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Ujala (1959)

Ujala poster
Directed by
Naresh Saigal
Country
India
Runtime
2h 22m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic crime story unfolds in 1950s India. An honest man finds himself caught up in a conflict between love and criminal activity.

romanticdramaticupbeatmoralisticlivelylighthearted

What happens

Ujala (Light/Luminosity) is a Bollywood romantic crime film released in 1959, starring Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Raaj Kumar, Leela Chitnis and Tun Tun. Naresh Saigal was the story writer as well as the director. Ujala features one of the popular Bollywood songs "Jhoomta Mausam, Mast Mahina" played by Shammi Kapoor and Mala Sinha, sung by Manna Dey and Lata Mangeshkar. The film came with a message; "Honesty always triumphs". The film's music was by Shankar–Jaikishan, with lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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