''Love In Simla'' is a 1960

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romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

, produced by

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and his Filmalaya production house. Directed by R. K. Nayyar, who co-wrote the script with Agha Jani, the film had the producer's son,

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, in the lead role. The actress Sadhana made her Hindi movie lead debut in the film and became a star. The film also starred Azra,

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and

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. The film was a light musical with humour as well as slapstick comedy. It became a hit at the box office. The film is a part of the ''Love in'' trilogy. The film was inspired by the 1938 English film '' Jane Steps Out''.

Plot

After the untimely death of her father and step-mother, Sonia is orphaned and lives with her aunt and paternal uncle (General and Mrs. Rajpal Singh). Sonia is plain-looking, like her real mother, and often invites unappreciative taunts and critical remarks from her aunt and cousin, Sheela. Sheela has a boyfriend, Dev Kumar Mehra, and she plans to marry him. Fed-up with hearing frequent taunts and adverse remarks about her plain-looks, Sonia challenges Sheela that she will make Dev fall in love with her.

Songs

Lyrics of all songs were written by Rajendra Krishan. #"Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar" -

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

#"Love Ka Matlab Hai Pyar" - Mohammed Rafi,

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#"Gaal Gulabi Kiske Hai" - Mohammed Rafi #"Alif Zabar Aaa Alif Zer Ae Alif Pesh O" - Mohammed Rafi, Sudha Malhotra #"Ae Baby Ae Jee Idhar Aao" - Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi #"Hasinon Ki Sawari Hai" - Mohammed Rafi,

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#"Kiya Hai Dilruba Pyar Bhi Kabhi" - Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle #"Dar Pe Aaye Hain" - Mukesh #"Muskuraye Khet Pyase Tarse Tarse" - Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur #"Husnwale Wafa Nahi Karte" - Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum #"Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar v2" - Mohammed Rafi 12. "Yoon Zindagi ke raaste sanwaarte chale gaye" - Mohammed Rafi

Cast

as Dev Kumar Mehra * Sadhana as Sonia * Azra as Sheela *

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as General Rajpal Singh (Sonia's uncle) *

Shobhna Samarth Shobhana Samarth (17 November 1916 – 9 February 2000) was an Indian actress, director and producer who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Hindi film industry and continued in lead roles into the 1950s. She started i ...

as Mrs. Rajpal Singh (Sheela's mom) *

as Sonia's grandmother * Vijayalaxmi as Vijaya *

Hari Shivdasani Hari Shivdasani (1909–1994) was an Indian character actor in Hindi cinema from 1930s-1980s. Personal life Hari Shivdasani was a Sindhi Hindu from Karachi and had moved with his family to Mumbai at the time of the partition of the British Raj ...

as Announcer * Master Ramesh * Bazid Khan * Fouza Singh *

Ravi Tandon Ravi Tandon (17 February 1935 – 11 February 2022) was an Indian film director and producer. He also worked as an assistant director and story writer. He is the father of actress Raveena Tandon. Ravi Tandon directed a number of hit movies, th ...

* Saibee Sabherwal * Kiran Kumar * Cesar * Muhammad Ali

Box office

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, ''Love In Simla'' was the fifth highest-grossing film of 1960. It grossed 1.7

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in 1960. In the

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, the film was released in 1963 and came third place on the year's Soviet box office chart. The film drew a Soviet box office audience of 35 million viewers, making it one of the top 20 most successful Indian films in the Soviet Union.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 0318405, Love in Simla 1960 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films set in Shimla Films shot in Himachal Pradesh Indian romantic drama films Films scored by Iqbal Qureshi 1960 romantic drama films