Nagin (1976 film)
| Nagin | |
|---|---|
 Album Cover | |
| Directed by | Rajkumar Kohli |
| Produced by | Rajkumar Kohli |
| Written by |
Siddharth Raj Anand (dialogues) Verma Malik (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by |
Jaggiram Paul Charandas Shokh |
| Story by | Rajendra Singh |
| Starring |
Sunil Dutt Feroz Khan Jeetendra Vinod Mehra Reena Roy Rekha Mumtaz |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
| Edited by | Shyam |
Production company |
Shankar Movies |
Release dates |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Nagin (English translation: Female Snake) is a 1976 Hindi horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli on Shankar Movies banner. It features a huge ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy, Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Yogeeta Bali, Mumtaz in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film recorded as Super Hit at Box Office India.[1]
It was inspired by François Truffaut's film The Bride Wore Black, based on Cornell Woolrich's novel of the same name.[2] The film was later remade in Telugu as Devathalara Deevinchandi (1977) with Jayamalini in the Nagin role. It was also remade in Tamil with Sripriya playing the Nagin role in the film Neeya.[3]
Later Rajkumar Kohli re-made this film in 2002 with his son and other starcast, titled as Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani, which fared poorly and generated negative reviews; critics blamed the poor screenplay and direction as the result of the failure.
Synopsis
According to a myth, when snakes are of certain age, they can assume human form. Thus, the film begins with a male and a female in their human forms, singing and dancing amorously with each other. When the male turns back into a snake, he is shot by a member of a hunting party, who thought the snake was going to attack the woman. The rest of the story deals with the female taking revenge on the group of friends responsible for her lover's death. In the end, Vijay is the only one alive and the nagin dies before killing him and realizes that she was wrong and that her revenge destroyed many lives just like her own life was destroyed. Near death, she sees her beloved in the sky calling out to her. She dies and reunites with him in heaven.
Cast
- Sunil Dutt as Prof. Vijay
- Feroz Khan as Raj
- Sanjay Khan as Suraj
- Jeetendra as Nag (Male Serpent)
- Vinod Mehra as Rajesh
- Reena Roy as Nagin (Female Serpent)
- Rekha as Sunita
- Mumtaz as Rajkumari
- Yogita Bali as Rita
- Kabir Bedi as Uday
- Anil Dhawan as Kiran
- Ranjeet as Good Samaritan
- Prema Narayan as Woman In Forest
- Neelam Mehra as Sheela
- Sulochana Latkar as Rajesh's Mother
- Premnath as Sapera
- Jagdeep as Hukka Bhopali Sapera Jr.
- Aruna Irani as Dancer
- Heena Kausar as Meena
- Roopesh Kumar as Meena's Husband
- Tun Tun as Maid
- Master Bittoo as Anu
Soundtrack
All music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, all lyrics written by Verma Malik.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tere Sang Pyar Main Nahin Todna (Solo)" | Lata Mangeshkar | 05:08 |
| 2 | "Tere Ishq Ka Mujh Pe Hua Yeh Asar Hain" | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi | 06:13 |
| 3 | "Tere Mera Mera Tera" | Suman Kalyanpur, Kishore Kumar, Chorus | 07:21 |
| 4 | "Tere Sang Pyar Main Nahin Todna (Sad Version)" | Lata Mangeshkar | 00:47 |
| 5 | "Tere Mere Yaraane" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi | 06:24 |
| 6 | "Tere Sang Pyar Main Nahin Todna (Duet)" | Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor | 05:42 |
"Tere Sang Pyar Main Nahin Todna" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
References
- ↑ "Box Office 1976". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/02us.htm
- ↑ Articles : Movie Retrospect : Devatalaaraa, Deevinchandi! (1977)