Mere Huzoor

Not to be confused with Pakistani TV series, Mere Huzoor.

Mere Huzoor
File:Mere Huzoor (1968 film).jpg DVD Cover
Directed by	Vinod Kumar
Produced by	Malik Chand Kochar Vinod Kumar
Written by	Vinod Kumar (story / screenplay / dialogues) Hasrat Jaipuri (lyrics)
Starring	Raaj Kumar Mala Sinha Jeetendra
Music by	Shankar-Jaikishan
Cinematography	Prakash Antra
Edited by	Prabhakar Supare
Production company	Movie Mughals
Distributed by	Shemaroo Movies
Release dates	26 October 1968 (1968-10-26)
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi/Urdu

Mere Huzoor (English: My Lord) is a 1968 Hindi-Urdu romance drama film produced by Malik Chand Kochar, Vinod Kumar on Movie Mughals banner and directed by Vinod Kumar. Starring Raaj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Jeetendra in the lead roles and music composed by Shankar-Jaikishan.

Plot

Akhtar Hussain saves the life of Nawab Salim and earns his gratitude. Salim invites Akhtar to come to his palatial home, and Akhtar does so. On the way, he meets beautiful Sultanat, and falls in love with her. On arrival at Salim's house, Akhtar is treated with utmost respect, provided employment, and a place to live. Akhtar meets with Saltanat and both plan to get married. Unknown to them, Salim also loves Saltanat, but Saltanat rejects his advances, and proposal, leaving his heartbroken. Soon Saltanat and Akhtar get married and settle down. Saltanat soon gives birth to a son. Salim is very affectionate with this child and the child too grows to like Salim. Akhtar, meanwhile, has fallen in bad company, drinks alcohol, and romances a courtesan. When Saltanat finds out about this affair, she is outraged, and asks Akhtar to improve, but instead, Akhtar divorces her, leaving her and her child alone, homeless, and nowhere to turn to. Salim offers to assist her, but Saltanat thinks that Salim is to blame for the current situation, as he may have had a hand in bringing ruin upon herself and Akhtar just to get even for her not marrying him. Only time will tell who the real culprit, as the drama slowly unfolds over the years.

Cast

• Raaj Kumar as Nawab Salim
• Mala Sinha as Sultanat
• Jeetendra as Akhtar Hussain Akhtar
• Laxmi Chhaya
• Indira
• Zeb Rehman
• Surekha
• Johnny Walker as Pyarelal Bedar
• K.N. Singh as Hakim
• David Abraham
• Manorama

Soundtrack

The film score was by duo Shankar-Jaikishan with lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri . Classical Raga Darbari Kanada was used for the fast-paced Kathak dance number, "Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baje Payaliya" sung by Manna Dey. Dey later won the National Film Award for the song. Another song, "Rukh Se Zara Naqab Utha Do Mere Huzoor" was set on train, hence the music directors added train whistle and rhythms of a moving train into the song. The muslim social film set in Lucknow, "Rukh Se Zara Naqab Utha Do Mere Huzoor" sung by Mohammed Rafi and classical-based dance number, "Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baje Payaliya" sung by Manna Dey, which won him the 1968 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Woh Khushi Mili Hain"	Mohammed Rafi	03:48
2	"Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baje"	Manna Dey	06:51
3	"Rukh Se Zara Naqab Utha Do"	Mohammed Rafi	04:42
4	"Gham Uthane Ke Liye"	Mohammed Rafi	04:09
5	"Aap Ki Khatir"	Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar	04:24
6	"Allah Allah Wo Le Gaya"	Lata Mangeshkar	05:09
7	"Meri Jaan Apne Ashiq Ko"	Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi	03:40

External links

• Mere Huzoor at IMDb
• Mere Huzoor at Shemaroo Movies Official channel on YouTube