Aandhiyan (1952)
January 15, 1952Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Dev Anand
Ram Mohan Kapoor
Nimmi
Rami - Bal Kati
Kalpana Kartik
Janaki
K.N. Singh
Kuber Das
Durga Khote
Ram Mohan's Mother
Leela Mishra
Janaki's Mother
Chetan Anand
Director
Hameed Butt
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
Aandhiyan (English: Cruel Winds) is a 1952 Hindi drama, written and directed by Chetan Anand. The story was written by Chetan Anand and Hameed Butt, based on an actual event in Amritsar. It stars Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Nimmi in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by the classical musician Ali Akbar Khan, with lyrics by Narendra Sharma.
Jaidev, who was a student of Khan from Lucknow, and later became a noted music director, started his career by assisting Khan in film music. The background score of the film was also done by Ali Akbar Khan along with other Hindustani classical musicians Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pannalal Ghosh. Lata Mangeshkar sang the title song "Har Kahin Pe Shaadmani", and as a token of her respect to sarod maestro, did not charge any fee. The dances were choreographed by Lakshmi Shankar, who also sang a song, while Gopi Krishan choreographed his own dances.