जब जब फूल खिले

जब जब फूल खिले (1965)

After returning from overseas, heiress Rita is stressed out and needs to go someplace to unwind. She chooses Kashmir and, upon arrival, rents a houseboat from the owner, Raja. After a few misunderstandings, they are attracted to each other and soon fall in love. This romance is not looked upon favorably by Raj Bahadur Chunilal, Rita's dad, as he would prefer his daughter marry a suitor he has chosen for her: Kishore. Rita dislikes Kishore and will only marry Raja; the wily Raj Bahadur devises a plan that will let him keep the cake and eat it too.

Data di uscita
1965-01-07
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (4)
Durata
2 h 27 min
Generi
Dramma, Romance
Regista
Suraj Prakash

Cast

Curiosità

Jab Jab Phool Khile is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Suraj Prakash, written by Brij Katyal and starring Shashi Kapoor and Nanda. The story is of a poor boy who is a boatman in Jammu and Kashmir and falls in love with a rich tourist. The film became a "blockbuster" at the box office, and was the second highest grossing Hindi film of 1965 according to Box Office India. The songs with music by the duo Kalyanji Anandji, assisted by then little-known Laxmikant Pyarelal, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi are a highlight of the film.

Production

Brij Katyal's script was turned down by three top producers, including Sholay (1975) creator G. P. Sippy. However, director Suraj Prakash felt it was a beautiful story and accepted it. It went on to become his greatest hit and was his first colour film.

To prepare for his role as Raja, Shashi Kapoor spend days with the boatmen in Jammu and Kashmir to study their lifestyle. Sometimes, he would have meals with them. The climax, where Raja pulls Rita into the train, was shot at the Bombay Central station. Suraj Prakash gave explicit instructions on how and when to pull Nanda into the train.

The original climax from the script had Raja beating up the bad guys. However, Suraj Prakash rejected it, and after an afternoon watching Love in the Afternoon (1957), he settled with Rita leaving everything behind to go back to Kashmir with Raja.

The character of Rita (Nanda) is spotted reading Lolita in the houseboat at the time of teaching the Devanagari alphabet to Raja (Shashi Kapoor).

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