''Mere Huzoor'' () is a 1968

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n Hindi-language

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, produced by Malik Chand Kochar and Vinod Kumar under the Movie Mughals banner and directed by Vinod Kumar. The film stars

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and

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, with music composed by

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Plot

Akhtar Hussain saves the life of Nawab Salim and earns his gratitude. Salim invites Akhtar to come to his palatial home, and Akhtar does so. On the way in a train journey, he meets beautiful Sultanat and falls in love with her. On arrival at Salim's house, Akhtar is treated with utmost respect, provided employment, and a place to live. Akhtar meets with Saltanat and both plan to get married. Unknown to them, Salim also loves Saltanat, but Saltanat rejects his advances, and proposal, leaving him heartbroken. Soon Saltanat and Akhtar get married and settle down. Pyarelal Akhtars friend falls in love with Saltanats sister Geeta. Saltanat soon gives birth to a son. Salim is very affectionate with this child and the child to grows to like Salim. Akhtar, meanwhile, has fallen in bad company, drinks alcohol, and romances a courtesan named Firdous by the instigation of Nabban Miya(

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). When Saltanat finds out about this affair, she is outraged and asks Akhtar to improve, but instead, Akhtar divorces her, leaving her and her child alone, homeless, and with nowhere to turn to. Salim offers to assist her, but Saltanat thinks that Salim is to blame for the current situation, as he may have had a hand in bringing ruin upon herself and Akhtar just to get even for her not marrying him. But soon Saltanat realized that she was wrong. Salim marries Saltanat to save her from people's wrong thinking about her. Meanwhile, Akhtar realizes that he has lost everything as courtesan rejects him for another man. But it was too late. One day Akhtar comes to Salims home to see his son for the last time as he is leaving the city and also for pardon from Saltanat. While leaving the house, Salim calls to Akhtar many times, but Akhtar runs away. Running behind Akhtar, Salim suffers a road accident and dies in the arms of Akhtar and Saltanat. After many years, when Saltanat's son is going abroad to be a doctor, all the family visits Salim's grave. Near the grave, there was an old man who used to clean the garbage near the grave for many years. He was none other than Akhtar Hussain...

Cast

as Nawab Salim *

as Akhtar Hussain Akhtar *

as Sultanat * Johnny Walker as Pyarelal Bedar * Zeb Rehman as Geeta (Chunautilal's Daughter) * Surekha as Shama (Salim's Sister) *

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as Courtesan - in song Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje Payaliya * Madhumati as Courtesan in song Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje Payaliya * Indira as Courtesan Firdous begum *

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as Child Munne, Saltanat and Akhtar's son * Unknown as Adult Munne, Saltanat and Akhtar's son in final scene. * K. N. Singh as Hakim *

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as Lala Chunautilal * Manorama as Mrs Chunautilal * Praveen Paul as Akhtar's mother * Ram Mohan as Nabban Miya * Manju as train co-passenger in song Rukh se jara naqaab.. * Master Ripple as Munne Miyan

Soundtrack

The

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was by duo

with lyrics by

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. Classical

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'' was used for the fast-paced

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dance number, "Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baje Payaliya" sung by Manna Dey. Dey later won the National Film Award for the song. Another song, "Rukh Se Zara Naqab Utha Do Mere Huzoor" was set on a train, hence the music directors added train whistle and rhythms of a moving train into the song. The

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film set in

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, had the song "Rukh Se Zara Naqab Utha Do Mere Huzoor" sung by

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and classical-based dance number, "Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baje Payaliya" sung by

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, which won him the 1968 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

References

External links

* 1968 films Indian romantic drama films 1960s Hindi-language films 1960s Indian films 1960s Urdu-language films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Films set in Lucknow 1968 romantic drama films Urdu-language Indian films Films about courtesans in India {{1960s-Hindi-film-stub