Bahar
About Bahar
Lata, a singer and dancer, lives well with her parents, who want her to marry the rich Shekhar. She agrees at first. Then she meets Vasant Kumar. They fall in love and marry. Shekhar digs into Vasant's past and finds that his name is Ashok, that he edits a magazine called Bahar, and that he has a relationship and a son.
Cast & crew
More about Bahar
M. V. Raman wrote and directed this remake of the 1949 Tamil film Vazhkai. A. V. Meiyappan produced it at AVM. S. D. Burman wrote the music, Rajendra Krishan the lyrics. T. Muthuswamy was the cameraman. K. Shankar and Raman edited. It is a black-and-white Hindi film of 170 minutes. Vyjayanthimala and Pandari Bai made their Hindi debuts in it.
Themes
Background
A 1951 AVM Hindi remake of Vazhkai, built around a secret name and a magazine called Bahar.
Making
AVM brought the Tamil hit Vazhkai into Hindi and put Vyjayanthimala, from that film, in her first Hindi part.
Look
T. Muthuswamy photographed the black-and-white feature.
Music
S. D. Burman wrote the music. Rajendra Krishan wrote the lyrics.
Preservation
The film survives and is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Vyjayanthimala plays Lata. Karan Dewan plays Ashok, also called Vasant Kumar. Pran plays Shekhar.
- Om Prakash plays her father, Chaudhary Govardhanlal Patwardhanlal. Pandari Bai plays Malti.
- Leela Mishra, Sunder, Tabassum, Indira Acharya, and Chaman Puri are in the cast.
- English Wikipedia calls it a social-guidance film. The title means spring.
Scenes
- Lata drops the match with Shekhar and marries Vasant.
- Shekhar learns that Vasant is Ashok, editor of Bahar, and that he has a son.
Influenced by
- Vazhkai (1949)
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Bahar 1951- Full HD Movie - Vyjayanthimala - Pandharibai - Karan Dewan - Pran- Om Prakash -Drama.webm)