Leader (1964 film)

Leader
Leader
Soundtrack album by Naushad
Released	1964
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Saregama
Naushad chronology

Leader
Leader
	Poster
Directed by	Ram Mukherjee
Written by	Ram Mukherjee (screenplay); Harish Mehra (screenplay and dialogue) ; Wajahat Mirza (dialogue)
Story by	Dilip Kumar
Produced by	Sashadhar Mukherjee
Starring	Dilip Kumar; Vyjayanthimala; Jayant
Cinematography	V. Babasaheb
Edited by	S.E. Chandivale
Music by	Naushad; Shakeel Badayuni (lyrics)
Release date	27 March 1964;
Running time	176 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Leader is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Ram Mukherjee, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and written by Dilip Kumar. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala and Jayant.^[1] The film underperformed commercially.^[2]

The film's music is by Naushad, with lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni, it is noted for the patriotic song "Apni Azaadi Ko Hum Hargiz Mita Sakte Nahin" and "Mujhe Duniyawalon Sharabi Na Samjho", by Mohammed Rafi.^[1]

Plot

Vijay Khanna is a law graduate-cum-tabloid editor. He falls in love with Princess Sunita, while general elections are underway. Vijay becomes accused of a political leader's murder. Gradually, the couple tries to expose a criminal-politician nexus.

Cast

Dilip Kumar as Vijay Khanna
Vyjayanthimala as Princess Sunita
Nazir Hussain as Mr. Khanna
Leela Mishra as Mrs. Khanna
Motilal as Acharya
Hiralal as Kargah
D. K. Sapru as King of Shah Garh
Jayant as Diwan Mahendranath

Music

The score and soundtrack for the movie were composed by Naushad and the lyrics were penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The soundtrack consists of 8 songs, featuring vocals by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Songs like "Tere Husn Ki Kya Tareef Karoon", "Mujhe Duniyawalon Sharabi Na Samjho", "Aaj Kal Shauq-E-Deedar Hai" and "Apni Azaadi Ko Hum Hargiz Mita Sakte Nahin" are popular songs. The soundtrack album was reissued in digital format in 2004 through Saregama.^[3]

In the two songs "Aaj Hai Pyar Ka Faisla" & "Daiya Re Daiya", sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Asha Bhosle respectively, Mohammed Rafi has done small alap many times in between the songs.

Song	Singer
"Aaj Hai Pyar Ka Faisla"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Tere Husn Ki Kya Tareef Karoon"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Ek Shahenshah Ne Banwake Haseen Tajmahal"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Apni Azaadi Ko Hum"	Mohammed Rafi
"Hameen Se Mohabbat"	Mohammed Rafi
"Mujhe Duniyawalon"	Mohammed Rafi
"Aaj Kal Shauq-E-Deedar Hai"	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
"Daiya Re Daiya"	Asha Bhosle

Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Dilip Kumar

References

^ ^a ^b Mahaan, Deepak (24 June 2010). "Leader (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
^ "Top earners 1964". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "Leader". allmusic.com.

External links

Leader at IMDb
Leader at Bollywood Hungama

[hindu-1] Mahaan, Deepak (24 June 2010). "Leader (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

[2] "Top earners 1964". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[3] "Leader". allmusic.com.

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