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Jhoola (1962)

Jhoola poster
Directed by
K. Shankar
Genre
musical film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 27m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic musical film from 1962, it follows a love story between a man and a woman. The lead actors are supported by a large cast of characters who influence their relationship.

musicalromanticdramaticlightheartedemotionalclassicmelodic

What happens

Jhoola (transl. The Swing) is a 1962 Hindi-language romance film written by Rajendra Krishan and directed by K. Shankar. The film starred Vyjayanthimala and Sunil Dutt in the lead, after their successful collaboration in Sadhna (1958). The lead actors were supported by Pran, Rajendranath, Manmohan Krishna, Achala Sachdev, Leela Mishra, Randhir, Raj Mehra, Mohan Choti, Indira Bansal, Kusum Thakur and Tun Tun. The film was produced by N. Vasudeva Menon and was distributed by Vasu Films. The film's score was composed by Salil Chowdhury with lyrics provided by Rajendra Krishan. Editing was done by Shivaji Awdhut and was filmed by K. H. Kapadia. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Kairasi (1960). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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