Aandhiyan ( en, Cruel Winds, italic=yes) is a

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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drama, written and directed by Chetan Anand. The story was written by Chetan Anand and Hameed Butt, based on an actual event in

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

. It stars

Dev Anand Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was ...

Kalpana Kartik Mona Singha (born 19 August 1931), also known by her stage name Kalpana Kartik, is a retired Hindi film actress. She starred in six films in the 1950s. She is the widow of the late Hindi film actor and film maker Dev Anand. Mona Singha was a ...

Nimmi Nawab Bano (18 February 1933 – 25 March 2020), better known by her stage name Nimmi, was an Indian screen actress who achieved stardom in the 1950s and early 1960s in Hindi films. She was one of the leading actresses of the "golden era" of Hin ...

in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by the classical musician

Ali Akbar Khan Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 192218 June 2009) was a Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Trained as a classical musician and instrumentalist by his father, Allauddin Khan, he ...

, with lyrics by

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Jaidev Jaidev (3 August 1918 – 6 January 1987; born Jaidev Verma) was a music composer in Hindi films, most known for his work in films: '' Hum Dono'' (1961), ''Reshma Aur Shera'' (1971), ''Prem Parbat'' (1973), ''Gharaonda'' (1977) and ''Gaman'' ...

, who was a student of Khan from Lucknow, and later became a noted music director, started his career by assisting Khan in film music. The background score of the film was also done by Ali Akbar Khan along with other Hindustani classical musicians

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and Pannalal Ghosh.

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her cont ...

sang the title song "Har Kahin Pe Shaadmani", and as a token of her respect to sarod maestro, did not charge any fee. The dances were choreographed by

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, who also sang a song, while Gopi Krishan choreographed his own dances.Film opening credits, 1:33, 1:59, 2:03.

Plot

Ram Mohan (

) an honest lawyer is in love with Janki (

) the beautiful daughter of Lala Dindayal ( M. A. Latif). Dindayal accepts the marriage proposal. On the other side, Kuberdas ( K. N. Singh), a rich businessman has a lustful eye over Janki. In order to marry Janki he devises a wicked plan. He asks the already cash strapped Dindayal to either sell of his assets and repay the loan he had given in the past or give his daughter Janki's hand in marriage. Will Janki sacrifice her personal happiness for her father? What will Ram Mohan do to stop the evil Kuberdas? This is the rest of the story.

Cast

as Advocate Ram Mohan *

as Janki *

as Rani * K. N. Singh as Kuberdas * Johnny Walker as Mastram * M. A. Latif as Lala Dindayal *

Leela Mishra Leela Mishra (1 January 1908 – 17 January 1988) was an Indian actress. She worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, and is best remembered for playing stock characters such as aunts (''Chachi'' or ''Mausi''). She ...

as Mrs. Dindayal *

Durga Khote Durga Khote (14 January 1905 − 22 September 1991) was an Indian actress, beginning as one of the foremost leading ladies of her times, she remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre, for over 50 years, starring in around ...

as Ram's Mother * Pratima Devi as Rampyari

Soundtrack

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