''Ek Musafir Ek Hasina'' ''(English: A Traveller and A Beauty)'' is a 1962
Bollywood film directed by
Raj Khosla and starring
Joy Mukherjee,
Sadhana in lead roles. The film was produced by
Sashadhar Mukherjee. The film's music is by
O. P. Nayyar.
The film became a hit at the box office in 1962.
The director
Raj Khosla would later cast the heroine
Sadhana in three more suspense thrillers: ''
Woh Kaun Thi?'' (1964), ''
Mera Saaya'' (1966) and ''
Anita'' (
1967
Events
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Plot
Ajay Mehra is on a secret mission to Kashmir to counter Pakistan backed terrorist right after
Independence. While on the mission, he is injured due to a bomb blast. A girl, Asha from a poor family, is forced to flee for her own safety following an attack on her house by Pakistan backed terrorist. She comes across Ajay, who is injured. She nurses him back to health over a period of time and they start falling in love with each other. But after the bomb blast, Ajay has lost his memory. Hence they both decide to go to
Srinagar
Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...
to get treatment for him at a hospital. But Ajay gets some clue from his things and decides to go to Bombay to find the truth about himself.
In Bombay, while searching for some more clues, Ajay sees bank robbers fleeing after robbing a bank. He tries to stop them and is hit by their car. In the process, he recognises the robbers to be from Continental Hotel, where he was looking for clues. He is then taken to a hospital where his brother comes to meet him. Due to this accident, he starts regaining some parts of his memory. But he has completely forgotten about the last six months.
The robbers decide to kill Ajay as he has recognised them. They send a group member's wife to Ajay's house and there she claims to be his wife. Looking for Ajay, Asha also reaches his home. But Ajay fails to recognise her. Finding it suspicious, Police keep an eye on both women. The robbers try to kill Ajay several times, but are unsuccessful as he discovers their plans. The police and Ajay draw up a plan to fool the robbers. They fake Ajay's death and, relieved by that, the robbers stop hiding and are then caught by police. In the last fight, Ajay again loses consciousness, but regains his full memory later on. Ajay and Asha get married in the end.
Cast
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Joy Mukherjee as Lieutenant Ajay Mehra
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Sadhana Shivdasani as Asha
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Dhumal as Ultaram
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Rajendra Nath as Sultaram
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Malika as Kamini
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Jagdish Raj as Inspector Jagdish
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Kamal Kapoor as Ranjeet
Music
The music is composed by
O. P. Nayyar on lyrics written by
S. H. Bihari
Shamsul Huda Bihari (S. H. Bihari) (1920–1987) was an Indian lyricist, songwriter and poet whose work was widely recorded and used in Bollywood movies during the latter half of the 20th century.
Bihari was born in Arrah, Bihar, India. He liv ...
,
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and
Shewan Rizvi
Shewa ( am, ሸዋ; , om, Shawaa), formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa (''Scioà'' in Italian), is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The modern Ethiopian capital Add ...
. The song "Aap Yun Hi Agar Humse Milte Rahe" is based on Kedar rag.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0055949, Ek Musafir Ek Hasina
Films scored by O. P. Nayyar
1962 films
1960s Hindi-language films
Films directed by Raj Khosla