''Brahmachari'' () is a 1968

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production directed by

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. The film stars

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Rajshree Rajashree Shantaram (born 8 October 1944), known mononymously as Rajshree, is an Indian actress. She is best known for her work in the movies '' Janwar'' and '' Brahmachari''. Personal life Rajshree is the daughter of acclaimed Indian filmmak ...

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, Mumtaz,

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. The film became a box office Super Hit and won several awards, including

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. It was later remade in Tamil as ''

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'' (1970) and in

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as ''Devudu Mamayya'' (1981). The film's main theme was also an inspiration for the 1987 film '' Mr. India''.

Plot

Brahmachari (Shammi Kapoor), an orphan with no identity, takes care of many orphans in his own home. One day he saves a young woman Sheetal (Rajshree) from committing suicide. She's in love with Ravi Khanna (Pran) who is promiscuous. Brahmachari promises to unite her with Ravi in return for money. While working day and night on her appearance to make Ravi like her, Brahmachari falls in love with her. When Ravi eventually proposes, Sheetal realises she is in love with Brahmachari. Ravi brings pressure on Brahmachari in the form of forfeiture of the mortgage on Brahmachari's house, due to non-repayment of loans. Ravi negotiates with Brahmachari to give up Sheetal in exchange for payment of his mortgage dues. Brahmachari who is poor and has to take care of the orphans living with him, reluctantly agrees. In order to convince Sheetal, Brahmachari pretends to be romantically involved with Roopa. However, when Roopa tries to leave her newborn child at Brahmachari's house, Brahmachari finds out that Ravi is the father of the child. He also gets hold of love letters written by Ravi to Roopa and tries to convince Ravi to marry Roopa. Ravi does not relent and instead orders the kidnapping of Brahmachari's orphans. A fight ensues and the children are rescued. A repentant Ravi apologizes to Brahmachari and agrees to marry Rupa. Brahmachari and Sheetal get married and along with the children, set off on a road trip in Brahmachari's car.

Cast

as Brahmchari *

as Sheetal Chaudhary *

as Ravi Khanna * Mumtaz as Roopa Sharma *

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as newspaper editor * Sachin as child actor *

as Murli Manohar *

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as Choti * Dhumal as Kirtandas *

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as Basant *

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as Chandni *

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* Meena Rai as Bela Ravi Khanna girlfriend at party * Asit Sen

Soundtrack

Music scholar and film expert Rajesh Subramanian opines that the song "Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche" was a rejected tune for another film, which a depressed Jaikishan played to Shammi Kapoor at Hotel Gaylord. Kapoor found the tune very catchy and suggested to director Bhappi Sonie to include the song in ''Brahmachari''. The song became one of the highlights of the film. The song is sung by Suman Kalyanpur but sometimes confused to be Lata Mangeshkar's because the quality of their voices are similar at times..

Awards and nominations

;

16th Filmfare Awards The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969. Brahmachari (1968 Hindi film), ''Brahmachari'' led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Neel Kamal (1968 film), ''Neel Kamal'' with 8 nominations, ''Aankhen (1968 film), Ankhen'' with 7 nomi ...

: Won *

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– G. P. Sippy * Best Actor –

* Best Music Director –

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* Best Lyricist – Shailendra for "Main Gaoon Tum" * Best Male Playback Singer –

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for "Dil Ke Jharonkhe Mein" * Best Story –

Nominated *

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– Bhappi Sonie * Best Lyricist –

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for "Dil Ke Jharonkhe Mein" * Best Male Playback Singer –

for "Main Gaoon Tum" Other Awards: *1969

BFJA Award Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi Section) — Mumtaz69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007
*1969

for Best Music Director (Hindi Section) —

*1969

for Best Editor (Hindi Section) —

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brahmachari (Film) 1968 films 1960s Hindi-language films 1960s Indian films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Hindi films remade in other languages Films directed by Bhappi Sonie