''Sawan Aya Re'' (The Monsoon Has Come) is a

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

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romantic drama film, directed by Kishore Sahu. Produced by Sahu under his "Hindustan Chitra" banner, it had

Khemchand Prakash Khemchand Prakash (12 December 1907 – 10 August 1949) was a music composer in the Hindi film industry. He had few peers in 1940s, the decade for Indian film music which started with Saigal very active on the scene and ended with Lata Mangeshkar ...

as the music director. The cast included Kishore Sahu, Ramola Devi,

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, Pratima Devi, Ramesh Gupta, Sofia and Mohana. The film was a romantic triangle set against the backdrop of a hill station, Nainital. A family arrives on a holiday, but the father is more keen on finding bridegrooms for his three daughters.

Plot

Anand ( Kishore Sahu) lives in Nainital with his mother (Pratima Devi). They meet the Mathur family who have recently arrived there for holidays. The father wants to get his three daughters Asha, Sudha and Rama married and is hoping to find some suitable boys for them. When Asha and Anand meet they form a friendship, which is readily accepted by the two families who decide to get them married. However, Asha finds out that Anand and Sudha are in love with each other.

Cast

* Kishore Sahu as Anand * Ramola as Asha *

as Ranvir Khanna * Mohana * Ramesh Gupta * Sofia * Gulab * Pratima Devi as Anand's mother * Anant Prabhu * Promoth Bose

Box-office And Reception

The film did well commercially, with Baburao Patel of '' Filmindia'' remarking in the 1949 May edition that Sahu's estimate had risen due to the "original treatment" he gave to an "otherwise ordinary" story.

Soundtrack

The music director was

. The notable songs were "Ae Dil Na Mujhe Yad Dila" sung by Khan Mastana, "Mein Toh Gawan Chali" by Shamshad Begum, and "Nahin Faryaad karte Hum" also sung by Shamshad Begum. The four lyricists were Gulshan Jalalabadi, Arzoo Lakhnavi, Rammurti Chaturvedi and

Bharat Vyas Bharat Vyas (1918–1982) was a noted Indian lyricist who wrote the songs for Hindi films in 1950s and 1960s. Biography Bharat Vyas was born in Bikaner in British India on 06 January 1918 in Pushkarna Brahmin family. He studied B.Com. at Calcutta ...

. The playback singers were Shamshad Begum, Amirbai Karnataki, Laita Devulkar,

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 ...

and Khan Mastana.

Song List

References

External links

* {{Kishore Sahu 1949 films 1940s Hindi-language films Films directed by Kishore Sahu Films scored by Khemchand Prakash Indian black-and-white films Indian romantic drama films 1949 romantic drama films