Amaan also arrives at Lucknow in search of his fortune. Khan Bahadur sets off for Lucknow with his family. He insults and expels Amaan from their house and fixes a devastated Shabnam's marriage with Aftab Ahmed of Lucknow against her wish. However, Shabnam's father Khan Bahadur is not much impressed of Amaan due to Amaan's poverty. Luck comes his way as he is appointed as a tutor for Shabnam's little sister Razia.Īmaan and Shabnam start romancing each other and plan to marry soon. When they meet accidentally in a stormy rainy night, Amaan and Shabnam fall in love with each other.
Shabnam, who has not seen him yet, loves his songs and poetry.
The latter continues to be widely popular and imitated.Īmaan is a talented and struggling Urdu poet trying to making a mark in the world of music. A cult film now, Barsaat Ki Raat has been lauded by 21st century critics, who have particularly noted Madhubala's performance and the soundtrack. One of the tracks, "Zindagi Bhar Nahi Bhoolegi" topped the music charts that year. The Roshan-composed soundtrack, considered one of the finest in the Indian cinema, was singled out for praise by both critics and audience. īarsaat Ki Raat got a positive feedback from contemporary critics. Upon its release, the film became a blockbuster success, the second highest earner of 1960, the twenty highest earner of the 1960s at the Indian box office, and one of the top hundred highest-grossers of all time (when adjusted for inflation). Starring Madhubala, Bharat Bhushan and Shyama, the film is considered a defining example of romantic musical film genre.Ī Muslim-social set amongst the erudite and cultured urban Muslims of independent India, Barsaat Ki Raat revolves around two lovers Shabnam (Madhubala) and Amaan Hyderabadi (Bhushan), who strive to be together but the society does not approve of them. 'A Rainy Night') is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by P. She is currently lodged at the Byculla prison in Mumbai.Barsaat Ki Raat ( lit. The court allowed Bharadwaj to submit the cash surety, which would enable her to walk out of the jail, either on Wednesday or Thursday. Yesteryear’s dove-eyed actress Nimmi passes away at 88 - Mahesh Bhatt March 25, 2020īhima Koregaon case: Sudha Bharadwaj can be released on bail bond of Rs 50,000, says NIA court “ You may win your hearts desire, but in the end you are cheated of it by death.” Goodbye Nimmiji ?. Thank you Nimmi aunty for all the blessings and love for Bobby on its premiere release. Mourning her death, actor Rishi Kapoor wrote on Twitter, She left movies to get married to writer-director S Ali Raza, who passed away in 2007. Nimmi worked with top actors of her era, including Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Ashok Kumar in films Sazaa, Aan, Uran Khatola, Bhai-Bhai, Kundan, Mere Mehboob, Pooja Ke Phool, Akashdeep, Love and God, which was her last film.
The film released with the title 'Savage Princess' in England and in France as Mangla, fille des Indes (Mangla, the daughter of India). Inspired from William Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew, the film had Nadia and Dilip Kumar in lead roles but Nimmi as village belle Mangala left a lasting impression on viewers mind. Such was her popularity that an extended dream sequence was added in Aan as distributors felt her character dies too early in the film. Though the often played the second fiddle to the popular heroines of her era, she established herself in the roles of ill-fated lover or the feisty village belle. The film had three popular songs - ' Barsaat me hamse mile tum', ' Hawa me udta jaye' and ' Meri Patli qamar hai' picturised on her.Īfter the success of Barsaat, there was no turning back for Nimmi. Raj Kapoor cast her as the second lead in Barsaat in 1949. The actor, born as Nawab Banoo, came to be known by her screen name Nimmi, which was given to her by filmmaker Raj Kapoor, who first spotted her as a shy teen on the sets of his film Andaz. Nimmi will be buried at a cemetery in Reay Road in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon. She had been in and out of hospital this year," the source added. "She was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon after she complained of breathlessness. She died in the evening, family sources told Press Trust of India. The actor was brought to a suburban Juhu hospital after she complained of breathlessness.