Rafi & Shamshad Begum - O Gadi Wale - Mother India [1957]

Mother India (Hindi: भारत माता, Urdu: بھارت ماتا) is a 1957 Bollywood movie directed by Mehboob Khan, nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1957. The film is a remake of Mehboob Khan's earlier film Aurat (1940).

In 2005, Indiatimes Movies ranked the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.

Credits; * Cast: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Kanhaiyalal, Sajid Khan, Chanchal * Dialogues: S. Ali Raza * Music: Naushad * Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni * Story, Screenplay, Producer & Direction: Mehboob Khan.

Trivia; * Nargis had long been romantically linked with director and actor Raj Kapoor, but in the end married Sunil Dutt, who co-starred with her in this movie. The marriage seemed scandalous to many at the time, because Sunil had played her son in the movie. * Rajendra Kumar, who plays Nargis's eldest son and Sunil Dutt's brother in the movie also became a part of their family later on, when his son Kumar Gaurav, married Dutt and Nargis's daughter Anju(Namrata Dutt). * The film grossed over Rs.40 million. This record was beaten 3 years later by Mughal-E-Azam in 1960. * This was the first Indian film to ever be nominated in the "Best Foreign Language Film" category at the Oscars in 1957, though Nights of Cabiria eventually got the award. It would not be until 1988, with Salaam Bombay, when India would again be represented at the Oscars. * Sunil Dutt famously saved Nargis during the fire sequence. Nargis was shown trapped inside a raging fire while Sunil Dutt jumps in and saves her. But the blaze roared out of control leaving Nargis stranded. Sunil Dutt quickly grabbed a blanket and plunged inside and, wrapping the blanket around themselves, the twosome ran out. It meant several, painful burns for Sunil but it also resulted in Nargis falling in love with him. They were married within a year....

Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1924 -- July 31, 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He has sung in many Indian languages, including Hindi, Urdu,Punjabi, Marathi and Telugu, but he is chiefly remembered for his songs from Hindi cinema (also known as Bollywood). His songs are widely popular in the Indian subcontinent. Along with Mukesh and Kishore Kumar, he was one of the three leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the 1970s.....
Government Awards; * 1948 - Rafi received a silver medal from the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, on the first anniversary of the Indian Independence Day. * 1965 - he was honoured with the Padmashri by the Government of India.
National Film Awards; * 1968 - National Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Neel Kamal composed by Ravi. * 1977 - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Kya Hua Tera Wada song in the film Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin), composed by RD Burman, lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Filmfare Awards; * 1960 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho song in the film Chaudhvin Ka Chand * 1961 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Teri Pyaari Pyaari Surat Ko song in the film Sasural * 1964 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Chahunga Mein Tujhe song in the film Dosti * 1966 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Baharon Phool Barsao song in the film Suraj * 1968 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Dil Ke Jharoke Mein song in the film Brahmachari * 1977 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Kya Hua Tera Vaada song in the film Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards; * 1965 - Best Male Playback Singer for Dosti * 1966 - Best Male Playback Singer for Arzoo.........

Shamshad Begum (April 14, 1919) is an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry.

Begum was born in Amritsar, Punjab. She was a big fan of K.L. Saigal and watched Devdas 14 times. She earned 15 rupees per song and was awarded 5000 on the completion of the contract on Jenaphone.

Sometime back, a controversy erupted in the media, when several publications, gave the false news of her death, before it was clarified that the Shamshad Begum who died in 1998 was Saira Banu's (Dilip Kumar's wife) grandmother with the same name, and the legendary singer, has been living with her daughter Usha Ratra and son-in-law in Mumbai, ever since her husband, Ganpat Lal Batto died in 1955. Recently, she celebrated her 89th birthday at her elder sister's house and now she stays at Powai, Mumbai....

Begum became a national rage between the 1940s and the late 1950s rendering songs with her nasal voice, which helped her carve her independent image--a voice different from her peers, Lata, Asha, Geeta, and Amirbai Karnataki.....
[Wikipedia & IMDb]

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[iram786arzoo]

isn't it sunit dutt and madhubala ??

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

Yes, Sunil Dutt is there but I do not know the girl. Can someone help, please? Thank you.

[ramnori]

That is Madhubala's sister Chanchal. She looks very much like her more famous sister. I wonder whatever happended to her.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

Thank you for the information. I really appreciate that. I searched every where but could not get more details except the fact that she had been acting in many films until 1961 [Jhumroo], according to IMDb and Wikipedia. After that, no trace can be found.

[chamogaa]

Another beautiful celebration of  south Asia's rural life. Thanks, Yuan.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

You are most welcome.

[kokokorina]

I have reas Chanchal is married and setlled in Delhi, wish I could see her latest pics

[OLDBOLLYWOODISGOLD]

@ramnori Yeah. All of Madhubala's sisters looked like her. So cute :)

[pobox101]

Madhubala's real sister Chanchal can be seen in this song pear with Sunil Dutt

[TheVijayjamwal]

very much impressed by madhubala but i do not know she is madhubalas sis. Such film industry miss a second madhubala. madhubala a graceful, joyish, cheerful, beautiful heroin inthe hindi film industry. No one like madhubala. great great song i feel pround to listen indian old music

[TheSagaranil]

wah jawan tere uploading ne mujhe swarg ki taane suna di. i hear this song from childhood. my father like this song very much. joshila sangeet!!!!!!!!!

[waheed192001]

what a song......  it takes me my chilhood days when everything was allright........ it is good classical song sung by the legend. she is real legend............ shamshad begum............. no one can sing like her.

[raslam90]

does anyone know if chanchal is still around there's nothing on her on the net i suppose she wasn't as famous as madhubala.