Main Nashe Mein Hoon

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Main Nashe Mein Hoon
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Poster
Directed byNaresh Saigal
Written byJagdish Kanwal
Screenplay by
  • Jagdish Kanwal
  • Shivaji Rathore
  • Naresh Saigal
Starring
Cinematography
  • Krishan Saigal
Edited byB.S. Glaad
Music by
Shankar Jaikishan
Production
company
Varma Pictures [1]
Distributed byVarma Pictures
Release date
  • 1 January 1959 (1959-01-01)
[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Main Nashe Mein Hoon (English: I Am Intoxicated) is a 1959 Hindi film directed by Naresh Saigal. [3] The film was the second of only two films (the other being Night Club (1958) [4] ) distributed and produced by Varma Pictures, an affiliate of Varma Films.

Contents

The film’s narrative centers around the downward spiraling effects of alcoholism together with womanizing and the mitigating role that familial structures can have on these effects. In the film’s retelling of this good and evil story, the protagonist in the film, who gets trapped into a sliding descent, is played by lead actor Raj Kapoor, one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in history of Indian Cinema. [5] [6] The familial structures that attempt to alleviate the falling descent of the protagonist come largely from the person played by lead actress Mala Sinha, who at the time this film was released, was the highest paid actress (along with actress Vyjanthimala). [7]


Plot

Judge Kundan Lal Khanna and his wife Rajni Khanna are part of a well-to-do household proud of their college-going son, Ram Das Khanna. Also, part of the household is Shanta who is being raised by the Khannas after the untimely death of her parents who were friends of Rajni Khanna. Rajni’s hope is that Shanta will someday make a suitable wife for Ram Das.

As one learns early in the film, Kundan Lal’s father, Dharam Das Khanna, was an alcoholic and womanizer and is serving a life sentence after being accused of two murders. Understandably, Kundan Lal develops a strong dislike for alcoholism and womanizing and wants to make sure that his son Ram Das never follows the path of his grandfather.

Unknown to the Khanna family, Dharam Das is released from prison early for good behavior, and is hired by the family as a servant, where Dharam Das explores ways to amend the suffering he has caused the Khanna family.

When a case involving Rita Bakshi and a friend is bought up in a court where Kundan Lal is the judge, Rita’s friend is sentenced to death by Kundan Lal and a heavy financial penalty in imposed on Rita. The plot progresses showing how a bitter Rita gets Ram Das entangled in a web of alcohol and womanizing to seek her revenge on Kundan Lal and extort as much money as she can from him via his son Ram Lal. As much as Judge Kundan Lal had tried to keep his son from falling into the footsteps of his grandfather, he is clearly failing to do so.

Much of the rest of the film progresses with unraveling whether the stability offered by Shanta and the presence of Dharam Das in the Khanna household can undo the actions of a vengeful Rita on Ram Das and the rest of the family. 


Cast

The cast of the film is: [2]

ArtistCharacter Name
Raj Kapoor Ram Das Khanna
Mala Sinha Shanta
Nishi Rita Bakshi
MubarakKundan Lal Khanna
Nazir Hussain Dharam Das Khanna
Leela Chitnis Rajni Khanna
Maruti Rao Shankar
Ramesh KapoorDiwan
Dhumal Munshi Totaram
Keshav RanaRam's Friend
Helen Dancer (song "Gair Ke Gali Mein Piya")

Music

Lyrics were by Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri & Mirza Ghalib [8] [9]

SongArtistsLyricists
"Main Nashe Mein Hoon" Mukesh Shailendra
"Lo Khoon Se Khoon Juda Hua" Mohammed Rafi Hasrat Jaipuri
"Hum Hain To Chand Aur Tare"MukeshHasrat Jaipuri
"Kisi Nargisi Nazar Ko Dil Denge Hum"MukeshHasrat Jaipuri
"Ya Na Thi Hamari Kismat" Usha Mangeshkar Mirza Ghalib
"Maine To Nahi Pee" Raj Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar Shailendra
"Nazar Nazar Se"Mukesh, Lata MangeshkarShailendra
"Saajan Sang Kahe"Lata MangeshkarHasrat Jaipuri
"Gair Ke Gali Mein Piya" Asha Bhosle Shailendra


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