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, starring Surendra,

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and Zahur Raja. The film was a musical hit and is still remembered for its music by

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, with hits like "Aawaaz De Kahaan Hai", "Jawaan Hai Mohabbat Haseen Hai Zamana" and "Mere Bachpan Ke Saathi Mujhe Bhool Na Jaana". The film also featured playback singer,

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's first notable song, "Tera Khilauna Toota Balak", and became the highest-grossing film at the Indian box office in 1946. The film was an inspiration for the 2001

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as ''

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'' (2003).

Plot

Chander and Lata were good childhood friends in Jahanabad, Lata was the daughter of a rich family, whereas Chander was the son of a poor, widowed mother. Lata's parents did not like Lata being friends with Chander. Lata's family gets transferred to

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. At the time of departure, Lata gifts her

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to Chander as a memento. They grow up. Chander goes to Bombay to search for Lata. Chander's rich friend Prakash opens a musical instruments shop for Chander, where Chander can earn his livelihood by repairing musical instruments. Prakash's mother does not like Prakash spending money on Chander. Lata has become a writer, her work is published under the

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of "Renu" aka "Renuka Devi"; Chander becomes a fan of her work. Basanti is Lata's friend. In one of her

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, Lata writes the story of the childhood friendship of Chander and Lata. Chander reads it and writes a letter to Renu (Lata) to find out how she knows of this story and if she knows Lata she can help him find her. Reading that letter, Basanti forces Lata to call Chander to meet, plotting that Basanti will meet Chander as well as Lata. Basanti meets Chander there and falls in love with him. Chander was carrying the watch gifted by Lata to him all the time, which he loses when Basanti meets him and Basanti locates it. Seeing the watch, Lata recognizes it and recognizes Chander. Basanti feels hurt and blames Lata that she had known that Basanti was in love with Chander, and even then Lata did not tell her that Chander is the same guy who Lata herself was in love with. Lata later tells her that she herself was not aware of it. Lata's parents contact Prakash for marrying Lata. When Chander learns of it, under the lifetime of obligations to Prakash, he sacrifices his love for Lata in favour of Prakash. Chander's mother dies. Prakash marries Lata; Chander walks off into the sunset, followed by Basanti.

Cast

;Cast in order of the opening credits * Noorjehan as Lata/Renuka Devi * Surendra as Chandrabhan * Zahur Raja as Prakash *

as Basanti * Leela Misra as Chandrabhan's mother * Anwari Begum *

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as Mohan *

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as Deputy * Bibibai * Amirbanu as Prakash's mother * N. Kabir as young Chandrabhan * Noor Mahal as young Lata * Master Gulam Mohamed * Wasker * Agha Mehsher Shirazi * Nawabkhan

Soundtrack

Music:

; Lyrics:

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recreated

's "Jawan Hai Mohabbat Haseen Hai Zamana" for the 2018 Indian film '' Fanney Khan''.

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