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Jhanjhaar - Wikipedia

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Jhanjhaar

Directed by	V. Shantaram
Produced by	V. Shantaram
Starring	Sushant Ray Padmini Kolhapure Ranjana Deshmukh Sudhir Pandey
Music by	Kalyanji Anandji
Production company	Rajkamal Kalamandir
Release date	1987 (1987)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Jhanjhaar (Fire) is a 1987 Hindi social drama film directed by V. Shantaram. Made under Rajkamal Kalamandir banner it was a V. Shantaram Productions film.^[1] It had music by Kalyanji Anandji. The film starred Sushant Ray (Shantaram's grandson), with Padmini Kolhapure,^[2] and the rest of the cast included Yunus Parvez, Sudhir Pandey and Ranjana Deshmukh (niece of Hindi film actress Sandhya who was V. Shantaram's wife). Ranjana's career came to a halt when she met with a car accident on the way to the shooting of this film in Bangalore.^[3]^[4]

Culminating the end of a career that "spanned" nearly seventy years in Indian cinema, Jhanjhaar was Shantaram's last released film, and a commercial failure at the box-office.^[5]^[6] Shantaram was 85 years at the time of making Jhanjhaar.^[7]

The film is set in a village where a man claiming to be a freedom-fighter takes advantage of the villagers for his own evil purposes. The story then follows the rise of the villagers against him.

Plot

Pushpa and Gayatri are the daughters of an ex-army man, Veer Bahadur, now retired to his village. He fights against the atrocities inflicted by Nagoji, a man pretending to be a freedom fighter. Nagoji uses this as a way of fuelling wrongdoings in the village. When Veer Bahadur opposes Nagoji, he is killed. Bahadur’s daughters vow to avenge their father and save the village from Nagoji. They are helped by Nagoji's son, Santosh, who despises the evil ways of his father and more so when Nagoji attempts to molest Pushpa. Gayatri, Pushpa and Santosh together with the help of the villagers manage to bring an end to Nagoji’s wicked ways.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Kalyanji–Anandji and released by Sony Music India. All lyrics were penned by Vishwamitra Adil.

Jhanjhaar

Soundtrack album by

Kalyanji–Anandji

Released

1987

Recorded

1987

Genre

Soundtrack

Length

37:58

Kalyanji–Anandji chronology

Imaandaar
(1987)

Jhanjhaar
(1987)

Kalyug Aur Ramayan
(1987)

Track list
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Shantu Re"	Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam	4:20
2.	"Dekho Humse"	Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam	4:53
3.	"Boli Boli Pinjre Ki"	Sadhana Sargam	5:18
4.	"Dekh Khudara"	Udit Narayan	2:59
5.	"Sun Mera Yaar"	Suresh Wadkar	5:48
6.	"Bada Haath Aage"	Alka Yagnik, Suresh Wadkar	8:01
7.	"Aage Bhi Dushman"	Suresh Wadkar, Sadhana Sargam	2:24
8.	"Dekh Khudara (Excerpt)"	Udit Narayan	1:07
9.	"Dekh Khudara (Sad Version)"	Udit Narayan	2:08
Total length:			37:58

References

^ "Jhanjhaar". gomolo.com. Gomolo.Com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ Bhawana Somaaya (2003). The Story So Far. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ "Jhanjhaar". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ "Ranjana II Profile and films". cineplot.com. Cineplot.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ Limca Book of Records. Bisleri Beverages Limited. 1999. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ Ravindranathan, Sugandhi (2 May 2002). "A navrang of Shantaram's films". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 October 2002. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ Singh, Rajesh Kumar. "Filmmakers don't retire Yash Ji - An open letter to Yash Chopra". glamsham.com. A Fifth Quarter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

External links

Jhanjhaar (1987 film) at IMDb

v t e Films directed by V. Shantaram
Maharashtra Film Company	Netaji Palkar (1927)
Prabhat Film Company	Gopal Krishna (1929) Udaykal (1930) Rani Saheba (1930) Khooni Khanjar (1930) Chandrasena (1931) Maya Machindra (1932) Jalti Nishani (1932) Ayodhyecha Raja (1932) Agnikankan: Branded Oath (1932) Sinhagad (1933) Sairandhri (1933) (Marathi/Hindi) Amrit Manthan (1934) Dharmatma (1935) Chandrasena (1935) Amar Jyoti (1936) Kunku / Duniya Na Mane (1937) Manoos / Aadmi (1939) Padosi / Shejari (1941)
Rajkamal Kalamandir	Shakuntala (1943) Parbat Pe Apna Dera (1944) Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946) Lokshahir Ram Joshi / Matawala Shair Ram Joshi (1947) Apna Desh (1949) Dahej (1950) Amar Bhoopali (1951) Parchhain (1952) Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953) Surang (1953) Subah Ka Tara (1954) Mahatma Kabir (1954) Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955) Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) Navrang (1959) Stree (1961) Sehra (1963) Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964) Ladki Sahyadri Ki (1966) Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti (1967) Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli (1971) Pinjra (1973) Chandanachi Choli Anga Anga Jali (1975) Chaani (1977) Fire (1986) Jhanjhaar (1987)

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