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Junglee
Junglee
	Film poster
Directed by	Subodh Mukherjee
Written by	Agha Jani (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Subodh Mukherjee
Story by	Subodh Mukherjee
Produced by	Subodh Mukherjee
Starring	Shammi Kapoor; Saira Banu
Cinematography	N. V. Srinivas
Edited by	V. K. Naik
Music by	Shankar–Jaikishan
Release date	31 October 1961;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Junglee (transl. "Wild" or "Ill-Mannered") is a 1961 Indian comedy film produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The music is composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu (in her debut film) in lead roles, along with Shashikala, Anoop Kumar, Lalita Pawar in supporting roles. Saira Banu earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.^[1]

The movie was a lighthearted musical. Box Office India calls the film a "super-hit" with a net earning of ₹ 1,75,00,000.^[2] The song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was choreographed by P.L. Raj.^[3] The film had a silver jubilee run in Bangalore and the erstwhile Mysore state. The film was remade into Telugu as Sarada Ramudu (1980), starring N.T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha.^[4]

Plot

Chandrashekhar, shortly called Shekhar belongs to an aristocratic family, run by Shekhar's domineering mother. He completes his education in London and comes back to run his business. In his family, people shouldn't talk more than needed and laughter is completely prohibited. Shekhar follows all these rules strictly and wholeheartedly, but his younger sister Mala is not like him. She laughs and roams freely and even falls in love with Jeevan, an employee in her brother's company.

When her mother finds out that Mala is in love with a common man, she asks her son to take her away to some distant place and make her forget this man. Shekhar agrees and takes Mala to Kashmir. There he meets the charming and lively Rajkumari, daughter of a local doctor and gets attracted to her. But he remembers his mother's expectations that he should marry a girl from the aristocratic family and maintains a distance with Rajkumari.

But one day, they both get stuck in a snowstorm for two days, which gives him enough time to grow closer to her. In that time, he understands what is important in life and becomes a carefree man. Meanwhile, Mala, who was actually pregnant before they came to Kashmir, gives birth to a son. Rajkumari and her father maintain the secret from everyone and from her brother. They come back to their home and his mother gets shocked by seeing the carefree and changed Shekhar. He even tells her about his love, but she mistakes that name of Rajkumari for a real princess. When she learns that she is not the princess, she decides against the marriage. But after some drama, she too discovers that the real value of people lies in their hearts, not in titles, and she accepts Rajkumari as her daughter-in-law. It is revealed that Mala secretly married Jeevan a year ago and their son was legitimate. Everyone accepts Jeevan into their home and laughter comes back to their home.

Cast

Shammi Kapoor as Chandrashekhar "Shekhar"
Saira Banu as Rajkumari
Shashikala as Mala
Anoop Kumar as Jeevan
Lalita Pawar as Chandrashekhar & Mala's Mother
Azra as Princess
Moni Chatterjee as Doctor
Asit Sen as Doctor
Shivraj as Manager
Mac Mohan as Office Staff
Rajan Haksar as The Princess' brother
Helen as Miss Sukoo

Trivia

From this movie only office scenes have been remade in the 1984 film Hum Hain Lajawaab directed by Mohan Segal Starring Kumar Gaurav and Padmini Kolhapure. In both movies actor Shivraj has played the role of employee. The only difference is that in Hum Hain Lajawaab, movie Manager/Uncle role is played by actor Vikas Anand and actor Shivraj has played a role of employee. Nanda was offered the lead role but she rejected.

Soundtrack

All songs^[5] were composed by Shankar-Jaikishan, except "Ai Ai Aa Sukoo Sukoo" by Tarateño Rojas and lyrics were penned by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. Shammi Kapoor once said in an interview that the word "Yahoo!" in the song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was not rendered by Mohammed Rafi, who sang the song, but by Prayag Raj.

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Kashmir Ki Kali Hoon Main"	Lata Mangeshkar
2.	"Ja Ja Ja Mere Bachpan"	Lata Mangeshkar
3.	"Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par"	Lata Mangeshkar
5.	"Mere Yaar Shabba Khair"	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
6.	"Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par"	Mohammed Rafi
7.	"Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe"	Mohammed Rafi
8.	"Aai Aai Aa Sukoo Sukoo""	Mohammed Rafi
9.	"Nain Tumhare Mazedaar"	Asha Bhosle, Mukesh

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Best Sound Award – Kuldeep Singh
Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress – Saira Banu^[6]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "PONYTAIL 'n' pop, but desi". The Hindu. 29 September 2003. Archived from the original on 8 July 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^ "Junglee (1961)". IMDb.com.
^ "Junglee : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Junglee (1961)". Hindigeetmala.net.
^ "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Deep750.googlepages.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

External links

Junglee at IMDb
Junglee at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[hindu03-3] "PONYTAIL 'n' pop, but desi". The Hindu. 29 September 2003. Archived from the original on 8 July 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

[4] "Junglee (1961)". IMDb.com.

[5] "Junglee : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Junglee (1961)". Hindigeetmala.net.

[6] "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Deep750.googlepages.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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-'''''Junglee''''' ({{translation}} "Wild" or "Ill-Mannered") is a [[Bollywood films of 1961|1961]] Indian [[comedy film]] produced and directed by [[Subodh Mukherjee]]. The music is by [[Shankar Jaikishan]] and the lyrics by Shailendra and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]. The film stars [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Shashikala]], [[Anoop Kumar]] and [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]]. [[Saira Banu]], in her debut film, earned a [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Actress.<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress</ref>
+'''''Junglee''''' ({{translation}} "Wild" or "Ill-Mannered") is a 1961 Indian [[comedy film]] produced and directed by [[Subodh Mukherjee]]. The music is composed by [[Shankar-Jaikishan]] and the lyrics by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]]. The film stars [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Saira Banu]] (in her debut film) in lead roles, along with [[Shashikala]], [[Anoop Kumar]], [[Lalita Pawar]] in supporting roles. [[Saira Banu]] earned a [[Filmfare]] nomination as Best Actress.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 January 2009 |archive-date=4 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204132433/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-The movie was a lighthearted musical. Box Office India calls the film a "super-hit" with a net earning of {{INR}} 1,75,00,000.<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ==</ref> The song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was choreographed by [[P.L. Raj]].<ref name="hindu03">{{Cite web | title = PONYTAIL 'n' pop, but desi | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm | work = The Hindu| date = 29 September 2003  | accessdate = 29 June 2013 }}</ref> The film was remade into [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] as ''[[Sarada Ramudu]]'' (1980), starring [[N.T. Rama Rao]] and [[Jayasudha]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055035/movieconnections</ref>
+The movie was a lighthearted musical. Box Office India calls the film a "super-hit" with a net earning of {{INR}} 1,75,00,000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ== |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 January 2009 |archive-date=12 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212163809/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ== |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was choreographed by [[P.L. Raj]].<ref name="hindu03">{{Cite web | title = PONYTAIL 'n' pop, but desi | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040708195206/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 8 July 2004 | date = 29 September 2003  | newspaper= [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 29 June 2013 }}</ref> The film had a silver jubilee run in Bangalore and the erstwhile Mysore state. The film was remade into [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] as ''[[Sarada Ramudu]]'' (1980), starring [[N.T. Rama Rao]] and [[Jayasudha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055035/movieconnections|title = Junglee (1961)|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-Chandrashekhar/Shekhar ([[Shammi Kapoor]]) belongs to an aristocratic family, run by Shekhar's domineering mother (Lalita Pawar). He completes his education in London and comes back to run his business. In his family, people shouldn't talk more than needed and laughter is completely prohibited. Shekhar follows all those rules strictly from the heart, but his younger sister Mala ([[Shashikala]]) does not like him. She laughs and roams freely and even falls in love with Jeevan (Anoop Kumar), who works in her brother's company.
+Chandrashekhar, shortly called Shekhar belongs to an aristocratic family, run by Shekhar's domineering mother. He completes his education in London and comes back to run his business. In his family, people shouldn't talk more than needed and laughter is completely prohibited. Shekhar follows all these rules strictly and wholeheartedly, but his younger sister Mala is not like him. She laughs and roams freely and even falls in love with Jeevan, an employee in her brother's company.
-When her mother finds out that Mala is in love with a common man, she asks her son to take her away to some distant place and make her forget this man. Shekhar agrees and takes Mala to Kashmir. There he meets the charming and lively Rajkumari ([[Saira Banu]]), daughter of a local doctor and gets attracted to her. But he remembers his mother's expectations that he should marry a girl from the aristocratic family and maintains a distance with Rajkumari.
+When her mother finds out that Mala is in love with a common man, she asks her son to take her away to some distant place and make her forget this man. Shekhar agrees and takes Mala to Kashmir. There he meets the charming and lively Rajkumari, daughter of a local doctor and gets attracted to her. But he remembers his mother's expectations that he should marry a girl from the aristocratic family and maintains a distance with Rajkumari.
-But one day, they both get stuck in a snowstorm for two days, which gives him enough time to grow closer to her. In that time, he understands what is important in life and becomes a carefree man. Meanwhile, Mala, who was actually pregnant before they came to Kashmir, gives birth to a son. Rajkumari and her father maintain the secret from everyone and from her brother. They come back to their home and his mother gets shocked by seeing the carefree and changed Shekhar. He even tells her about his love, but she mistakes that name of Rajkumari for a real princess. When she comes to know that she is not the princess, she decides against the marriage. But after some drama, she too comes to know that the real value of people lies in their hearts, not in titles, and she accepts Rajkumari as her daughter-in-law. It gets revealed that Mala secretly married Jeevan a year ago and their son was legitimate. Everyone accepts Jeevan into their home and laughter comes back to their home.
+But one day, they both get stuck in a snowstorm for two days, which gives him enough time to grow closer to her. In that time, he understands what is important in life and becomes a carefree man. Meanwhile, Mala, who was actually pregnant before they came to Kashmir, gives birth to a son. Rajkumari and her father maintain the secret from everyone and from her brother. They come back to their home and his mother gets shocked by seeing the carefree and changed Shekhar. He even tells her about his love, but she mistakes that name of Rajkumari for a real princess. When she learns that she is not the princess, she decides against the marriage. But after some drama, she too discovers that the real value of people lies in their hearts, not in titles, and she accepts Rajkumari as her daughter-in-law. It is revealed that Mala secretly married Jeevan a year ago and their son was legitimate. Everyone accepts Jeevan into their home and laughter comes back to their home.
 ==Cast==
 {{div col|colwidth=25em}}
-*[[Shammi Kapoor]] as Chandrashekhar
+*[[Shammi Kapoor]] as Chandrashekhar "Shekhar"
-*[[Saira Banu]] as Rajkumari (as Saira Banu)
+*[[Saira Banu]] as Rajkumari
-*[[Shashikala]] as Mala (as Shashi Kala)
+*[[Shashikala]] as Mala
 *[[Anoop Kumar]] as Jeevan
-*[[Lalita Pawar]] as Chandrashekhar's Mother
+*[[Lalita Pawar]] as Chandrashekhar & Mala's Mother
-*[[Azra]] as Rajkumari the Princess
+*Azra as Princess
-*[[Moni Chatterjee]] as Doctor (Raj's Father) (as Moni Chatterji)
+*[[Moni Chatterjee]] as Doctor
-*[[Rajan Haksar]] as The Princess' Brother (as Rajen Haksar)
 *[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Doctor
 *[[Shivraj]] as Manager
 *[[Mac Mohan]] as Office Staff
+*Rajan Haksar as The Princess' brother
-*[[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Miss Suku
+*[[Helen (actress)|Helen]] as Miss Sukoo
 {{div col end}}
 ==Trivia==
-From this movie only office scenes have been remaked in the  1984 film ''[[Hum Hain Lajawab (1984 film)|Hum Hain Lajawaab]]'' dircted by [[Mohan Sehgal]] Starring [[Kumar Gaurav]] and [[Padmini Kolhapure]]. In both movies actor [[Shivraj]] has played the role of employee. Only difference is that in above movie Manager/Uncle role is played by actor [[Vikas Anand]] and actor [[Shivraj]] has played a role of employee.
+From this movie only office scenes have been remade in the  1984 film ''[[Hum Hain Lajawab (1984 film)|Hum Hain Lajawaab]]'' directed by Mohan Segal Starring [[Kumar Gaurav]] and [[Padmini Kolhapure]]. In both movies actor [[Shivraj]] has played the role of employee. The only difference is that in ''[[Hum Hain Lajawab (1984 film)|Hum Hain Lajawaab]]'',  movie Manager/Uncle role is played by actor [[Vikas Anand]] and actor [[Shivraj]] has played a role of employee.
+[[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] was offered the lead role but she rejected.
 ==Soundtrack==
+All songs<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/junglee.htm|title = Junglee : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Junglee (1961)|website=Hindigeetmala.net}}</ref> were composed by [[Shankar-Jaikishan]], except "Ai Ai Aa Sukoo Sukoo" by [[Tarateño Rojas]] and lyrics were penned by [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] and [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]. [[Shammi Kapoor]] once said in an interview that the word "Yahoo!" in the song "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe" was not rendered by [[Mohammed Rafi]], who sang the song, but by Prayag Raj.
+{{Track listing
-All the music<ref>http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/junglee.htm</ref> was composed by [[Shankar Jaikishan]], except "Ai Ai Aa Suku Suku" by [[Tarateño Rojas]] and lyrics were penned by [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] and [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]. Shammi Kapoor once said that "Yahoo!" in the song 'Chahe koi mujhe junglee kahe' was not rendered by Rafi saab, who sang the song, but by Prayag Raj.
+| extra_column = Singer(s)
+| title1 = Kashmir Ki Kali Hoon Main
+| extra1 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
+| lyrics1 =
+| length1 =
+| title2 = Ja Ja Ja Mere Bachpan
-{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+| length2 =
-! # !! Song !! Singer !! Lyricist
+| extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar
-|-
+| lyrics2 =
-| 1
-| "Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe"
+| title3 = Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par
-| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
+| extra3 = Lata Mangeshkar
-| rowspan=2|Shailendra
+| length3 =
-|-
+| lyrics3 =
-| 2
-| "Aai Aai Aa Suku Suku"
+| title5 = Mere Yaar Shabba Khair
-| Mohammed Rafi
+| extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Mohammed Rafi]]
-|-
+| length5 =
-| 3
+| lyrics5 =
-| "Ehsaan Tera Hoga" (Male)
-| Mohammed Rafi
+| title6 = Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par
-| rowspan=6|Hasrat Jaipuri
+| extra6 = Mohammed Rafi
-|-
+| length6 =
-| 4
+| lyrics6 =
-| "Din Sara Guzara Tore Angana"
-| Mohammed Rafi, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
+| title7 = Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe
-|-
+| extra7 = Mohammed Rafi
-| 5
+| length7 =
-| "Ehsaan Tera Hoga" (Female)
+| lyrics7 =
-| Lata Mangeshkar
-|-
+| title8 = Aai Aai Aa Sukoo Sukoo"
-| 6
+| lyrics8 =
-| "Kashmir Ki Kali Hoon Main"
+| length8 =
-| Lata Mangeshkar
+| extra8 = Mohammed Rafi
-|-
-| 7
+| title9 = Nain Tumhare Mazedaar
-| "Jaa Jaa Jaa Mere Bachpan
+| extra9 = [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
-| Lata Mangeshkar
+| length9 =
-|-
+| lyrics9 =
-| 8
+}}
-|"Nain Tumhare Mazedaar"
-| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
-|-
-|}
 ==Awards and nominations==
 *[[Filmfare Best Sound Award]] – Kuldeep Singh
-*[[Filmfare]] Nomination for Best Actress – [[Saira Banu]]<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953]</ref>
+*[[Filmfare]] Nomination for Best Actress – [[Saira Banu]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|title=1st Filmfare Awards 1953|website=Deep750.googlepages.com|access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
 * {{IMDb title|0055035}}
+* {{Rotten Tomatoes|junglee}}
 [[Category:1961 films]]
 [[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
-[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
+[[Category:1960s Indian films]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Jaikishan]]
-[[Category:Films scored by Shankar Jaikishan]]
 [[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
 [[Category:Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir]]
-[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
+[[Category:1960s Urdu-language films]]