Bahu Begum

Bahu Begum was a 1967 Hindi film directed by M. Sadiq, and starring Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari and Ashok Kumar. The film has music by Roshan and lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi and is known for songs, "Hum Intezaar Karenge Tera Qayamat Tak", sung by Mohammad Rafi and Asha Bhonsle and "Duniya Kare Sawal To Hum" by Lata Mangeshkar.^[1]

Plot

The film is set in Lucknow, where widower, Nawab Mirza Sultan lives with daughter Zeenat Jahan in an old mansion. She falls in love with Nawab Yusuf (Pradeep Kumar), but in a twist of fate, her uncle connivingly fixes her marriage with Nawab Sikandar Mirza (Ashok Kumar), though she assumes it is with Yusuf. When she finds the truth, it is the day of marriage, thus she visits a nearby dargah (Sufi shrine), hoping to meet Yusuf, not knowing that he is out of town. Thus, he never arrives and Zeenat faints. Back home marriage commences without her, while wakes up the following day, at the home of courtesan, Nazeeran Bai (Lalita Pawar), who had rescued her from the dargah.^[1]

Cast

• Ashok Kumar as Nawab Sikander Mirza
• Pradeep Kumar as Yusuf
• Meena Kumari as Zeenat Jahan Begum
• Lalita Pawar as Naziran Bai
• Jhonny Walker as Achchan
• Naaz as Suraiya
• Zeb Rehman as Bilqees
• D.K. Sapru as Nawab Mirza Sultan
• Indira Bansal as Shafugupta Begum
• Durrani
• Rajan Haksar as Nawab Pyare Miya
• Shahid Bijnori
• Helen as Courtesan

Music

The film has music by Roshan with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi.^[2]

• "Hum Intezaar Karenge Tera Qayamat Tak Khuda Kare Ke Qayamat Ho Aur Tu Aaye" - Asha Bhosle and Mohammad Rafi
• "Duniya Kare Sawal To Hum" - Lata Mangeshkar
• "Hum Intezaar Karenge Tera Qayamat Tak Khuda Kare Ke Qayamat Ho Aur Tu Aaye" - Mohammad Rafi
• "Log Kehte Hain Ke Hum Tum Se Kinara Kar Le" - Mohammad Rafi
• "Dhoondh Ke Laoon Kahan Se" - Mohammad Rafi and Manna Dey
• "Waqif Hoon Khoob Ishq Ke Tarze Bayan Se Main" - Mohammad Rafi and Manna Dey

References

External links

• Bahu Begum at the Internet Movie Database
• Bahu Begum at Bollywood Hungama