Shirin Farhad (1956 film)

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Shirin Farhad

Directed by	Aspi Irani
Written by	Hakim Riaz Latta^[1]
Screenplay by	Hakim Riaz Latta
Story by	Hakim Riaz Latta
Based on	Khosrow and Shirin from Shahnameh
Produced by	Aspi Irani
Starring	Madhubala Pradeep Kumar Ameeta P. Kailash
Edited by	Dinesh Tanhame
Music by	S. Mohinder
Release date	3 February 1956 (1956-02-03)^[2]
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindustani

Shirin Farhad is a 1956 Indian Hindustani-language romantic drama film directed and produced by Aspi Irani.^{[citation needed]} Based on Khosrow and Shirin from the Shahnameh,^[3] it revolves around Princess Shirin (Madhubala) who is forbidden to meet her childhood sweetheart Farhad (Pradeep Kumar) and forced to marry a king.^{[citation needed]}

The film featured a popular soundtrack composed by S. Mohinder and was partially shot in Gevacolor. According to writers Rekha Menon and Mohan Deep, the film was one of the biggest box office successes of Madhubala and Pradeep Kumar's careers.^[4]^[5]

Plot

The film is about two star-crossed lovers: Shirin and Farhad. Shirin is a princess who developed a liking for a beautiful deer she saw in a shop in her childhood. As she takes the deer with her at her palace, she promises its owner, Farhad, the poor child of a sculptor to come to her palace everyday and play with her and the deer.

Farhad continues to do so and Shirin and Farhad become very close friends despite social differences; and eventually fall in love. However, a reluctant Shirin's marriage is fixed with the Shahenshah Husro. This first infuriates Farhad and then makes him a wanderer.

The rest of the film deals with how Farhad reaches Shirin's in-law's palace and how her husband Husro promises him to give him "anything" if he is able to create a lake of milk from a rocky mountain for Shirin to bath in. As Farhad succeeds, his enemies tell him that Shirin is dead, and consequently Farhad too kills himself by jumping from a cliff in the milk lake. However, Shirin is alive and upon knowing that Farhad is no more, she jumps into the same lake. The film ends with two lovers climbing the stairs of heaven peacefully, holding each other's hands and finally reuniting.

Cast

Main cast

Madhubala as Princess Shirin
Pradeep Kumar as Farhad
Ameeta as Shama
P. Kailash as Shahenshah Husro

Supporting cast

Bela Bose as Miriam, Husro's first wife
Uma Dutt as Farhad's father
Ram Avtar as Shakroo
Ashabai as Kalima
Leela as Young Shirin

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. Mohinder, and lyrics were penned by Tanvir Naqbi and Saba Afghani. "Hazaron Rang Badlega Zamana" and "Guzara Hua Zamana, Aata Nahi Dobara" became popular upon the film's release.

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Guzra Hua Zamana, Aata Nahi Dobara"	Lata Mangeshkar
2.	"Hazaron Rang Badlega Zamana"	Mohammed Rafi
3.	"Na Hanso Pyar Pr"	Mohammed Rafi
4.	"Aankhon Mein Tumhare Jalwe"	Mohammad Rafi
5.	"Na Tajshahi Na Badshahi"	Mohammed Rafi
6.	"Mera Aagaz Shirin Hai"	Asha Bhonsle, Hemant Kumar
7.	"Bichde Hue Milenge Phir"	Asha Bhonsle
8.	"Do Hi Lafzon Ka"	Talat Mahmood
9.	"Are Dilruba, Jaan-e-Wafa"	Asha Bhonsle, Hemant Kumar
10.	"Aaja O Jaan-e-Wafa"	Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar
11.	"Aasman Wale Bata De"	Lata Mangeshkar

Reception

As per Times of India, Shirin Farhad was theatrically released on 3 February 1956 in Bombay.^[2]

Shirin Farhad proved to be very popular among audience.^[6] As per Madhubala's biographer Mohan Deep, the film was a financial success; its success captured the pairing of Madhubala and Pradeep Kumar to fame.^[5]

Shirin Farhad was also a breakthrough film of Ameeta.

References

^ "Shirin Farhad (1955) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Shirin Farhad Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 29 November 2020
^ Filippo Carlà-Uhink; Anja Wieber (2020). Orientalism and the Reception of Powerful Women from the Ancient World. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-350-05011-2.
^ "Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1956". IMDb. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Deep 1996, p. 90.
^ Menon, Rekha (1963). Cultural Profiles: Banaras. Allahabad. Lucknow. Bangalore. Mysore. Bombay. Poona. Inter-National Cultural Centre.

Sources

Deep, Mohan. Madhubala: The Mystery and Mystique, Magna Publishing Co. Ltd.

External links

Shirin Farhad at IMDb

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