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Aah (film)
''Aah'' is a 1953 black and white Bollywood romantic drama film starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis in lead roles. The film was produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Raja Nawathe. This was Nawathe's first independent directorial venture. He had previously worked as assistant director to Kapoor in '' Aag'' (1948), '' Barsaat'' (1949) and ''Awaara'' (1951). The film was rated "Below Average" at the box office but has various hit songs like "Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat", "Aaja Re Ab Mera Dil Pukara" and "Jaane Na Nazar". The song "Chhoti Si Yeh Zindagani" sung by Mukesh was also picturised on him. Subsequently, the film was later dubbed in Tamil as ''Avan'' (Dialogues by S. D. Sundharam) and Telugu as ''Prema Lekhalu'' . The film was remade in Turkish as ''Ah Bu Dünya'' (1965), ''Boş Çevçere'' (1969). Plot Raj Raibahadur (Raj Kapoor) lives a wealthy lifestyle with his father, a widowed businessman. One day Raj is sent to work in the countryside, Saraswati Dam. One day, his father visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Nawathe
Raja Nawathe (; 14 October 1924 – 15 November 2005) was an Indian film producer, director, assistant film director, in Bombay's Hindi film industry, long before it came to be known as Bollywood. He is known for films like Raj Kapoor-Nargis starrer '' Aah'' (1953) and thriller ''Gumnaam'' (1965). Career Raja Nawathe had commenced his film career as assistant director to Raj Kapoor, for three productions from R.K. Films, viz. '' Aag'' (1948), '' Barsaat'' (1949), and ''Awaara'' (1951). His debut as independent director commenced with the film, '' Aah'', in 1953, produced by Raj Kapoor, which, at the time, did not quite make its mark at the box-office. However, the songs and music of the film are considered classics of Indian cinema. Subsequently, the film was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. Raja Nawathe's next directorial venture in 1956, '' Basant Bahar'', was a musical success. This film received the "Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Hindi", a National Film Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |