Pyar Kiye Jaa

(#2)

First Day First Show | Pyar Kiye Jaa (1966)

Credits (Courtesy IMDB) : 

Story: Chitralaya Gopu and C.V.Sridhar (Sridhar-Gopu)

Screen Play: C.V.Sridhar 

Dialogues: N.S.Bedi and Rajendra Krishan 

Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan 

Music: Laxmikant - Pyarelal

Director: C.V.Sridhar 

Cast: Kishore Kumar (Shyam/Rai Bahadur Ganga Prasad), Shashi Kapoor (Ashok), Mehmood (Atma), Om Prakash (Ramlal), Kalpana Mohan (Malti), Rajsree (Nirmala), Mumtaz (Meena), Chaman Puri (Devraj)

Songs : 

"Dil humne de diya" - Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar 

"Kehene ki nahi baat" - Mohammad Rafi

"Gore haathon par na" - Mohammad Rafi 

"Kisne pukara mujhe" - Lata Mangeshkar and Mahendra Kapoor

"O meri maina" - Manna Dey and Usha Mangeshkar

"Din jawani ke char yaar" - Kishore Kumar 

"Phool ban jaoonga" - Lata Mangeshkar and Mahendra Kapoor 

"Sunle pyar ki dushman duniya" - Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhonsle.

First of all thanks very much for your kind appreciations on my first blog under the head of "First Day First Show". It was hit like the movie "Teesri Manzil" itself. After getting such valuable inputs and appreciations, suddenly I got thought of this movie only. I decided that day itself that my next FDFS (First Day First Show) blog will be on "Pyar Kiye Jaa". Sadly, I heard death news of Kalpana Mohan ji, who was integral part of this movie. Hence I dedicate this  blog to her. 

I do not have a pleasure to watch this movie in theater, like I had for "Teesri Manzil". May be because this movie was not that big as "Teesri Manzil", it didn't had a re-run during my childhood. By the way this is another all time favorite of my father. After buying a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) in the early 90s, I got a chance to watch this movie. From very beginning I am a fan of comedy movies. Even today I seldom miss a chance to watch comic stuffs either on TV or in theaters. This one was a typical 60s comedy. Decent, clean and very nicely told. Not too many loopholes. The director, Sridhar is from south but he has a unique distinction for his another hindi classic. He finished his 1963 classic "Dil Ek Mandir" in a fortnight only. He has directed many hindi movies but this is one of his best for sure. 

Story: Ramlal is a rich man having few estates under him. He wants his two daughters to get married in families who are wealthier then his. He always sees the world with the glasses of money. His elder daughter is already in love with Shyam who is in Bombay (Those days it was not Mumbai). Ramlal has got a manager named Ashok, but he fires him as he misbehaved with his daughters. Ashok decides to protest and fixes a tent just outside Ramlal's house. Ramlal has a son too, Atma. Who wants to produce,direct a big film under his moneyless "Wah Wah Productions". He is always behind his father, Ramlal, to finance  jerky idea of his. Slowly Ashok starts liking Nirmala, the younger daughter of Ramlal. Knowing Ramlal's greed for money and decision on where he wants to marry his daughters, he calls his rich friend, Shyam, who as I have already mentioned above is in love with the elder daughter of Ramlal, Malti. Shyam disguises in an old but very rich, richer then Ramlal, Rai Bahadur Ganga Prasad, who is father of Ashok. As per him because of young blood Ashok and he had a difference of opinions and thus he left his home and joined Ramlal's job. Ramlal was totally impressed with him and decides to marry Nirmala with Ashok, who are already in love with eachother. Malti too later finds that the father of Ashok is no one but her own sweetheart, Shyam. In Rai Bahadur Atma too finds another source, who can finance his "Wah Wah Productions". He too tries to woo him by showing a dance piece by himself and his heroin Meena. Meena is a daughter of Ramlal's Munim and that's what Ramlal hates to the core. Story takes a turn when Shayam's father, Devraj  comes to Ramlal's estate and realizes that he and Ramlal are actually friends from the college time. Now Shyam is in a fix. He can't stop helping his dearest friend Ashok, till he gets marry and over here Ramlal and Devraj have decided that both Shyam and Ashok will get married with Malti and Nirmala respectively on same date. He can't even lose the chance to marry his darling Malti. The story takes final turn, which I believe should be watched in movie it self, hence I am not going to talk about it more.

This movie is a comedy. But when you have three giants of comedy, Om Prakash, Kishore Kumar and above all Mehmood then what can you expect then a laugh riot. For me Om Prakash is the most natural actor I have ever seen. You will just believe that it is the character and not the actor Om Prakash, you are seeing,in any given role, such a natural actor he was. Probably very few movies in which you can sense Om Prakash's presence from first to last frame of a movie, this one is one of those. When you have such big names like I have mentioned, fun is guaranteed and it is there in this movie. Shashi Kapoor too plays his part as a charming, young boy, who is like today's generation, fearless and can do any thing for his love. Though Shashijee's comic talent was better used in later of his career, yet he has done relatively enough to make us at least smile in this movie. 

Since it is a comedy, lets take on the three giants. Om Prakash as I said is as natural as he is always. You can easily identify him as a rich yet greedy old man. He has no value for his munim and his daughter, so for his manager and his jobless and fool son. But he shows bright colours when he sees Rai Bahadur and Devraj, who areapparently are richer then him. More about Om Prakash in "Dessert Storm !!!" section. 

Kishore'da, what to say about him? He was an all rounder, wasn't he? He has sung fantastically in this movie, but has played both Shyam and Rai Bahadur, exceedingly well. He would sung and dance with Kalpanaji as a young boy at the same time, he will show grace of an old man very effectively. Two scenes of Kishore'da strikes out for me. One is when he misunderstands  that Ashok is in love with daughter of Ramlal, whom he thinks was Malti. Because he was playing Rai Bahadur to help Ashok and has to speak in a strong, thick voice, he starts struggling with his own voice. The kind of voice Kishore'da has produced, only he can do that. The second was, when Rai Bahadur tries to impress, already impressed Ramlal about his lavish spending and giving an example that how he bought an elephant, just to show kid Ashoke, how an elephant looks. He just twists his voice,when he utters "Jab Ashok ne poochha, Pitaji, Haathi kaisa hota hai?" The phrase which I have highlighted will surely bring a smile of admiration for the man, if not otherwise. 

Mehmood. One of my favorite human beings with great Amitabh Bachchan, Kishore'da, R.D.Burman and Sunil Gavaskar. When it comes to comedy, there was, there is and there will be no match of him. I always say he is the BAAP of all the comedians. He always had a clear mind about the role he is doing. He would have already decided, how that person will speak, behave, walk, dance and so on. Here too, if you see Atma, you will agree that this role is made for Mehmood saab only. He wears a shirt and tight pants here most of the time, always chews his nails and speaks non sense. In one of the scenes he even dares his father that if he doesn't finance his "Wah Wah Productions", he will start "Ha Ha Productions", "He He Productions and "Hu Hu Productions" altogether. Such terminology can be thought by Mehmood saab only. A scene where he teaches his "heroin" Mumtaz in outdoors, is just superbly hilarious scene. You won't feel it cheap, when he says to posing Mumtaz, "Zara Kula idhar karo". But there is an epic scene in this movie. Where he describes his movie's story to his father, Ramlal. Oh my goodness. You will laugh like a mad dog if you are watching it for the first time. Along with the story, the sounds Mehmood saab has produced is just awesome. Many of our comedians, not bad ones but good ones also, have tried such scenes, but have failed miserably. Simply because it was Mehmood, the Baap. 

Songs and music are excellent too. The title song is still a hit. Laxmikant - Pyarelal has done descent job. Though one would feel that there are one or two songs too many for the movie's length, but such was the time, where songs were getting equal share with the story. 

I am putting the clip of that scene I have mentioned  in "Dessert Strom !!!" section, do enjoy it, but that doesn't mean you will not watch the rest of the movie. It is as enjoyable as this scene is. So rush to your nearest DVD walla or download from a torrent. This movie is a must see, if you still have not seen it. 

Dessert Storm !!!

Before you watch that scene, let me tell you one interesting thing. Once you are done with Mehmood saab's legendary acting in this clip, re-run it just to watch Om Prakash Ji's reactions and actions to Mehmood Saab's dialogues and acting. They are just awesome. I do not have confirmed source, but I have heard that Mehmood Saab got "Filmfare award Best Comedian" for this movie. While receiving the same, he said that I did what I have to, but with out Om Prakash ji's expressions, this scene wouldn't have been so effective. 

So watch it by your selves......