Amar (1954 film)

Amar
Soundtrack album by Naushad
Released	1954
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Naushad chronology

Amar
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mehboob Khan
Produced by	Mehboob Khan
Written by	Agha Jani Kashmiri; S. Ali Raza
Story by	S. Ali Raza; Mehrish; S. K. Kalla; B. S. Ramaiah
Starring	Madhubala; Dilip Kumar; Nimmi; Jayant
Music by	Naushad
Cinematography	Faredoon A. Irani
Edited by	Shamsudin Kadri
Production; company	Mehboob Productions
Distributed by	Mehboob Productions
Release date	10 September 1954;
Country	India
Language	Hindustani
Box office	est. ₹4 million

Amar (transl. "Immortal") is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film produced and directed by Mehboob Khan. The film's musical score was by Naushad, and sound design was created by R. Kaushik.[1] Starring Madhubala, Nimmi and Dilip Kumar, the film deals with the subject of rape, and tells the story of an advocate who molests a poor milkmaid and tries to hide this from his fiancee.[2]

Plot

Amarnath (Dilip Kumar) is a well-known lawyer, who is honest and known for his sense of justice. One day, he meets Soniya (Nimmi), a milkwoman, and decides to get married to her soon. His father sends him a girl's photograph. It was Anju's (Madhubala) photograph, who graduate from foreign University, and has an open mind. She was quite for helping the poor, right opposite to her father. Amarnath agrees to marry her. They got engaged. One night, when it was raining heavily, Soniya got trapped in hands of Sankat. Somehow she manages to escape from his hand and take shelter in Amarnath's house. Then only, he received a telegram of his father's illness. But he didn't read the telegram and instead he forgot everything, enticed by Soniya's beauty. And so the beast in him roared over Soniya and raped her. Soniya went home and was compelled to marry Sankat. Whereas on the other hand Amarnath marries Anju but his inner voice was not letting him live in peace. There at the time of taking spheres, Soniya told everybody that she is already married & so cannot marry Sankat but she denies telling the name of her husband. Anju supports her and fights on her behalf with the clan. Soon, the news of Soniya's pregnancy spreads in the village, and the mob hunts her to the temple to kill. The pujari helps her out. Anju comes to know the man whom Soniya is married to. In the end Anju marries Soniya with her own husband, Amarnath, and leaves the place.

Cast

Madhubala as Anju[2]
Dilip Kumar as Advocate Amarnath[2]
Nimmi as Sonia[2]
Jayant as Sankat [2]
Ulhas as Rai Saheb Mohanlal
Mukri as Advocate
Husn Banu
Amar
Siddiqui
Murad as The Judge
Pande

Production

For the role of Anju Roy, Mehboob Khan had initially cast the actress Meena Kumari. However, due to some reasons, Kumari could not continue shooting and left the film. Following Kumari's departure, the shooting came to a halt; and several actresses made unsuccessful tries to achieve the role. In late 1953, Raj Kapoor phoned Khan requesting him to cast Nargis (whom Kapoor was dating then) in the role. However, at this time, there was a considerable amount of lobbying from Dilip Kumar's side also, to take Madhubala in the movie. Finally, Khan had to refuse to Kapoor and choose Madhubala on the insistence of Kumar.[3] Many critics believe that Madhubala's performance as Anju Roy was among her finest performances.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Naushad with lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni.

Song	Singer(s)	Music Director	Lyricist	Actor(s)
Tere Sadake Balam Na Kar Koi Gam[1]	Lata Mangeshkar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Dilip Kumar, Madhubala
Insaaf Ka Mandir Hai Ye Bhagavaan Ka Ghar Hai[1]	Mohammed Rafi	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Dilip Kumar,Madhubala
Na Milta Gham Tau Barbadi Ke Afsaane Kahan Jaate[1]	Lata Mangeshkar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Dilip Kumar, Nimmi
Naa Shikwa Hai Koyi Naa Koyi Gila Hai[1]	Lata Mangeshkar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Dilip Kumar,Madhubala
Jaane Vaale Se Mulaqat Na Hone Payi[1]	Lata Mangeshkar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Dilip Kumar,Madhubala
Khamosh Hai Khewanhar Mera	Lata Mangeshkar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Dilip Kumar, Nimmi
Umangon Ko Sakhi Pi Ki Nagariyaa Kaise Le Jaaun	Lata Mangeshkar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Nimmi
Uudi Uudi Chhaai Ghataa Jiyaa Laharaaye[1]	Lata Mangeshkar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Nimmi
Ik Bat Kahun Mere Piya Sun Le	Asha Bhosle	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Dilip Kumar, Nimmi
Radha Ke Pyare Krishina Kanhai	Asha Bhosle	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Nimmi
Dance Music (Amar)		Naushad

Release

Critical reception

Amar received generally positive reviews from critics. Deepak Mahaan of The Hindu praised the portrayals of independent women in the film, along with its photography, performances and the direction. He concluded, "The black-and-white canvas lent the story a quiet dignity, appropriate to the ethical tussle between truth and desire, moral turpitude and justice."[5]

Amar is stated to be the most favourite film of Mehboob Khan.[6]

Box office

At the box office, Amar grossed ₹1 million, a humongous amount in that time, on its opening day. However, its collections saw a drop on second day, and they kept lessening eventually. Although the film managed to recover its production budget, but the profits remained very little.[7] According to Box Office India, Amar's overall gross was ₹4 million, with trade pundits declaring its profits to be "below average".[8] Shortly after the film's release, Madhubala was named "box office poison" by several magazines, as her recent releases Rail Ka Dibba (1953), Amar and Bahut Din Huwe (1954) did not perform well commercially.[9]

According to Upperstall, it was the controversial subject matter of Amar that led to poor box office earnings.[9]

Awards

Filmfare Best Sound Award for R. Kaushik.[10]

References

"Amar 1954". MySwar. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Mahaan, Deepak (3 September 2010). "Amar 1954 (a film review)". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Akbar, Katijia (1 April 2011). I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-81398-21-0.
"Remembering Madhubala's best roles". filmfare.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
Mahaan, Deepak (2 September 2010). "Amar (1954)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
Bali, Karan (28 May 2004). "Mehboob Khan". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
"Amar 1954 Movie Lifetime Worldwide Collection". Retrieved 30 January 2021.
"Top Earners of 1954 at the box office". Box Office India website. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Bali, Karan (14 February 2000). "Madhubala (a profile)". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
Mahaan, Deepak (2 September 2010). "Amar (1954) (a film review)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

External links

Amar at IMDb

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[MySwar-1] "Amar 1954". MySwar. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[TheHindu-2] Mahaan, Deepak (3 September 2010). "Amar 1954 (a film review)". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[3] Akbar, Katijia (1 April 2011). I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-81398-21-0.

[4] "Remembering Madhubala's best roles". filmfare.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[5] Mahaan, Deepak (2 September 2010). "Amar (1954)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[6] Bali, Karan (28 May 2004). "Mehboob Khan". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[7] "Amar 1954 Movie Lifetime Worldwide Collection". Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[8] "Top Earners of 1954 at the box office". Box Office India website. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[:0-9] Bali, Karan (14 February 2000). "Madhubala (a profile)". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[TheHindu2-10] Mahaan, Deepak (2 September 2010). "Amar (1954) (a film review)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 October 2020.