Son of India (1962 film)

Not to be confused with Son of India (1931 film), Son of India (2022 film), or India's Sons.
Son of India
Film poster
Directed byMehboob Khan
Written byMehboob Khan
Produced byMehboob Khan
StarringKamaljit
Simi Garewal
Sajid Khan
Kumkum
Jayant
Music byNaushad
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi


Son of India is a Bollywood film released in 1962. This film was written and directed by Mehboob Khan, starring Sajid Khan, Kamaljit, Simi Garewal, Jayant and Kumkum. The music was composed by Naushad and with Shakeel Badayuni as the lyricist. It was a spiritual successor to Mehboob Khan's previous film, Mother India (1957).

This movie's soundtrack consisted of some iconic Bollywood songs including the popular patriotic song titled "Nanha Munna Rahi Hoon Desh Ka Sipahi Hoon".[1][2] The film was a box office bomb.[3]

Cast

Box office

With a net collection of ₹60 lakh and a total gross of ₹1.2 crore, the film was declared a "Flop" by Box Office India.[3]

Soundtrack

Son of India
Soundtrack album by
Naushad
Released31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelSa Re Ga Ma
Naushad chronology
Gunga Jumna
(1961) 		Son of India
(1962) 		Mere Mehboob
(1963)

The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Naushad and lyrics penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The soundtrack consists of 9 songs, featuring vocals by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt and Shanthi Mathur.

All lyrics are written by Shakeel Badayuni; all music is composed by Naushad

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Aaj Chhedo Mohabbat Ki"Lata Mangeshkar3:57
2."Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar"Shanti Mathur3:58
3."Chal Diye Peeke Gham"Lata Mangeshkar3:05
4."Dil Todne Wale"Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi4:28
5."Diya Na Bujhe Ri Aaj"Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus3:14
6."Insan Tha Pehle Bandar"Shanti Mathur2:47
7."Mujhe Huzoor Tum Se"Geeta Dutt2:18
8."Nanha Munna Rahi Hoon"Shanti Mathur, Chorus4:13
9."Zindagi Aaj Mere Naam"Mohammed Rafi3:48

See also

References

  1. ^ "From Son of India to Make in India: Why the country is failing the manufacturing race still". Firstpost. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ^ Saxena, Shobhan (24 January 2010). "15 days of fame, then what?". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Wayback Machine". 17 August 2017.[dead link‍]


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