Swarg Narak
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Directed by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
Written by | Raj Baldev Raj (Dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
Story by | Dasari Narayana Rao |
Produced by | B.Nagi Reddy |
Starring | Sanjeev Kumar Jeetendra Vinod Mehra Moushumi Chatterjee Shabana Azmi |
Cinematography | P.L. Rai |
Edited by | K Balu |
Music by | Rajesh Roshan |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Swarg Narak (transl. Heaven and Hell) is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by B. Nagi Reddy under the Vijaya Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.[1][2][3] It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shabana Azmi and music is composed by Rajesh Roshan. All three songs became popular. The film is a remake of the Telugu Silver Jubilee movie Swargam Narakam (1975) made by the same director.[4][5][6][7]
Plot
The film begins with two close mates Shobha & Geeta. Ongoing they knit with Mohan Kapoor / Micky & Vinod respectively. Soon after the wedding, Geeta realizes Vinod is a vice but as a benevolent, she gets ready to face any consequences. Nevertheless, of his negligence, loathe and punishments she desperately attempts to reform him. Besides, Micky is a wise loyal husband who deeply loves Shobha and lives merrily. However, dubious Shobha always pesters Micky but he endures it. Meanwhile, Pandit Sohanlal Tripathi a man of wit is Micky's friend. He resolves the conflicts between the couples and helps Micky too. Once, Shobha visits Geeta’s residence where she perceives the depravity of Vinod and forces Geeta to divorce which she denies.
After return, she spots Micky’s closeness with his colleague Radha, which she suspects and tortures Micky. Now, Vinod’s mother disputes to hinder his iniquity and in that scrimmage, she dies. Then, afflicted Vinod meets with an accident when Geeta serves and retrieves him. Accordingly, he understands her virtue and changes his path. In tandem, Shobha creates chaos which slanders Micky & Radha and leads to Radha’s death. Hence, Micky turns as insane. During that plight, Vinod & Geeta reach Shobha to prove her success in modifying Vinod. Here, Tripathi inculpates Shobha for the homicide of Radha and divulges the status quo. At last, she rushes and protects Micky from committing suicide. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with a proclamation that it’s in your hands to make life heaven or hell.
Cast
- Sanjeev Kumar as Pandit Sohanlal Tripathi
- Jeetendra as Mohan "Micky" Kapoor
- Vinod Mehra as Vinod
- Moushumi Chatterjee as Shobha Mohan Kapoor
- Shabana Azmi as Geeta Vinod
- Tanuja as Radha
- Madan Puri as Lala Lalchand
- A. K. Hangal as Geeta's Father
- Raj Mehra as Shobha's Father
- Om Shivpuri as College Principal
- Jagdeep as Vinod's friend
- Paintal as Shambhu, Shobha's servant
- Vikram Gokhale as Cinema Hall Manager
- Birbal as Zaveri, Cinema Hall employee
- Saleem as Student
- Adil Amaan
- Kamini Kaushal as Vinod's mother
- Shammi as Shobha's Mother
- Pandari Bai
- Prema Narayan as Leena
- Farita Boyce as Lily
- Komilla Wirk
- Baby Sumathi
- Baby Gowri
- Helen as Cabaret Dancer
Soundtrack
# | Song Title | Singers | Lyricist | Time | Notes |
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1 | "Leena O Leena Dil Toone Cheena" | Kishore Kumar | Anand Bakshi | 4:55 | |
2 | "Aag Hai Lagi Hui Yahan Wahan" | Mohammad Rafi | Anand Bakshi | 6:00 | |
3 | "I Love you" | Lata Mangeshkar | Harindranath Chattopadhyay | 6.20 | |
4 | "Nahin Nahin Koi Tumsa Haseen" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle | Anand Bakshi | 5.50 |
References
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257 – via Google Books.
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (31 May 2017). "Dasari: The original trendsetter" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "National : Many roles for Mohan Babu". The Hindu. 22 November 2005.[dead link]
- ^ Malhotra, Aps (9 October 2014). "Blast from the Past: Swarg Narak (1978)" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Swargam Narakam". 22 November 1975 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Swarg Narak on Bollywood hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. "Dasari Narayana Rao's death marks the end of an era in Telugu film industry". IBT.
External links
- Swarg Narak at IMDb
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