Diwana (1967 film)

Diwana (lit. 'Crazy lover') is a 1967 Indian Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Kaul. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Saira Banu and Lalita Pawar in pivotal roles. The film, made under the Anupam Chitra production banner had music by Shankar–Jaikishan, with lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. Some songs are still popular like "Diwana Mujhko Log Kahein ", "Jisne Tumhe Chand Si Surat", "Hum To Jate Apne Gaon" and "Tumhari Bhi Jai Jai". This film is also remembered for Kamal Kapoor's strong performance as Raj Kapoor's father.

Plot
Pyarelal (Raj Kapoor), a simple-minded and extremely naive young man, was orphaned at birth, and now lives with Fatima (Lalita Pawar), a Muslim landlady who treats him like her son. Once, he sets on a journey and meets a young woman with whom he falls in love, Kamini Gupta (Saira Banu). Sir Mayadas (Kamal Kapoor), the person who brought her up happens to be Pyarelal's real father. All of a sudden, Pyarelal is arrested on the charge of murder. No one believes that a harmless man like him could commit a crime, let alone kill. However, Pyarelal openly admits in court that he is indeed guilty, and demands capital punishment for it. The reason he does that is unveiled after several secrets, later on.

Cast

 * Raj Kapoor... Pyarelal
 * Saira Banu... Kamini Gupta
 * Lalita Pawar... Fatima Begum
 * Kamal Kapoor... Ramdas / Sir Mayadas
 * Hiralal... Chopra
 * Leela Mishra... Kaki
 * Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi... Kaka
 * Ravindra Kapoor... Inder Singh
 * Salim Khan... Diljit Singh
 * Jankidas... Chaddha
 * Ulhas... Gupta
 * Brahm Bhardwaj... Public Prosecutor
 * Bazid Khan... Advocate S. D. Mathur
 * Paul Sharma... Buta Singh
 * Nasreen... Diljit Singh's sidekick
 * Paul Mahendra

Soundtrack
The Music of the film is composed by the maestros Shankar–Jaikishan. All songs were popular even before the release of the film being played on Radios and Binaca Geetmala 1967. Songs were sung by Mukesh & Sharda.

Awards

 * Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award - Saira Banu
 * Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Shankar Jaikishan
 * Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Playback Award - Sharda for "Tumhari Bhi Jai Jai"