''Sawan Ki Ghata'' () is a 1966

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produced and directed by

Shakti Samanta Shakti Samanta (13 January 1926 – 9 April 2009) was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films such as ''Anand Ashram'' (1977), Anusandhan /''Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' (1981), ''Anyay Abhi ...

. It stars

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, Mumtaz in lead roles, along with

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, Jeevan,

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in other important roles. The music was composed by

O. P. Nayyar Omkar Prasad Nayyar (16 January 1926 – 28 January 2007) was an Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the most rhythmic and melodious music directors of the Hindi film indust ...

. The film was the 8th highest grossing film of the year.

Plot

The film starts with a car accident on a hilly region. Due to break fail, a car fall down and driver became dead soon, in that car there was a child and a suitcase full of rupees and jewelleries. Two poor local labour Bansilal and Shamsher sees the whole incident. Shamsher loots the suitcase and wants to kill the child as he wants no other would be aware of the incident, but Bansilal saves the child and starts taking care of the child, he names him Gopal. After some years, Gopal is now a school going boy and fond of his pet horse. He is in friendship relation with Seema, the only daughter of Shamsher, who now calls himself Rana. This angers Rana and he warns Bansilal to send Gopal to another city, which he does. When Gopal becomes adult, he wants to visit his father and goes to the village. After reaching there he doesn't locate anything about his father, but meets with a stranger. Who is he? What he wants?

Cast

as Gopal *

as Seema * Mumtaz as Saloni *

as Kailash Chaudhary * Jeevan as Rana Shamsher *

as Limo *

Padma Khanna Padma Khanna is an Indian actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s and 1980s. She is most remembered for her role in the film '' Saudagar'' with Amitabh Bachchan and also as Queen Kaikeyi in ...

as Bela * Jeevankala as Chameli * Sunder as Rasila Lal * Sajjan as Bansilal * S. N. Banerjee as William * Mridula Rani as Mrs. Tarakeshwar Chaudhary * Madhumati as Courtesan * Master Anwar as Young Gopal * Kaveeta Oberoi Kaul as Young Seema * Mauji Singh as truck driver *

Mohan Choti Mohan Choti (1935 – 1 February 1992) was an Indian actor who worked as a comedian in Hindi films. The name Mohan Choti came from a fictional character of the same name from the 1957 film '' Musafir'', in which he plays a tea shop delivery boy ...

as Buddhuram * Kedarnath Saigal as Inspector * Kundan as Inspector * Ratan Gaurang as Guard * Neelam as Bindu

Music

The songs are composed by

and the lyrics are penned by S. H. Bihari. The soundtrack has 8 songs. Playback singers

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the ...

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and

Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as ''Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono'' ( Gumrah) and ''Neele Gagan ...

have lent their voices for the songs of the film. Director

visited

and finalised 12 tunes for Kashmir Ki Kali and he used the remaining tunes for this film.

External links

* 1966 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films directed by Shakti Samanta Films scored by O. P. Nayyar {{1960s-Hindi-film-stub