Jhumroo

Jhumroo
Film poster
Directed byShankar Mukherjee
Written byScreenplay:
Madhusudan Kalelkar
Dialogues:
Vrajendra Gaur
Story byKishore Kumar
StarringMadhubala
Kishore Kumar
Music byKishore Kumar
Production
company
K. S. Films[1]
Release date
  • 27 January 1961 (1961-01-27)
Running time
171 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹1.1 crore (est. ₹107 crore as of 2016)

Jhumroo is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Madhubala and Kishore Kumar in lead roles, with Chanchal, Anoop Kumar, Lalita Pawar and Jayant appearing in supporting roles. The screenplay is written by Madhusudan Kalekar, dialogue by Vrajendra Gaud and story by Kishore Kumar.[1] Jhumroo was theatrically released on 27 January, 1961 and became a box office success. It is among the final films to star Madhubala.[2]

Plot

Anjana, a wealthy girl returns to her home after completing her education. Here she meets Jhumroo, a local tribal and falls in love with him. Her father strongly disapproves of the match. It turns out that Jhumroo's foster mother is the real mother of Anjana. Her father's best friend, whom her father had duped, is the real father of Jhumroo. Watch the movie to find out how it all ends.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Kishore Kumar. The music was arranged by S.D. Burman's musical band.

The song "Koi Humdum Na Raha" was a cover of the song of the same name, composed by Saraswati Devi, and sung by the actor – and occasional singer – Ashok Kumar for Jeevan Naiya (1936).[3] Kishore Kumar had heard Ashok Kumar sing "Koi Humdum Na Raha" as a five years old, and developed an affinity for it, so much so that he would practice riyaz singing it during his boyhood days. Two and a half decades later, while composing the music for Jhumroo, Kishore proposed to render the song for his film, and approached his brother for it. But as it happens, when his brother tried to dissuade him from doing so, saying that it was an intricate metre to compose, Kishore light-heartedly observed, "I don’t know about that but I will sing it and I will sing it better than you." And with that exchange of banter, he proceeded to render the song. "Koi Humdum Na Raha" is often regarded by music connoisseurs as one of Kumar's best songs.[4]

Lyrics of all songs written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, except 2 songs Main hoon jhumroo & Ruk tuk thum thum – both written by Kishore Kumar.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Main Hoon Jhumroo"Kishore KumarKishore Kumar3:24
2."Babu Aana Sunte Jana"Majrooh SultanpuriAsha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar5:52
3."Jhoome Re Jhoome"Majrooh SultanpuriAsha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar3:23
4."Ae Baba Lu Baba Lu Ba Ba"Majrooh SultanpuriAsha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar4:50
5."Aa Ja Tu Aa Ja Aji Na"Majrooh SultanpuriKishore Kumar & Usha Mangeshkar4:35
6."Ruk Ruk Thum Thum"Kishore KumarAsha Bhosle3:05
7."Koi Humdum Na Raha"Majrooh SultanpuriKishore Kumar3:24
8."Thandi Hawa Ye Chandni Suhani"Majrooh SultanpuriKishore Kumar5:24
9."Matwale Hum Matwale Tum"Majrooh SultanpuriKishore Kumar3:28
10."Ae Bhola Bhala Man Mera"Majrooh SultanpuriAsha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar5:52
11."Ge Ge Geli Jara Timbaktu Kathmandu"Majrooh SultanpuriKishore Kumar5:23
Total length:48:00

Reception

In Filmigeek's review, it was written that "Jhumroo follows a set of conventions that are relatively ordinary for filmi romantic comedy." It praised the soundtrack of the film saying, "The songs keep coming fast and thick, and they are all well-crafted both musically and visually." Writing about Madhubala's performance, it stated that she is "genius at a gentle physical comedy that both gets out of Kishore's way to let him own the screen."[2]

Box office

Jhumroo was released on January 27, 1961 and earned ₹11 million at the box office, generating a huge profit of ₹5.5 million for the producers. Consequently the film was a commercial success and emerged as the eleventh highest-grossing film of 1961.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 368. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  2. ^ a b "Jhumroo (1961)". Filmi Geek. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ Mudgal, Shubha (18 October 2013). "Song of a woman". Mint. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ Gaekwad, Manish (13 October 2015). "Did you know Kishore Kumar's legendary 'Koi Humdum Na Raha' is actually Ashok Kumar's song?". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep (13 October 2017). "The alternative Kishore Kumar playlist that is just as good as his most popular songs". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Top earners 1961". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2021.