''Diwana'' () is a

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Indian Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Kaul. The film stars Raj Kapoor,

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in pivotal roles. The film, made under the Anupam Chitra production banner had music by Shankar–Jaikishan, with lyrics by

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and Shailendra. Some songs are still popular like "Diwana Mujhko Log Kahein ", "Jisne Tumhe Chand Si Surat", "Hum To Jate Apne Gaon" and "Tumhari Bhi Jai Jai". This film is also remembered for Kamal Kapoor's strong performance as Raj Kapoor's father.

Plot

Pyarelal ( Raj Kapoor), a simple-minded and extremely naive young man, was orphaned at birth, and now lives with Fatima (

), a Muslim landlady who treats him like her son. Once, he sets on a journey and meets a young woman with whom he falls in love, Kamini Gupta (

). Sir Mayadas ( Kamal Kapoor), the person who brought her up happens to be Pyarelal's real father. All of a sudden, Pyarelal is arrested on the charge of murder. No one believes that a harmless man like him could commit a crime, let alone kill. However, Pyarelal openly admits in court that he is indeed guilty, and demands capital punishment for it. The reason he does that is unveiled after several secrets, later on.

Cast

* Raj Kapoor... Pyarelal *

... Kamini Gupta *

... Fatima Begum * Kamal Kapoor... Ramdas / Sir Mayadas * Hiralal... Chopra * Leela Mishra... Kaki * Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi... Kaka * Ravindra Kapoor... Inder Singh * Salim Khan... Diljit Singh * Jankidas... Chaddha * Ulhas... Gupta * Brahm Bhardwaj... Public Prosecutor * Bazid Khan... Advocate S. D. Mathur * Paul Sharma... Buta Singh * Nasreen... Diljit Singh's sidekick * Paul Mahendra

Soundtrack

The Music of the film is composed by the maestros Shankar–Jaikishan. All songs were popular even before the release of the film being played on Radios and Binaca Geetmala 1967. Songs were sung by Mukesh & Sharda.

Awards

*Nominated,

Filmfare Best Actress Award The Filmfare Award for Best Actress is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise the female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1954 ...

*Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Shankar Jaikishan *Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Playback Award - Sharda for "Tumhari Bhi Jai Jai"

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1967 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan