''Junglee'' ( "Wild" or "Ill-Mannered") is a 1961 Indian

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produced and directed by

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. The music is composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra and

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. The film stars

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(in her debut film) in lead roles, along with

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in supporting roles.

earned a

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nomination as Best Actress. The movie was a lighthearted musical. Box Office India calls the film a "super-hit" with a net earning of 1,75,00,000. The song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was choreographed by

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. The film had a silver jubilee run in Bangalore and the erstwhile Mysore state. The film was remade into

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as ''

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'' (1980), starring

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and

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Plot

Chandrashekhar, shortly called Shekhar belongs to an aristocratic family, run by Shekhar's domineering mother. He completes his education in London and comes back to run his business. In his family, people shouldn't talk more than needed and laughter is completely prohibited. Shekhar follows all these rules strictly and wholeheartedly, but his younger sister Mala is not like him. She laughs and roams freely and even falls in love with Jeevan, an employee in her brother's company. When her mother finds out that Mala is in love with a common man, she asks her son to take her away to some distant place and make her forget this man. Shekhar agrees and takes Mala to Kashmir. There he meets the charming and lively Rajkumari, daughter of a local doctor and gets attracted to her. But he remembers his mother's expectations that he should marry a girl from the aristocratic family and maintains a distance with Rajkumari. But one day, they both get stuck in a snowstorm for two days, which gives him enough time to grow closer to her. In that time, he understands what is important in life and becomes a carefree man. Meanwhile, Mala, who was actually pregnant before they came to Kashmir, gives birth to a son. Rajkumari and her father maintain the secret from everyone and from her brother. They come back to their home and his mother gets shocked by seeing the carefree and changed Shekhar. He even tells her about his love, but she mistakes that name of Rajkumari for a real princess. When she learns that she is not the princess, she decides against the marriage. But after some drama, she too discovers that the real value of people lies in their hearts, not in titles, and she accepts Rajkumari as her daughter-in-law. It is revealed that Mala secretly married Jeevan a year ago and their son was legitimate. Everyone accepts Jeevan into their home and laughter comes back to their home.

Cast

as Chandrashekhar "Shekhar" *

as Rajkumari *

as Mala *

as Jeevan *

as Chandrashekhar & Mala's Mother *

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as Princess *

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as Doctor * Asit Sen as Doctor *

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as Manager *

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as Office Staff *Rajan Haksar as The Princess' brother *

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as Miss Sukoo

Trivia

From this movie only office scenes have been remade in the 1984 film ''

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'' directed by Mohan Segal Starring Kumar Gaurav and

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. In both movies actor

has played the role of employee. The only difference is that in ''

'', movie Manager/Uncle role is played by actor

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and actor

has played a role of employee.

Soundtrack

All songs was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan, except "Ai Ai Aa Sukoo Sukoo" by

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and lyrics were penned by

and Shailendra.

once said in an interview that the word "Yahoo!" in the song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was not rendered by

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, who sang the song, but by Prayag Raj.

Awards and nominations

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– Kuldeep Singh *

Nomination for Best Actress –

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0055035 1961 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan Hindi films remade in other languages Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir 1960s Urdu-language films