Ghunghat is a 1960 Hindi drama movie directed by Ramanand Sagar and produced by S.S. Vasan from Gemini Studios.
The film stars Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, Bina Rai, Asha Parekh, Leela Chitnis, Rajendranath, Rehman and Agha. It is an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali story Noukadubi (The Wreck). The film's music is by Ravi, while the songs were penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The film became a hit at the box office. Musically also, it was liked by the audience. "Laage Na Mora Jiya" and "Mori Chham Chham Baje Payaliya" sung by Lata Mangeshkar were hit songs from the film.
At the 8th Filmfare Awards, Bina Rai won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Ghunghat.
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Cast
Bharat Bhushan as Dr. Gopal
Pradeep Kumar as Ravi
Bina Rai as Parvati / Jamna
Asha Parekh as Laxmi
Rehman as Manohar
Minoo Mumtaz as Saroj
Agha as Ram Swaroop
Leela Chitnis as Laxmi's Mother
Kanhaiyalal as Saroj's Father
Rajendranath as Lali
Helen as Dancer
Pratima Devi as Gopal's Mother
Songs
Two songs are set in Hindustani ragas: "Mori Chham Chham Baje" ([[Bhairavi (Hindustani)|Bhairavi]]) and "Lage Na Mora Jiya" (Shivaranjani).
Awards and nominations
The film created an upset at the 8th Filmfare Awards when it won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Rai instead of Madhubala, who gave a critically acclaimed performance in Mughal-e-Azam (1960). The Hindu severely criticized Filmfare for its selection.
Filmfare Award for Best Actress—Bina Rai
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor—Agha