Neel Kamal (1968 film)

Neel Kamal is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller directed by Ram Maheshwari, starring Waheeda Rehman as the eponymous lead, Raaj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Mehmood, Balraj Sahni, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala.

This article is about 1968 film. For the 1947 film starring Madhubala, see Neel Kamal (1947 film).
Neel Kamal
Film poster
Directed byRam Maheshwari
Produced byPannalal Maheshwari
Screenplay byGulshan Nanda
Story byZ. Hussain
StarringWaheeda Rehman
Manoj Kumar
Raaj Kumar
Music byRavi
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
CinematographyFali Mistry
Release date
  • 21 September 1968 (1968-09-21)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Neel Kamal received highly positive reviews from critics upon release and proved to be a huge commercial success at the box-office, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1968.

Neel Kamal received 8 nominations at the 16th Filmfare Awards including Best Film, Best Director (Maheshwari). Best Supporting Actor (Raaj Kumar), Best Supporting Actress (Shashikala) and Best Comedian (Mehmood), and won Best Actress for Rehman, her second win in the category after Guide (1965). Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi

Plot

Sita and her friends go on a trip. Sita sleepwalks and when she is about to be hit by a train on the railway track, Ram saves her. Impressed, her father decides to get her married to him. After marriage, Sita discovers that her sleepwalking is not the usual kind, as it takes her to the story of her past life - Chitrasen, an artisan, was in love with the princess Neel Kamal (Sita in her past life). The king rejects his alliance for his daughter and buries him alive. Chitrasen's love for Neel Kamal remained immortal and his soul survives for centuries to meet her. Sita is invited to Chitrasen's place by a song, where she sleepwalks to every night. Her mother-in-law, a very cross person, believes that Sita is having an affair and gives her a tough time at home along with her sister-in-law Chanchal. Her only supporter in the house is Giridhar Chanchal's husband, who is a ghar jamai who saves her from committing suicide with the help of a pujari (David). Sita's father also comes in search of SIta at Ram's house to whom he clarified her sickness of sleepwalking several times earlier. Now the family prepares for a second marriage of Ram after Girdhar informs them that Sita is dead, but Giridhar secretly informs Ram that Sita is alive and now pregnant. One night while traveling by train, she stops the train by pulling the chain at the same Chitrapur station. Sita reaches Chitrasen's place and they have a brief past conversation with his immortal soul. Finally, Chitrasen's soul becomes free and Sita falling unconscious. Ram rescues her and they live happily ever after.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of Neel Kamal were composed by Ravi Shankar Sharma and lyrics were provided by Sahir Ludhianvi. The soundtrack is widely notable for the song, "Baabul Ki Duaayein Leti Jaa", which became an instant hit and would often be dubbed in many South Asian wedding videos from the 1970s to the '90s, during the actual bidaai ritual (the departure of the bride from her parental house) by videographers. As the song was overtly sentimental, its use as a bidaai soundtrack eventually phased out from the mid-90's and was replaced by subtler modern soundtracks.

The song was sung by Mohammed Rafi.

Track Song Performed By Lyrics
1 "Rom Rom Mein Basne Waale Ram" Asha Bhosle Sahir Ludhianvi
2 "Aaja Tujhko Mera Pyaar Pukaare" Mohammad Rafi Sahir Ludhianvi
3 "Yeh Zindagi Jo Ab Tak Thi Teri" Asha Bhosle Sahir Ludhianvi
4 "Baabul Ki Duaayein Leti Jaa" Mohammad Rafi Sahir Ludhianvi
5 "Sharma Ke Yun Na Dekh" Mohammed Rafi Sahir Ludhianvi
6 "Dono Ke Vichkar Lagta" Asha Bhosle Sahir Ludhianvi
7 "Khali Dabba Khali Botal" Manna Dey Sahir Ludhianvi

16th Filmfare Awards

Won

Nominated

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