Gumnaam
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Gumnaam is a 1965 Indian
horror thriller film directed by Raja Nawathe, starring Manoj Kumar
, Nanda
, Pran, Helen and Mehmood. The film became a box office hit. The music for the film was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan
The story is based on Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None
.
The film came to wider attention when its opening song "Jaan Pehechan Ho
" (a Hindi
phrase roughly translated as "We should get to know each other") was in the opening credits of Ghost World
and in the 2011 commercial "The Date" for Heineken
. It is sung by Bollywood legend Mohammed Rafi
, although he is not the man depicted onscreen. The main dancer is Laxmi Chhaya
. The group "Ted Lyons and his Cubs" playing the song can also be seen in 1964 film Jaanwar
playing "Dekho Ab To" (a cover version of I Want to Hold Your Hand
by Beatles) and Tasveer (starring Feroz Khan), Love Marriage (starring Dev Anand), Bedaag (starring Manoj Kumar), Shehnai and Mere Sanam (both starring Vishwajeet) also featuring dancer Oscar Unger. The psychedelic choreography was by Herman Benjamin.
India
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horror thriller film directed by Raja Nawathe, starring Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat"...
, Nanda
Nanda (actress)
- Early life :Nanda was born in a show-business family to Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, a successful Marathi actor-director and Marathi actress, Meenakshi Shirodkar . Minakshi's granddaughters are actresses Namrata Shirodkar and Shilpa Shirodkar. Shirodkars belong to Gomantak Maratha Samaj or Nutan...
, Pran, Helen and Mehmood. The film became a box office hit. The music for the film was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan
The story is based on Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939 under the title Ten Little Niggers which was changed by Dodd, Mead and Company in January 1940 because of the presence of a racial...
.
The film came to wider attention when its opening song "Jaan Pehechan Ho
Jaan Pehechan Ho
Jaan Pehechan Ho is a popular song, composed by Shankar Jaikishan, lyrics by Anand Bakshi, sung by Mohammed Rafi, from the 1965 movie Gumnaam, directed by Raja Nawathe, produced by N N Sippy and starring Manoj Kumar & Nanda .-The Video:...
" (a Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
phrase roughly translated as "We should get to know each other") was in the opening credits of Ghost World
Ghost World (film)
Ghost World is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Terry Zwigoff, based on the comic book of the same name and screenplay by Daniel Clowes...
and in the 2011 commercial "The Date" for Heineken
Heineken
Heineken is a Dutch beer which has been brewed by Heineken International since 1873. It is available in a 4.6% alcohol variety in countries such as Ireland. It is the flagship product of the Heineken company and is made of purified water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. In 1886 H...
. It is sung by Bollywood legend Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....
, although he is not the man depicted onscreen. The main dancer is Laxmi Chhaya
Laxmi Chhaya
Laxmi Chhaya was an Indian actress and dancer who appeared in upwards of 55 Bollywood films in the 1960s and 1970s, including Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Teesri Manzil and Duniya. She may be best known in the United States as the masked dancer in the dance segment Jaan Pehechan Ho from the 1965 movie...
. The group "Ted Lyons and his Cubs" playing the song can also be seen in 1964 film Jaanwar
Jaanwar
Jaanwar is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Suneel Darshan, released on 24 December, 1999. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty in pivotal roles...
playing "Dekho Ab To" (a cover version of I Want to Hold Your Hand
I Want to Hold Your Hand
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded in October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment....
by Beatles) and Tasveer (starring Feroz Khan), Love Marriage (starring Dev Anand), Bedaag (starring Manoj Kumar), Shehnai and Mere Sanam (both starring Vishwajeet) also featuring dancer Oscar Unger. The psychedelic choreography was by Herman Benjamin.
Plot
Seven people mysteriously win a free vacation. On the way to their destination, the plane has engine trouble and they are left abandoned in a remote seaside location. They find shelter in a large mansion inhabited by a comical butler Mehmood. One by one, they are murdered and the remaining vacationers try to figure out why they were chosen for the trip and what they have in common.Soundtrack
| Song | Singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Jaan Pehechan Ho Jaan Pehechan Ho Jaan Pehechan Ho is a popular song, composed by Shankar Jaikishan, lyrics by Anand Bakshi, sung by Mohammed Rafi, from the 1965 movie Gumnaam, directed by Raja Nawathe, produced by N N Sippy and starring Manoj Kumar & Nanda .-The Video:... " |
Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India.... |
Picturized on Laxmi Chhaya Laxmi Chhaya Laxmi Chhaya was an Indian actress and dancer who appeared in upwards of 55 Bollywood films in the 1960s and 1970s, including Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Teesri Manzil and Duniya. She may be best known in the United States as the masked dancer in the dance segment Jaan Pehechan Ho from the 1965 movie... and choreographer Herman Benjamin; features in the opening credits of Ghost World Ghost World (film) Ghost World is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Terry Zwigoff, based on the comic book of the same name and screenplay by Daniel Clowes... . Also featured on the CD Bollywood Steel Guitar, a various artists compilation Compilation album A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter... released in 2008 by the Sublime Frequencies Sublime Frequencies Sublime Frequencies is a record label based in Seattle, Washington that focuses exclusively on "acquiring and exposing obscure sights and sounds from modern and traditional urban and rural frontiers," mostly from Southeast Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East... record label Record label In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,... . |
| "Gumnaam Hai Koi" | Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
cover version of title song of Charade (1963 film) by Henry Mancini Henry Mancini Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores. He won a record number of Grammy Awards , plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1995... . |
| "Ek Ladki Hai Jisne Jeena Mushkil Kar Diya" | Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India.... |
Picturized on Manoj Kumar Manoj Kumar Manoj Kumar is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat"... & Nanda Nanda Nanda is a surname of Punjabis . Nanda is a Tarkhan , Ahluwalia and Kamboj surname. All the clans of Tarkhan , Lohar, Gujjar, Kamboj, Ahluwalia tribes have a close genetic and ancestral relationship with each other, and together they form the Khatri/Rajput caste.-Among Kamboj people:*Nanda is a... |
| "Jaane Chaman Shola Badan" | Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India.... and Sharda Sharda Sharda Rajan Iyengar or Sharda was a playback singer in Hindi films in the 1960s and 70s. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the cabaret "Baat Zara Hai Aapas Ki" in Jahan Pyar Miley , though she is most remembered for her song "Titli Udi" in Suraj... |
This song was picturized on Manoj Kumar and Nanda |
| "Peeke Hum Tum Jo" | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... and Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar... |
This comical druken song was picturized on Nanda and Helen |
| "Is Duniya Mein Jeena Ho To Sunlo Meri Baat" | Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional... |
Picturized on Helen |
| "Hum Kaale Hain To" | Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi Mohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India.... |
Picturized on Helen and Mehmood |
Awards and nominations
- FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Supporting Actress-Helen - FilmfareFilmfareFilmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Nomination for Best Supporting Actor-Mehmood - Filmfare Best Art Direction Award- Colour Movie- S.S. Samel