Mukesh - Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din - Mera Naam Joker [1970]

"Mera Naam Joker" (Hindi: मेरा नाम जोकर, Urdu: میرا نام جوکر, translation: My Name is Joker) is a 1970 Hindi film directed by Raj Kapoor. The screenplay was written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. This film was the debut of Rishi Kapoor.

Mera Naam Joker is a film about a clown who must make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. The film is reportedly inspired by Raj Kapoor's own life and the clown an allegory for his own life as an actor.

Starring;

Raj Kapoor
Simi Garewal
Manoj Kumar
Rishi Kapoor
Dharmendra
Dara Singh
Kseniya Ryabinkina
Padmini
Rajendra Kumar

Music is by Shankar Jaikishan.
Lyrics by Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri, Neeraj, Shaily Shailendra, and Prem Dhawan ["Oh! Susanna"]

Six years in the making, with Raj Kapoor investing much of his own personal fortune, Mera Naam Joker flopped at the box office. In later years, however, the film has garnered critical praise.

Awards * Filmfare Best Music Director Award- Shankar Jaikishan * Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award- Radhu Karmakar * Filmfare Best Male Playback Award- Manna Dey for the song "Ay bhai zara dekh ke chalo" * Filmfare Best Director Award- Raj Kapoor * Filmfare Best Sound Recordist- Allauddin Khan Qureshi

Trivia;

The school shown at which Rishi Kapoor's character studies is St Paul's School, Darjeeling.

Raj Kapoor spent so much of his own fortune that on flopping the film at the box office,Raj came close to be totally bankrupt, so much so that he was said to be thinking of auctioning the famed RK studios in order to pay off the debts.

The film is said to have started shooting in 1963 and finished in 1970.
[Wikipedia]

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• Jaane
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• Gaye
• Woh
• Din
• Mera
• Naam
• Joker
• 1970
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• Kapoor
• Shankar
• Jaikishan
• Simi
• Garewal
• Manoj
• Kumar
• Rishi
• Dharmendra
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[nandu1f]

Very touching song. Perfect for Mukesh's heart-touching style. Although I did not see the movie, Raj was a great film-maker. His other flop was "Jaagte' Raho", which was a unique masterpiece. He lost Nargis' money over it, and their break occured after that. Thanks Yuan.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@nandu1f - You are most welcome, my dear friend Mr. Nandu.

[vishweshshrimali5]

Great song thanks yuan keep posting such mind boggling songs. Very very very appreciable work.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@vishweshshrimali5 - You are most welcome, my dear friend and thank you for your kind words.

[201020104194]

DEAR DR ARJUN,

THANKS A LOT FOR POSTING SUCH A HEART TOUCHING SONG. GOD BLESS YOU. JAMEEL KHAN DUBAI

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@201020104194 - - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

By the way, I am not Dr. Arjun. I am Yuan.

Thank you.

[MrJathann]

my bro Prithvis Fave song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[karrar163]

Like this serious audience,fans of Rafi,Kishore ,Mukesh and Asha listen to the songs of these people seriously which cameras cannot spot.

[dhimanravikant]

FOR the SWEET memoriesss of my old lovng dys

[pundadah]

Indeed where have those days gone????

Aaahh those were the days....I want to go back to my childhood days...

[saad7029]

@sajwansk hy college days are golen in life

[basheer574213]

evergreen , heart touching song