Dhoon (Tune or Passion) is a 1953 Bollywood film directed by M. Kumar. The film was produced by Silver Kings, a production company formed by Kumar and his then wife, actress Pramila.[1] The film stars Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Motilal, Kumar, Pramila,[2] E. Bilmoria, Leela Mishra and Kamal Mehra. Mehra was a lesser known comedian who started his career in 1951 with Naujawan. He went on to act in several films before starting his own production company Pride Of India under which he made films like Kismat (1968), Mahal (1969) and Naami Chor (1977).[3] The music was composed by Madan Mohan.

Dhoon
Directed byM. Kumar
Produced bySilver Films
StarringRaj Kapoor
Nargis
Music byMadan Mohan
Release date
  • 31 July 1953 (1953-07-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music director was Madan Mohan.[4] The film had three lyricists, Kaif Irfani, Pyarelal Santoshi and Bharat Vyas. The playback singing was by Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Hemant Kumar, Rajkumari and Zohrabai Ambalewali.[5]

Songlist

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Song Singer
"Sitaron Se Poochho" Lata Mangeshkar
"Badi Barbadiyan Lekar" Lata Mangeshkar
"Nindiya Na Aaye Tum Bin" Lata Mangeshkar
"Tare Gin Gin Biti Sari Raat" Lata Mangeshkar
"Ham Pyar Karenge, Hum Pyar Karenge" Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar
"Koi Ek Aana, Koi Do Aana" Mohammed Rafi
"Nazar Mila Le O Dilruba" Mohammed Rafi
"Gori Ki Ankhiyan" Mohammed Rafi
"Banne, Teri Umeed Humne Lakhon Moti Boye" Zohrabai Ambalewali, Rajkumari

References

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  1. ^ "Kumar". cineplot.com. Cineplot. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ Lakshmi, C. S.; Shahani, Roshan G. (1998). Pramila, Esther Victoria Abraham: A Biographial Note Based on the Visual History Workshop, August 31, 1997. SPARROW. p. 24. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ^ Narwekar, Sanjit (2005). "10. Typecast In The Role". Eena meena deeka: the story of Hindi film comedy. Rupa & Co. p. 124. ISBN 9788129108593. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Madan Mohan-Filmography". www.madanmohan.in. www.madanmohan.in. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Dhun (1953)". hindigeetmala.net. Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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