Pushpanjali (1970 film)


Pushpanjali is a 1970 Hindi, romantic drama film, produced and directed by Kishore Sahu. The film was made under the "Kishore Sahu Productions" banner. The story, screenplay and dialogues were by Kishore Sahu. Laxmikant Pyarelal composed the music for the film, with lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. Sanjay Khan, Naina Sahu, Kishore Sahu, Premnath, Faryal, Manmohan Krishan, Lalita Pawar and Om Prakash were the main star cast of the film.
Mukesh sang a notable song in the film, "Jaane Chale Jaate Hain Kahan". The music of the film was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
Having recently lost his wife, Dinesh Khanna takes his ailing son to an island. Here, they come across a variety of people who all seem to be after the rich Rani Sahiba's diamond necklace. The film ends with a miraculous recovery for Dinesh's son.

Plot

Dinesh Khanna, discovers his son has brain cancer. The shock kills his wife, Lata. Dinesh takes his son, Pappu, and his faithful cook Maharaj to an island, where they meet several characters who are after Rani Sahiba's diamond necklace. Dinesh and Pappu also get to know Menaka, who starts caring for Pappu. When Pappu has a seizure, a doctor is flown down to the island with the help of one of the kind-hearted crooked characters. The doctor suggests an operation, but cannot give surety of Pappu surviving the ordeal. A dis-heartened Dinesh refuses the operation for Pappu and takes him to a temple. Pappu recovers miraculously and offers flowers at the idol of Shiva as a thanksgiving. Dinesh leaves the island with Pappu and Menaka.

Cast

According to the credit roll, the film is set in Kerala. The temples used for the temple sequences are Shri Ekambareswarar Temple, and the Shri Varadaraja Swami Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

Soundtrack

Composers Laxmikant Pyarelal had Mukesh playback singing a notable song in the film, "Jaane Chale Jaate Hain Kahan" and Manna Dey giving playback for "Sham Dhale Jamuna Kinare". The lyricist was Anand Bakshi and the other singers were Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.

Songs