Nache Nagin Gali Gali 2 hr 5 min1989DramaHindi Nache Nagin Gali Gali is a Hindi drama starring Meenakshi Seshadri and Nitish Bharadwaj. While trying to save themselves from an evil black magician, two snakes, in love with each other, are separated in a crowd. As young adults, both try to find each other. Nagin (1954 film) Nagin is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, and written by Hameed Butt and Bijon.
Nagin | |
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Directed by | Rajkumar Kohli |
Produced by | Rajkumar Kohli |
Screenplay by | Jaggiram Paul Charandas Shokh |
Story by | Rajendra Singh |
Starring | Sunil Dutt Feroz Khan Reena Roy Jeetendra Vinod Mehra Rekha Mumtaz Kabir Bedi |
Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
Edited by | Shyam |
Production company | |
Release date | |
Running time | 180 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Nagin (English: Female Snake) is a 1976Bollywoodhorrorfantasythriller film, produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli under the 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, Kabir Bedi in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was a Blockbuster at the box office. Following the success of the film, the lead actress Reena Roy received widespread attention and popularity.[1] # 3 At Box-Office collection list.[2][circular reference]
It was inspired by François Truffaut's film The Bride Wore Black, based on Cornell Woolrich's novel of the same name.[3] 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 role of Nagin in the film Neeya?.It was also remade in kannada with Geetha playing the role of Nagin in the film Naagini.[4]
Plot[edit]
According to a myth, when Cobras are of a 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 Cobra, he is shot by a member of a hunting party, who thought the Cobra 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[edit]
- Sunil Dutt as Prof. Vijay
- Reena Roy as Nagin (Female Serpent)
- Feroz Khan as Raj
- Sanjay Khan as Suraj
- Jeetendra as Nag (Male Serpent)
- Vinod Mehra as Rajesh
- 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[edit]
All music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, all lyrics written by Verma Malik.
Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | 'Tere Sang Pyar Main Nahin Todna' (Solo) | Lata Mangeshkar | 05:08 |
2 | 'Tere Ishq Ka Mujh Pe Hua Yeh Asar Hain' | Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle | 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' | Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar | 06:24 |
6 | 'Tere Sang Pyar Main Nahin Todna' (Duet) | Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar | 05:42 |
'Tere Sang Pyar Main Nahin Todna' was featured in the soundtrack of the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
References[edit]
- ^'Box Office 1976'. Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
- ^List of Bollywood films of 1976
- ^http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/02us.htm
- ^Articles : Movie Retrospect : Devatalaaraa, Deevinchandi! (1977)Archived 31 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Nagin on IMDb
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Nagina | |
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Directed by | Harmesh Malhotra |
Produced by | Harmesh Malhotra |
Written by | Dr. Achala Nagar |
Screenplay by | Ravi Kapoor |
Story by | Jagmohan Kapoor |
Starring | Sridevi Rishi Kapoor Komal Mahuvakar Amrish Puri Prem Chopra |
Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
Cinematography | V. Durga Prasad |
Edited by | Govind Dalwadi |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Emkay Enterprises |
Release date | 28 November 1986 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹13 crore (equivalent to ₹132 crore or US$19 million in 2018) |
Nagina is 1986 Indian fantasy film, produced and directed by Harmesh Malhotra, with a screenplay written by Ravi Kapoor and story by Jagmohan Kapoor. Starring Sridevi in the lead role, the film revolves around Rajni, a Nāginī who marries a civilian to avenge the death of her spouse at the hands of an evil saint. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor, Komal Mahuvakar, Amrish Puri, Sushma Seth and Prem Chopra in supporting roles.
The film upon its release was a widespread success grossing ₹13 crore at the box office, becoming the second-highest-grossing Indian film of 1986. The success of the film proved to be a major watershed moment in Indian Cinema, as the film, despite being a woman-centric movie became a massive commercial success. A sequel to the film was released; Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989), which made the former the first Indian movie ever to have a sequel, although the sequel failed commercially. Today, Nagina is considered a cult classic and one of Sridevi's finest performances.
Plot[edit]
Rajiv (Rishi Kapoor) comes from a wealthy land-owning family, and lives in a palatial home with his mother (Sushma Seth), who would like him to get married to a beautiful young woman named Vijaya Singh (Komal Mahuvakar), the only daughter of Thakur Ajay Singh (Prem Chopra). Rajiv, however, is in love with Rajni (Sridevi), who is an orphan without connections. When Rajiv informs his mother of his intent to marry Rajni, she refuses to give her blessings, but relents after a favourable meeting with Rajni. The marriage is arranged and they enjoy their marriage – until the arrival of Bhairo Nath (Amrish Puri), a sadhu capable of controlling snakes. He informs Rajiv's mother that Rajni is a shape-shifting venomous snake who has married Rajiv to avenge the death of her spouse during Rajiv's childhood. To remove her from the household, Bhairo and his disciples do a snake dance song, forcing Rajni to dance for them as she is a snake. However, when Rajiv comes into the house, Rajni escapes, only to be caught by Bhairo, who reveals his plot, to control the world with the Mani, a sacred jewel that only Rajni knows where is hidden. However, Rajiv comes and engages in a fight with Bhairo. Bhairo is bitten by two snakes and dies. Rajiv and Rajni live happily ever after.
Reception[edit]
According to Taran Adarsh, Nagina turned out to be the biggest blockbuster of the year,[1][2] with Box Office India stating that Sridevi remained 'the undisputed No.1'.[3] The movie was appreciated for its screenplay, dialogues and direction.[4] Named one of the best snake fantasy films by Yahoo,[5]Times of India ranked Nagina as one of the 'Top 10 Snake Films of Hindi Cinema'.[6] Sridevi's climax dance number 'Main Teri Dushman' also remains one of the best snake dances in Bollywood[7] with Desi Hits calling it 'one of Sridevi's most iconic dance numbers... that still gives fans goose bumps'[8] and iDiva describing it as 'the stuff of movie legends'.[9]
In 2013, Sridevi was given the Filmfare Special Award for her performances in Nagina as well as Mr. India (1987) to recognise her work at that time.
Cast[edit]
- Sridevi as Rajni/Nagin
- Rishi Kapoor as Rajiv
- Komal Mahuvakar as Vijaya Singh
- Amrish Puri as Bhairon Nath
- Sushma Seth as Rajiv's mother
- Prem Chopra as Thakur Ajay Singh
- Guddi Maruti as Banumati
Sequel[edit]
This movie was followed by a sequel in 1989 called Nigahen: Nagina Part II.[10]
Soundtrack[edit]
The film's music was provided by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi, and had classic songs like, Main Teri Dushman originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | 'Tu Ne Bechain Itna Ziada Kiya' | Mohammed Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal |
2 | 'Main Teri Dushman, Dushman Tu Mera' | Lata Mangeshkar |
3 | 'Balma Tum Balma Ho Mere Khali Naam Ke' | Kavita Krishnamurthy |
4 | 'Bhooli Bisri Ek Kahani' | Anuradha Paudwal |
5 | 'Aaj Kal Yaad Kuch Aur Rehta Nahin' | Mohammed Aziz |
Legacy[edit]
According to the Bengali author Suman Sen, Nagina was the main inspiration to write his novel Sarpa Manav: Nagmoni Rohosyo. The author also had mentioned the film's name in a small part.[11]
References[edit]
- ^http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3705
- ^Boxofficeindia.co.in. 'Worth Their Weight In Gold!(80s)'.
- ^Boxofficeindia.com. 'Top Actress'. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
- ^Sridevi – The child woman
- ^Yahoo. 'Meet Bollywood's celebrity snakes'.
- ^Times of India. 'Top Ten snake films'.
- ^MidDay. 'The best of Sridevi'.
- ^Desihits. 'Top 5 Bollywood Dancing Queens'.
- ^iDiva. 'Sridevi – The Dancing Queen'.
- ^IMDB: Nigahen: Nagina Part II
- ^http://www.ekabinsha.org/books-literary-works/এই-সপ্তাহের-বাংলা-বই-সুমন/
Nagina also achieved fame by its dance number, 'Main Teri Dushman', which became one of the most remembered songs of Sridevi.
External links[edit]
- Nagina on IMDb
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