''Shehnai'' is a

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Indian Hindi

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film directed by

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. The film stars

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, Johnny Walker,

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and Asit Sen. The story was written by

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and screenplay by Z. Hussain. The film's music was composed by

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. The songs "Na Jhatko Zulf Se Pani", "Kya Ajab Saaz Hai Yeh Shehnai", "Is Tarah Toda Mera Dil", "Kitni Jawan Hai Zindagi Kitni Jawan Bahaar" and others were written by

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/ref> The film is about a pilot’s widow who goes through hardship and loneliness in order to fulfil her husband’s last wish to make their son an Air Force pilot.

Plot

The story starts in 1942 against the backdrop of war. Shobha (

) and Asha (

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) are friends married to two pilot officers (

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and

respectively). Shobha is pregnant and her husband extracts a promise from her that if it’s a boy she will make him join the Air Force. The next morning the families have to vacate the Air Force station due to war activities. The two pilots are killed when their plane is hit during a mission. Shobha lives with her mother-in-law in Kashmir and gives birth to Deepak. The grandmother fusses over and spoils Deepak. Shobha has to finally send Deepak to a boarding school as he gets into bad company and plays truant from school. The mother-in-law dies leaving Shobha alone to fend for herself. Deepak (

) grows up to be an excellent student with a promising future in business. Against his own wishes he joins the Air Force when his mother reminds him of the promise she had made to his father. Deepak meets Preeti (

) and they fall in love and plan to get married. Preeti’s mother Asha, now remarried to a rich businessman (Sapru), is against the marriage as she is still haunted by the death of her first husband. She does not want Preeti to marry an Air Force pilot. Deepak refuses to leave the Air Force even if it means giving up Preeti. He cites his mother’s sacrifices in order to give him a good education so that he could join the Air Force. He is sent to the front and gets injured. Preeti has left her home and joined the Red Cross as a nurse. She nurses Deepak back to health and they get married. They reach home to find that Preeti’s mother has had a change of heart and is happy about their wedding.

Cast

as Deepak *

as Preeti *

as Shobha (Deepak’s Mother) *

as Pilot Officer Amarjeet (Shobha’s Husband) *

as Pilot Officer (Amarjeet’s Friend) *

as Asha (Shobha’s Friend & Preeti's Mother) * Johnny Walker as Jaan Mohammad *

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as Preeti’s Friend *

... Deepak’s Grandmother *

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as Salma *

Sapru Sapru is a clan of Kashmiri Pandits. The majority of them are now living in diaspora outside the Kashmir Valley. Most Saprus are Hindus while some are Muslims. Notable people *Tej Bahadur Sapru, lawyer, political and social leader *Muhammad Iqba ...

as Asha’s Second Husband *

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as Young Deepak * Asit Sen *

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by

, with lyrics by

Awards

Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmf ...

1965 for

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shehnai (Film) 1964 films 1960s Hindi-language films Indian aviation films Films scored by Ravi