Adl-e-Jehangir

Adl-E-Jehangir
Adl-E-Jehangir
	Showcard of film Adl-e-Jehangir
Directed by	G.P. Sippy
Written by	Lyricist:; Qamar Jalalabadi;
Starring	Pradeep Kumar; Meena Kumari; Darpan
Music by	Husnlal Bhagatram
Production; company	G.P. Productions
Release date	1955;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Adl-E-Jehangir (The Justice of Jehangir) also referred to as Adil-E-Jehangir,^[1] is a 1955 black and white Bollywood Hindi language historical drama film directed by G. P. Sippy.^[2] According to Sippy in an interview, it was the first film he directed, and it became a commercial success at the box office.^[3] The film had music composed by Husnlal Bhagatram, assisted by Shukla, with lyrics by Qamar Jalalabadi. A popular ghazal from the film was "Ae Meri Zindagi Tujhe Dhundhoon Kahan" sung by Talat Mahmood.^[4] The film starred Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari, Durga Khote, Sapru and Jankidas.^[5] Darpan, a leading Pakistani actor, also performed in the movie. He played the role of Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan).^[6]

The story involved a quasi-historical episode from Emperor Jehangir's reign where his sense of justice is brought into question when his wife, the Empress Noor Jehan is implicated by Rami, a washer woman, in the killing of her husband.

Plot

Emperor Jehangir is known all over India for his sense of justice, and loved by the public for that. Empress Noor Jehan goes on a hunt and accidentally shoots dead a washer man with her arrow. His widow, Rami Dhoban, comes to the palace and rings the bell of justice. When Jehangir learns that Rami demands his justice of "a life for a life", he puts himself forward to be killed by Rami. Eventually the episode is sorted out through his ministers, with Rami forgiving the Empress and her husband.

Cast

Pradeep Kumar as Shiraz
Meena Kumari as Zareena
D. K. Sapru as Jehangir
Durga Khote as Malika-E-Jehangir
Mehmood
Vinod Mehra as Young Khurram
Janki Dass M.A. as Banka Khan
Rajan Kapoor as Hgmat Khan {Zareena father)
Darpan as Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan)

Soundtrack

The music direction was by Husnlal Bhagatram, who used the voices of Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmood as playback singers for the songs.^[7] The lyricist was Qamar Jalalabadi. Talat's songs were picturised on Pradeep Kumar, with Lata giving the vocals for Meena Kumari.^[4] One of the songs was sung by Asha Bhosle.^[8]

Song list

Song	Singer
"Aaj Laila Ko Majnu Ka"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Nazar Lagi Pyari"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Ae Meri Zindagi"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Ae Meri Zindagi"	Talat Mahmood
"Chand Sitare"	Talat Mahmood
"Apna Hi Ghar Lutane"	Mohammed Rafi
"Teri Allah Kare Rakhwali"	Mohammed Rafi
"Bhool Na Jana Ulfat Karke"	Asha Bhosle

Reception

As reported by G. P. Sippy in an interview, Adl-e-Jehangir, his directorial debut, was successful in "terms of money", "It brought us more than we had spent on it".^[3]

References

^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
^ TNN staff (27 December 2007). "G P Sippy an outspoken man". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b Vasudev, Aruna A.; Lenglet, Philippe (1983). "G. P. Sippy". Indian Cinema Superbazaar. Vikas. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-7069-2226-4.
^ ^a ^b Premchand, Manek (April 2015). Talat Mahmood -The Velvet Voice (1 ed.). India: Manipal University Press. p. 118. ISBN 9789382460237.
^ staff. "Adil-E-Jahangir 1956 music". Apun Ka Choice. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ staff. "Adil-E-Jahangir 1956". Lyrics Off. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ Raju Bharatan (1995). Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography. UBS Publishers' Distributors. p. 173. ISBN 978-81-7476-023-4.
^ staff. "Adil-E-Jahangir 1956 music". Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 7 November 2015.