Ujala

Ujala (1959)

An honest man dreams of a better life for his family, but a childhood friend leads him into a world of crime that keeps happiness just out of reach.

Date of release
1959-01-01
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
2h 22m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Director
Naresh Saigal

Casting

Interesting facts

Ujala (Light/Luminosity) is a Bollywood romantic crime film released in 1959, starring Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Raaj Kumar, Leela Chitnis and Tun Tun. Naresh Saigal was the story writer as well as the director. Ujala features one of the popular Bollywood songs "Jhoomta Mausam, Mast Mahina" played by Shammi Kapoor and Mala Sinha, sung by Manna Dey and Lata Mangeshkar. The film came with a message; "Honesty always triumphs". The film's music was by Shankar–Jaikishan, with lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri.

Trivia

Raaj Kumar was unhappy that none of the songs were picturized on him; they were instead picturized on Shammi Kapoor, a rising superstar of the late '50s. To remedy this, Naresh Saigal, the director, created a friendship song between the two male stars "Yaaron Surat Hamari Pe Mat Jaao" which was sung by Mukesh and Mohammed Rafi, with lyrics by Shailendra.

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