''Parchhain'' (Shadow) is a 1952

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romantic melodrama film directed by

V. Shantaram Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian filmmaker, film producer, and actor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He is most known for films such ...

. The production company was

Rajkamal Kalamandir Rajkamal Kalamandir was a noted film production company and studio in Mumbai. It was established by V. Shantaram in 1942, after he left Prabhat Films. The studio produced films both in Hindi and Marathi, and it was best known for '' Dr. Kotnis Ki A ...

. The story and dialogue were by Shams Lakhnavi, with cinematography by G. Balakrishna. Music direction was by C. Ramchandra and the lyricists were Noor Lakhnavi,

Vasant Desai Vasant Desai (1912–1975) was an Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram films like '' Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' (1955), '' Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' (1957), Vijay Bhatt's '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai'' (1959), ''Samp ...

. The cast included V. Shantaram, Jayashree, Sandhya, Lalita Pawar, Wasti and

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. ''Parchhain'' is cited as one of the films produced by Shantaram that was of "exceptional merit". The story revolves around a man who is accidentally blinded by a woman whom he falls in love with, only to lose her when he regains his sight.

Plot

Tired of his life, Deepak (

), a boat man, tries to commit suicide. However his inner voice stops him. As he's returning home he gets hit in the eye by a bullet, blinding him. The accident has been caused by Saloni (Jayshree), a young lady also called Chhoti Rani (Young Queen), while she's out on a hunt. She takes him home with the view of getting him treatment. While staying in the big mansion Deepak soon falls in love with Saloni, who reciprocates his feelings. However this is not liked by the older Queen, Badi Rani ( Lalita Pawar) as she wants Saloni to marry Vinod. She sends Deepak for eye treatment with Kishori ( Sandhya), one of the maids in the house, whose voice is similar to Saloni's voice. Badi Rani dies, and when Saloni refuses to marry Vinod, he tries to rape her. While she's trying to escape, both are killed. On regaining his eyesight Deepak realises that Kishori, who has fallen in love with him is not Saloni. He returns to the mansion to be told about Saloni's death. He spends his days lighting a lamp on the shrine he builds for Saloni at the place where she died.

Cast

* Jayashree * Sandhya * Wasti * Lalita Pawar *

* Asit Baran * Nimbalkar * G. Nirula

Crew

* Production Company:

* Director:

* Story: Shams Lakhnavi * Dialogues: Shams Lakhnavi * Cinematography: G. Balakrishna * Music: C. Ramchandra * Lyricist: Noor Lakhnavi, Vasant Desai * Background Music:

* Art Direction: P.S. Kale * Sound: A.K. Parmar * Choreographer: Natraj - Arjun Desai

Soundtrack

C. Ramchandra composed the music for the film while

gave the background music. The popular songs from the film were "Mohabbat Hi Na Jo Samjhe Woh Zalim Pyar Kya Jane", the solo by

Talat Mahmood Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 – 9 May 1998) was an Indian playback singer who is considered one of the popular male Indian film song and ghazal singers. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a great deal in act ...

and the duet by

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ...

and

, "Apni Kaho, Kuch Meri Suno". The lyrics were written by Noor Lakhnavi and Vasant Desai with playback singers were

and

Song list

References

External links

* {{V. Shantaram 1952 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films directed by V. Shantaram Indian romantic drama films 1952 romantic drama films Melodrama films