Love in Simla
| Love In Simla | |
|---|---|
R. K. Nayyar | |
| Produced by | Sashadhar Mukherjee |
| Starring | Joy Mukherjee Sadhana |
| Cinematography | D. K. Dhuri |
| Edited by | Indu Kumar |
| Music by | Iqbal Qureshi |
Release date | 1960 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Love In Simla is a 1960
Shobhana Samarth and Durga Khote
.
The film was a light musical with humour as well as slapstick comedy. It became a hit at the box office.[2] The film is a part of the Love in trilogy.[3] The film was inspired by the 1938 English film Jane Steps Out.[4]
Plot
After the untimely death of her father and step-mother, Sonia is orphaned and lives with her aunt and paternal uncle (General and Mrs. Rajpal Singh). Sonia is plain-looking, like her real mother, and often invites unappreciative taunts and critical remarks from her aunt and cousin, Sheela. Sheela has a boyfriend, Dev Kumar Mehra, and she plans to marry him. Fed-up with hearing frequent taunts and adverse remarks about her plain-looks, Sonia challenges Sheela that she will make Dev fall in love with her.
Songs
Lyrics of all songs were written by Rajendra Krishan.
- "Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar" - Mohammed Rafi
- "Love Ka Matlab Hai Pyar" - Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
- "Gaal Gulabi Kiske Hai" - Mohammed Rafi
- "Alif Zabar Aaa Alif Zer Ae Alif Pesh O" - Mohammed Rafi, Sudha Malhotra
- "Ae Baby Ae Jee Idhar Aao" - Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
- "Hasinon Ki Sawari Hai" - Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
- "Kiya Hai Dilruba Pyar Bhi Kabhi" - Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
- "Dar Pe Aaye Hain" - Mukesh
- "Muskuraye Khet Pyase Tarse Tarse" - Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
- "Husnwale Wafa Nahi Karte" - Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
- "Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar v2" - Mohammed Rafi
- "Yoon Zindagi ke raaste sanwaarte chale gaye" - Mohammed Rafi
Cast
- Joy Mukherjee as Dev Kumar Mehra
- Sadhana as Sonia
- Azra as Sheela
- Kishore Sahu as General Rajpal Singh (Sonia's uncle)
- Shobhna Samarth as Mrs. Rajpal Singh (Sheela's mom)
- Durga Khote as Sonia's grandmother
- Vijayalaxmi as Vijaya
- Hari Shivdasani as Announcer
- Master Ramesh
- Bazid Khan
- Fouza Singh
- Ravi Tandon
- Saibee Sabherwal
- Kiran Kumar
- Cesar
- Muhammad Ali
Box office
In India, Love In Simla was the fifth highest-grossing film of 1960.[2] It grossed ₹1.7 crore in 1960.[5]
In the
Soviet box office chart.[6] The film drew a Soviet box office audience of 35 million viewers, making it one of the top 20 most successful Indian films in the Soviet Union.[7]
References
- ^ "Page on top actresses of Bollywood". Box Office India. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Worth Their Weight In Gold! - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine". Box Office India. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Joy Mukherjee's Love in Bombay set for release after 40 years". Movies.ndtv.com. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Sadhana's fringe benefits from Audrey Hepburn". Hindustantimes.com. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Box Office India". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas: The Culture of Movie-going After Stalin, page 210, Indiana University Press, 2005
- Sergey Kudryavtsev. "Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)". Kinanet.livejournal.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
External links
- "Love In Simla: Grin fairytale". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- Love in Simla at IMDb
