''Subah-O-Sham'' () is a

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

Indo-Iranian

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

directed by

Tapi Chanakya Tapi Chanakya (1925–1973) was an Indian film director and writer. He is son of the famous writer Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu. He has worked as Radio Telegraphist for the Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, ...

. The film was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Persian. The Iranian version was released as Homaye Saadet in 1971.

Plot

The film is based in Tehran, Iran. Aarun falls in love with a beautiful dancer Shirin. Due to her dubious profession, Aarun and his brother Naseer decide to lie about her origins to their mother. Unfortunately, she finds out the truth and forbids Shirin from marrying her son. Aarun, believing Shirin has changed her mind and refused to marry him, is angered and marries another woman, Nazneen. Only Naseer knows the truth of why Shirin refused to marry Aarun. Years later, Aarun and Nazneen's son, Romil, becomes best friends with a fatherless boy, Razzaq, who invites Aarun to his home. When Aarun goes to his house, he finds out that Razzaq is his and Shirin's own son. Following the death of Nazneen, Aarun finally manages to convince his mother to accept Razzaq as her grandson, and Shirin as his wife.

Cast

Mohammad Ali Fardin Mohammad-Ali Fardin (, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was a prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler and was the runner-up in world wrestling. He started his film career in the late 1950s and was a big star of Iranian ...

as Aarum *

Sanjeev Kumar Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was an Indian actor. Considered as one of the greatest actors of Indian Cinema, he is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. ...

as Naaser *

Waheeda Rehman Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress. Regarded among the most accomplished actresses of Hindi cinema, she has worked in more than Waheeda Rehman filmography, 90 feature films, in a career spanning over five decades. Her ac ...

as Shirin *

Irene Zazians Irene Zazians (; ; August 20, 1927 – July 28, 2012), known mononymously as Irene, was an Iranian actress of cinema and television. She worked with famous Iranian new wave directors both before and after the 1979 revolution, such as Samuel Khach ...

* Simin Ghaffari * Loreta * Ali Miri

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Laxmikant–Pyarelal Laxmikant–Pyarelal were an Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (1937–1998) and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (born 1940). In their career span stretching from 1963 to 1998, they composed music for about 750 movies, wo ...

Iranian version

All lyrics are written by

Shahyar Ghanbari Shahyar Ghanbari, also spelled incorrectly as Shahryar Ghanbari (b. 28 July 1950 in Tehran; ) is an Iranian poet, writer, lyricist, songwriter, and singer of Persian pop music. He is also a film director and radio-TV producer . Shahyar is the so ...

* Mast Masti Kon -

Googoosh Faegheh Atashin (; born 5 May 1950), known professionally as Googoosh (, ), is an Iranian singer and former actress. Regarded as a pop icon, she is one of the most popular and prolific entertainers in Iran, and her career has spanned over six de ...

* Toor Sepi Rakht Dar - Googoosh * Shapoor Koochooloo - Googoosh

References

External links

* 1972 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1972 drama films 1972 multilingual films Films shot in Iran Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Films directed by Tapi Chanakya Iranian romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films Indian multilingual films Iranian multilingual films 1970s Persian-language films Films set in Tehran Films shot in Tehran Films set in Iran {{1970s-drama-film-stub