Joshila

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Joshila
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Directed by Yash Chopra
Written by
Produced by Gulshan Rai
Starring
Cinematography Fali Mistry
Edited byPran Mehra
Music by R. D. Burman
Production
companies
Distributed by Trimurti Films
Release date
  • 19 October 1973 (1973-10-19)
Country India
Language Hindi

Joshila (English: Spirited) is a 1973 Bollywood thriller film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Dev Anand, Hema Malini and Raakhee. [1] Most outdoor parts of the movie were shot in Darjeeling, West Bengal. The film is loosely inspired by James Hadley Chase's 1959 novel, Shock Treatment. [2]

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Cast

Plot

Jailor Manmohan Krishan is responsible for looking after convicts undergoing sentences of rigorous imprisonment. He has a young, beautiful and captivating daughter named Shalini. Shalini is a poet, one day while reciting her poetry, she meets with a young man, who introduces himself as Amar, who also happens to be a poet himself. The two of them spend beautiful moments together and finds themselves attracted to each other. Shalini wants to find out why Amar is in jail. She is told in no uncertain terms that Amar is in jail for murder - for killing the brother of his former lover, Sapna. She also found out that this is not true and would strive to the best of her merit to get Amar release from jail because she is in love with him and would like to marry him. Later after his release he found his mother in a very poor condition, he also found his sister as a dancer in a nightclub, where Madanlal Dogra an old friend from his prisoners day came to him, and assured to help him. Later Madanlal murdered by some of his rivals. Amar decided to go for the job as Madanlal Dogra, where he finds Shalini in Darjeeling Station. Amar joined as a estate manager in Thakur Rajpal Singh's estate. In some days he realised that Thakur's wife was intended to kill her husband. Shalini later came as Thakur Rajpal Singh's daughter. After police vigorously search for the murderer of Dogra they found the name of Amer. Knowing the truth Amer's mother rush for Darjeeling, where she was kidnapped by Kundan with her family. At last Amer saves Thakur Rajpal Singh and his family after a fight, married Shalini and they started to live in Darjeeling, with his family. [3]

Crew

Music

SongSinger
"Jo Baat Ishaaron Mein Kahi" Lata Mangeshkar
"Mehfil Mein Chhupaane Pade"Lata Mangeshkar
"Kuch Bhi Kar Lo, Ek Din Tumko Meri Hona Hoga"Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
"Kiska Rasta Dekhe"Kishore Kumar
"Dil Mein Jo Baatein Hain, Aaj Chalo Hum Kehde"Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Sharma Na Yun"Asha Bhosle
"Kaanp Rahi Main"Asha Bhosle
"Sona Rupa Laayo Re"Asha Bhosle

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References

  1. ↑ "Joshila (1979) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "BObbytalkscinema.com". www.bobbytalkscinema.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Watch Joshila Full HD Movie Online on ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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