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'''''Caravan''''' ({{IPA-hns|kɑːɾʋɑ̃ː}}; {{respell|Karwaan}};<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balial |first=Nandini |title=Lata Mangeshkar: A 10-Song Primer {{!}} Tributes {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/lata-mangeshkar-a-10-song-primer |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=rogerebert.com |language=en}}</ref> {{trans|[[Caravan (travellers)|Travellers]]}}) is a 1971 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime thriller film]] directed by [[Nasir Hussain]] and produced by his brother [[Tahir Hussain]], under the Nasir Hussain Films and T.V. Films banners. The film stars [[Jeetendra]] and [[Asha Parekh]]. Three Hussain fixtures were involved in the music production: composer [[R.D. Burman]], lyricist [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], and singer [[Mohammad Rafi]]. The film's plot was loosely inspired by ''[[Girl on the Run (1953 film)|Girl on the Run]]'' (1953).<ref name=":0" />
'''''Caravan''''' ({{IPA-hns|kɑːɾʋɑ̃ː}}; {{respell|Karwaan}};<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balial |first=Nandini |title=Lata Mangeshkar: A 10-Song Primer {{!}} Tributes {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/lata-mangeshkar-a-10-song-primer |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=rogerebert.com |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207115004/https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/lata-mangeshkar-a-10-song-primer |url-status=live }}</ref> {{trans|[[Caravan (travellers)|Travellers]]}}) is a 1971 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[crime thriller film]] directed by [[Nasir Hussain]] and produced by his brother [[Tahir Hussain]], under the Nasir Hussain Films and T.V. Films banners. The film stars [[Jeetendra]] and [[Asha Parekh]]. Three Hussain fixtures were involved in the music production: composer [[R.D. Burman]], lyricist [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], and singer [[Mohammad Rafi]]. The film's plot was loosely inspired by ''[[Girl on the Run (1953 film)|Girl on the Run]]'' (1953).<ref name=":0" />


''Caravan'' was a superhit domestically in India. It found even greater [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|success abroad]] in China when it released there in 1979, becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing foreign film in China]]. The film is estimated to have sold [[List of films by box office admissions|over {{nowrap|300 million}} tickets]] in Asia, mostly in China. Adjusted for inflation, it is still one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time.
''Caravan'' was a superhit domestically in India. It found even greater [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|success abroad]] in China when it released there in 1979, becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing foreign film in China]]. The film is estimated to have sold [[List of films by box office admissions|over {{nowrap|300 million}} tickets]] in Asia, mostly in China. Adjusted for inflation, it is still one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time.
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The film was largely a [[List of Hindi film families#Khan–Hussain family (of Nasir Hussain)|Khan–Hussain family]] production, directed by [[Nasir Hussain]] (father of future filmmaker [[Mansoor Khan]]) and produced by his brother [[Tahir Hussain]] (father of future superstar [[Aamir Khan]]), under the Nasir Hussain Films banner.
The film was largely a [[List of Hindi film families#Khan–Hussain family (of Nasir Hussain)|Khan–Hussain family]] production, directed by [[Nasir Hussain]] (father of future filmmaker [[Mansoor Khan]]) and produced by his brother [[Tahir Hussain]] (father of future superstar [[Aamir Khan]]), under the Nasir Hussain Films banner.


The film's plot was loosely inspired by the 1953 film ''[[Girl on the Run (1953 film)|Girl on the Run]]'', a little-known [[crime drama]] set against the backdrop of a [[carnival]] [[burlesque]] show, which was changed to a [[gypsy]] show in ''Caravan''.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Parekh |first1=Asha |author1-link=Asha Parekh |last2=Mohamed |first2=Khalid |author2-link=Khalid Mohamed |title=Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl |date=2017 |publisher=Om Books International |isbn=978-93-86316-98-1 |page=120 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IaGiDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA120}}</ref>
The film's plot was loosely inspired by the 1953 film ''[[Girl on the Run (1953 film)|Girl on the Run]]'', a little-known [[crime drama]] set against the backdrop of a [[carnival]] [[burlesque]] show, which was changed to a [[gypsy]] show in ''Caravan''.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Parekh |first1=Asha |author1-link=Asha Parekh |last2=Mohamed |first2=Khalid |author2-link=Khalid Mohamed |title=Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl |date=2017 |publisher=Om Books International |isbn=978-93-86316-98-1 |page=120 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IaGiDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA120 |access-date=18 June 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906064524/https://books.google.com/books?id=IaGiDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA120 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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==Box office==
==Box office==
''Caravan'' was declared a "Super Hit" domestically according to ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/ |title=Worth Their Weight in Gold! (70′s) &#124; Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |access-date=24 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118181419/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/ |archive-date=18 November 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The film grossed {{INR|36 million|link=yes}}<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=177&catName=MTk3MQ== |work=BoxOfficeIndia.com |title=Box Office 1971 |access-date=31 Jan 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021200/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=177&catName=MTk3MQ%3D%3D |archive-date=22 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:36/7.49 round 2}} million|long=no}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (INR per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1971&locations=IN&start=1970 |publisher=[[World Bank]] |year=1971 |access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref> in India. It was the sixth highest-grossing film of 1971 at the domestic Indian box office.<ref name=Boxoffice/> Adjusted for inflation, the film's domestic box office gross is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|IN|36|1971|1993|r=2}}*21.38/1000 round 2}} billion}} in 2017.{{#tag:ref|Inflation rate from 1993 to 2017: {{#expr:274.584584/12.845 round 2}} times
''Caravan'' was declared a "Super Hit" domestically according to ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/ |title=Worth Their Weight in Gold! (70′s) &#124; Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |access-date=24 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118181419/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-70s/ |archive-date=18 November 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The film grossed {{INR|36 million|link=yes}}<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=177&catName=MTk3MQ== |work=BoxOfficeIndia.com |title=Box Office 1971 |access-date=31 Jan 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021200/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=177&catName=MTk3MQ%3D%3D |archive-date=22 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:36/7.49 round 2}} million|long=no}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (INR per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1971&locations=IN&start=1970 |publisher=[[World Bank]] |year=1971 |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222924/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1971&locations=IN&start=1970 |url-status=live }}</ref> in India. It was the sixth highest-grossing film of 1971 at the domestic Indian box office.<ref name=Boxoffice/> Adjusted for inflation, the film's domestic box office gross is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|IN|36|1971|1993|r=2}}*21.38/1000 round 2}} billion}} in 2017.{{#tag:ref|Inflation rate from 1993 to 2017: {{#expr:274.584584/12.845 round 2}} times
* ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''{{'}}s domestic nett of {{INR|128.45 million}} in 1993 is equivalent to {{INR|2,745,845,840}} in 2017.<ref name="inflation93">{{cite web|title=Top Adjusted Nett Grossers 1993|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-adjusted-nett-gross.php?year=1993|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''{{'}}s domestic nett of {{INR|128.45 million}} in 1993 is equivalent to {{INR|2,745,845,840}} in 2017.<ref name="inflation93">{{cite web|title=Top Adjusted Nett Grossers 1993|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-adjusted-nett-gross.php?year=1993|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=19 October 2018|archive-date=9 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509134920/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-adjusted-nett-gross.php?year=1993|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|Overseas]], ''Caravan'' released in [[China]] in 1979 and became a blockbuster there, surpassing [[Raj Kapoor]]'s ''[[Awaara]]'' (1951). ''Caravan'' became the [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing foreign film]] ever in China up until then, with 88{{nbsp}}million [[List of films by box office admissions|box office admissions]] in its initial run. It reportedly sold a total of nearly 300{{nbsp}}million tickets including re-runs, the highest for any foreign film ever released in China. At an average ticket price of {{CNY|{{#expr:(0.10+0.30)/2}}0|link=no}},<ref>{{cite book |last1=Link |first1=Perry |title=The Uses of Literature: Life in the Socialist Chinese Literary System |date=2000 |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |isbn=9780691001982 |page=204 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhBYxOitb-MC&pg=PA204}}</ref> the film grossed an estimated {{CNY|{{#expr:300*0.2}} million}}, equivalent to {{US$|{{#expr:60/1.55 round 0}} million|long=no}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (CNY per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1980&locations=CN&start=1979 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1979 |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> ({{INR|{{#expr:39*8.126 round 0}} million}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (INR per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1980&locations=IN&start=1979 |publisher=[[World Bank]] |year=1979 |access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|39|1979|2017}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|39|1979|2017}}*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND|year=2017}})/1000 round 2}} billion}}) in 2017.
[[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|Overseas]], ''Caravan'' released in [[China]] in 1979 and became a blockbuster there, surpassing [[Raj Kapoor]]'s ''[[Awaara]]'' (1951). ''Caravan'' became the [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing foreign film]] ever in China up until then, with 88{{nbsp}}million [[List of films by box office admissions|box office admissions]] in its initial run. It reportedly sold a total of nearly 300{{nbsp}}million tickets including re-runs, the highest for any foreign film ever released in China. At an average ticket price of {{CNY|{{#expr:(0.10+0.30)/2}}0|link=no}},<ref>{{cite book |last1=Link |first1=Perry |title=The Uses of Literature: Life in the Socialist Chinese Literary System |date=2000 |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |isbn=9780691001982 |page=204 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhBYxOitb-MC&pg=PA204 |access-date=9 February 2019 |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118133400/https://books.google.com/books?id=qhBYxOitb-MC&pg=PA204 |url-status=live }}</ref> the film grossed an estimated {{CNY|{{#expr:300*0.2}} million}}, equivalent to {{US$|{{#expr:60/1.55 round 0}} million|long=no}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (CNY per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1980&locations=CN&start=1979 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1979 |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-date=10 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210152640/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1980&locations=CN&start=1979 |url-status=live }}</ref> ({{INR|{{#expr:39*8.126 round 0}} million}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (INR per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1980&locations=IN&start=1979 |publisher=[[World Bank]] |year=1979 |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=24 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024135752/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF%3Fend%3D1980%26locations%3DIN%26start%3D1979 |url-status=live }}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|39|1979|2017}} million|long=no}} ({{INR|{{#expr:{{Inflation|US|39|1979|2017}}*(1000/{{To USD|1000|IND|year=2017}})/1000 round 2}} billion}}) in 2017.


In total, the film grossed an estimated {{INR|{{#expr:36+317}} million}} ({{US$|{{#expr:4.81+39 round 0}} million|long=no}}) in Asia. Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:5.09+8.59}} billion}} in 2017, or {{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|13.68|2017|r=2}}|b}} in {{Inflation/year|IN}}.
In total, the film grossed an estimated {{INR|{{#expr:36+317}} million}} ({{US$|{{#expr:4.81+39 round 0}} million|long=no}}) in Asia. Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to {{INR|{{#expr:5.09+8.59}} billion}} in 2017, or {{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|13.68|2017|r=2}}|b}} in {{Inflation/year|IN}}.


In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated {{#expr:36/(1.44*0.58+2.5*0.42) round 0}}{{nbsp}}million tickets in India,<ref name=Boxoffice/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mittal |first1=Ashok |title=Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870231 |pages=71 & 77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA77}}</ref> and nearly 300{{nbsp}}million tickets in China, for an estimated total of nearly {{#expr:19+300}}{{nbsp}}million tickets sold in Asia.
In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated {{#expr:36/(1.44*0.58+2.5*0.42) round 0}}{{nbsp}}million tickets in India,<ref name=Boxoffice/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mittal |first1=Ashok |title=Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870231 |pages=71 & 77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA77 |access-date=9 February 2019 |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118133358/https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA77 |url-status=live }}</ref> and nearly 300{{nbsp}}million tickets in China, for an estimated total of nearly {{#expr:19+300}}{{nbsp}}million tickets sold in Asia.


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Along with ''Awaara'' and ''[[Noorie]]'' (1979), ''Caravan'' left a strong impression on Chinese audiences in the 1980s. It took decades before Tahir Hussain's son [[Aamir Khan]] later had a similar impact in China,<ref name="chinadaily">{{cite news|title=Dangal underlines popularity of Indian films in China|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2017-07/20/content_30186720.htm|work=[[China Daily]]|date=2017-07-20}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite web|title=Aamir: I couldn't really enjoy the food in China|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-i-couldnt-really-enjoy-the-food-in-china/20150521.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|date=21 May 2015}}</ref> with films such as ''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001),<ref name="lagaan-china">{{cite news|title=Lagaan revives memories of Raj Kapoor in China|author=Anil K. Joseph|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=20 November 2002|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=16983|access-date=30 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924055801/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=16983|archive-date=24 September 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009), ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' (2014), and ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016).<ref name="chinadaily"/><ref name="rediff"/><ref name="ndtv">{{cite news|title=Aamir Khan's Father's Film Caravan Still Remembered in China. Now, it Loves PK|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/aamir-khans-fathers-film-caravan-still-remembered-in-china-now-it-loves-pk-770762|work=[[NDTV]]|date=11 June 2015|language=en}}</ref> During his visit to China, Aamir Khan said his father's film ''Caravan'' is still fondly remembered there.<ref name="ndtv"/>
Along with ''Awaara'' and ''[[Noorie]]'' (1979), ''Caravan'' left a strong impression on Chinese audiences in the 1980s. It took decades before Tahir Hussain's son [[Aamir Khan]] later had a similar impact in China,<ref name="chinadaily">{{cite news|title=Dangal underlines popularity of Indian films in China|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2017-07/20/content_30186720.htm|work=[[China Daily]]|date=2017-07-20|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-date=5 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005123558/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2017-07/20/content_30186720.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite web|title=Aamir: I couldn't really enjoy the food in China|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-i-couldnt-really-enjoy-the-food-in-china/20150521.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|date=21 May 2015|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327111949/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-i-couldnt-really-enjoy-the-food-in-china/20150521.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> with films such as ''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001),<ref name="lagaan-china">{{cite news|title=Lagaan revives memories of Raj Kapoor in China|author=Anil K. Joseph|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=20 November 2002|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=16983|access-date=30 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924055801/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=16983|archive-date=24 September 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009), ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' (2014), and ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016).<ref name="chinadaily"/><ref name="rediff"/><ref name="ndtv">{{cite news|title=Aamir Khan's Father's Film Caravan Still Remembered in China. Now, it Loves PK|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/aamir-khans-fathers-film-caravan-still-remembered-in-china-now-it-loves-pk-770762|work=[[NDTV]]|date=11 June 2015|language=en|access-date=23 January 2018|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406164733/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/aamir-khans-fathers-film-caravan-still-remembered-in-china-now-it-loves-pk-770762|url-status=live}}</ref> During his visit to China, Aamir Khan said his father's film ''Caravan'' is still fondly remembered there.<ref name="ndtv"/>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==

Revision as of 06:45, 6 September 2023

Caravan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNasir Hussain
Written byNasir Hussain
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick
Produced byTahir Hussain
StarringJeetendra
Asha Parekh
CinematographyMunir Khan
Edited byBabu Lavande
Gurudutt Shirali
Music byR. D. Burman
Production
companies
Nasir Hussain Films
T.V. Films
Distributed bySky Entertainment (DVD since 2002)
Release date
  • 29 October 1971 (1971-10-29)
Running time
161 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹353 million ($44 million)

Caravan (Hindustani pronunciation: [kɑːɾʋɑ̃ː]; Karwaan;[1] transl. Travellers) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Nasir Hussain and produced by his brother Tahir Hussain, under the Nasir Hussain Films and T.V. Films banners. The film stars Jeetendra and Asha Parekh. Three Hussain fixtures were involved in the music production: composer R.D. Burman, lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri, and singer Mohammad Rafi. The film's plot was loosely inspired by Girl on the Run (1953).[2]

Caravan was a superhit domestically in India. It found even greater success abroad in China when it released there in 1979, becoming the highest-grossing foreign film in China. The film is estimated to have sold over 300 million tickets in Asia, mostly in China. Adjusted for inflation, it is still one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time.

Plot

The film is about a young woman, Sunita and her father Mohandas, who finds out that his trusted employee, Rajan, has been embezzling money from him. He confronts him but Rajan attacks him, flinging him out of the window of the multi-storyed building, but the police think that the death was accidental. This leaves the coast clear for Rajan to wed Mohandas' only daughter, Sunita. Sunita is distraught and ends up married to this "wrong" man, Rajan. Shortly after the wedding, Sunita finds out the truth. She thinks that Rajan has conspired with his girlfriend Monica to murder her. So she runs away to find her father's old friend in Bangalore, who may be able to help. On the way, she experiences an accident and ends up with a band performing gypsies. She meets caravan van-driver Mohan and she is attracted to him. Sunita does not know that she has put herself in danger again - this time at the hands of knife-thrower, Nisha, who loves Mohan, and will kill anyone who gets in her way. To make matters worse, Rajan has not given up his search for Sunita.

Cast

Production

The film was largely a Khan–Hussain family production, directed by Nasir Hussain (father of future filmmaker Mansoor Khan) and produced by his brother Tahir Hussain (father of future superstar Aamir Khan), under the Nasir Hussain Films banner.

The film's plot was loosely inspired by the 1953 film Girl on the Run, a little-known crime drama set against the backdrop of a carnival burlesque show, which was changed to a gypsy show in Caravan.[2]

Soundtrack

Caravan
Soundtrack album by

R. D. Burman
Released1971
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageHindi
LabelOdeon Records

The soundtrack of the film is one of the hit compositions by R. D. Burman. The lyrics of the songs are provided by the veteran poet Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Title Singer(s) Notes
"Ab Jo Mile Hain To" Asha Bhosle Picturized on Aruna Irani, Jeetendra & Asha Parekh
"Chadti Jawani Meri Chaal Mastani" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi Picturized on Jeetendra & Aruna Irani
"Daiya Yeh Main Kahan" Asha Bhosle Picturized on Asha Parekh
"Dilbar Dil Se Pyare" Lata Mangeshkar Picturized on Aruna Irani
"Goria Kahan Tera Desh" Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle Picturized on Jeetendra and Aruna Irani
"Hum To Hain Rahi Dil Ke" Kishore Kumar Picturized on Jeetendra
"Kitna Pyara Wada Hai" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi Picturized on Jeetendra and Asha Parekh
"Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" Asha Bhosle, R.D. Burman Picturized on Helen
Asha Bhosle won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award

Box office

Caravan was declared a "Super Hit" domestically according to Box Office India.[3] The film grossed ₹36 million[4] ($4.81 million)[5] in India. It was the sixth highest-grossing film of 1971 at the domestic Indian box office.[4] Adjusted for inflation, the film's domestic box office gross is equivalent to ₹5.09 billion in 2017.[n 1]

Overseas, Caravan released in China in 1979 and became a blockbuster there, surpassing Raj Kapoor's Awaara (1951). Caravan became the highest-grossing foreign film ever in China up until then, with 88 million box office admissions in its initial run. It reportedly sold a total of nearly 300 million tickets including re-runs, the highest for any foreign film ever released in China. At an average ticket price of CN¥0.20,[7] the film grossed an estimated CN¥60 million, equivalent to $39 million[8] (₹317 million).[9] Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to $132 million (₹8.59 billion) in 2017.

In total, the film grossed an estimated ₹353 million ($44 million) in Asia. Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to ₹13.68 billion in 2017, or ₹19.19 billion (US$220 million) in 2023.

In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated 19 million tickets in India,[4][10] and nearly 300 million tickets in China, for an estimated total of nearly 319 million tickets sold in Asia.

Legacy

Along with Awaara and Noorie (1979), Caravan left a strong impression on Chinese audiences in the 1980s. It took decades before Tahir Hussain's son Aamir Khan later had a similar impact in China,[11][12] with films such as Lagaan (2001),[13] 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014), and Dangal (2016).[11][12][14] During his visit to China, Aamir Khan said his father's film Caravan is still fondly remembered there.[14]

Awards and nominations

19th Filmfare Awards:

Won

Nominated

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Inflation rate from 1993 to 2017: 21.38 times
    • Aankhen's domestic nett of ₹128.45 million in 1993 is equivalent to ₹2,745,845,840 in 2017.[6]

References

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  3. ^ "Worth Their Weight in Gold! (70′s) | Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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  5. ^ "Official exchange rate (INR per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1971. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Top Adjusted Nett Grossers 1993". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. ^ Link, Perry (2000). The Uses of Literature: Life in the Socialist Chinese Literary System. Princeton University Press. p. 204. ISBN 9780691001982. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Official exchange rate (CNY per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1979. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Official exchange rate (INR per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1979. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  10. ^ Mittal, Ashok (1995). Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation. Indus Publishing. pp. 71 & 77. ISBN 9788173870231. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Dangal underlines popularity of Indian films in China". China Daily. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Aamir: I couldn't really enjoy the food in China". Rediff. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  13. ^ Anil K. Joseph (20 November 2002). "Lagaan revives memories of Raj Kapoor in China". Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  14. ^ a b "Aamir Khan's Father's Film Caravan Still Remembered in China. Now, it Loves PK". NDTV. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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