confesses his feelings for Rajni—who, after a little huffiness [and a song, always a good way of manaao-ing people] is happy to say yes to his proposal of marriage. Ashok’s father Jwala Prasad Saxena (DK Sapru), in an inexplicable [but welcome, since it cuts out needless melodrama and angst] about-turn, forgets Sudha and her father, and bestows his blessings on the Rajni-Ashok match.
It is at this happy juncture that Seth Dharamdas pops up again, bad penny that he is. He’s read in the newspapers about Rajni and Ashok, and figures that one way to try his luck again with Ashok is through Rajni. He gets her address from the Auntie at Modern Theatres, and goes to Rajni’s house—only to see who Rajni’s mother is. He doesn’t meet her, but sends her a note, requesting a rendezvous in a deserted park one evening.
Laajo goes, and panics when she sees Dharamdas. “Sheroo!” she squeaks, and one cannot help but think this man did a good thing by changing his name to Dharamdas—it certainly makes him sound less like someone’s pet dog.
From their conversation, it transpires that:
(a) Laajo’s husband and Sheroo aka Dharamdas were once members of the same gang of smugglers;
(b) Laajo’s husband decided to go straight, and to punish him, the gang decided to frame him—by making it appear as if Sheroo had been killed and drowned. [Hmm. Corpus delicti, anyone?]
(c) Therefore, Laajo’s husband has been in prison for the past 15 years, and still has 5 years to go. He’s not dead, as Rajni has been lead to believe.
(b) Laajo’s husband decided to go straight, and to punish him, the gang decided to frame him—by making it appear as if Sheroo had been killed and drowned. [Hmm. Corpus delicti, anyone?]
(c) Therefore, Laajo’s husband has been in prison for the past 15 years, and still has 5 years to go. He’s not dead, as Rajni has been lead to believe.
Dharamdas reminds Laajo that if Jwala Prasad Saxena comes to know of this grimy secret—that his beloved son is going to marry a jailbird’s daughter—the wedding will be called off in a jiffy. But, since this is a secret and known only to the two of them (Dharamdas and Laajo), he will be kind and keep his mouth shut—for the small sum of 2.5 lakhs. [One admirable trait in this goon: consistency. That was the exact amount he wanted from Ashok]. When Laajo protests that she cannot possibly get hold of such a huge amount, he reminds her that Rajni can—by asking Ashok.
Constant reminders from Dharamdas over the next few days finally push Laajo into acquiescing. And, since she tries to portray her demand from Rajni as a sort of repayment of all that she’s sacrificed for Rajni all these years, Rajni is terribly disappointed and annoyed with Mum. She tells off Laajo, and then—unwilling to dump her sweetheart with such a mercenary mother-in-law—goes and breaks off her engagement, leaving Ashok very puzzled indeed.
But, again. Truth rears its ugly head. Rajni, returning home, finds Dharamdas there and overhears him talking to her mother. She realises that there is some deep, dark secret here and that Dharamdas is the villain—so, that night, Rajni packs her pistol [always a good idea to keep one among the saris]…
…and, the next morning, Seth Dharamdas’s servant finds his master dead, shot through the heart.
The investigating officers, Inspector Khan (Raj Mehra) and his assistant, Tiwari (a very young and slightly gawky Shatrughan Sinha) find plenty of clues: a chalky footprint, lipstick marks on a brandy snifter; a pistol; a letter; a large brass button; a crossed-out appointment written on a notepad.
It doesn’t them long to trace the license number of the pistol that’s been found—and it leads to Rajni, who confesses to the crime.
Case solved?
No, not exactly. Because what follows is something like a twist to the Rashomon effect,
with three different people giving their own versions of how each of
them killed Dharamdas, and why. And, there seems to be irrefutable proof
in support of each of these three claims. The only problem is,
Dharamdas couldn’t have been killed thrice.
So who killed him, really?