Jhumroo is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Madhubala and Kishore Kumar in lead roles, with Chanchal, Anoop Kumar, Lalita Pawar and Jayant appearing in supporting roles. The screenplay is written by Madhusudan Kalekar, dialogue by Vrajendra Gaud and story by Kishore Kumar.[1] Jhumroo was theatrically released on 27 January, 1961 and became a box office success. It is among the final films to star Madhubala.[2]
Jhumroo | |
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Directed by | Shankar Mukherjee |
Screenplay by | Vrajendra Gaud |
Story by | Kishore Kumar |
Starring | Madhubala Kishore Kumar |
Music by | Kishore Kumar |
Production company | K. S. Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 171 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | est. ₹1.1 crore (est. ₹107 crore as of 2016) |
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Anjana, a wealthy girl returns to her home after completing her education. Here she meets Jhumroo, a local tribal and falls in love with him. Her father strongly disapproves of the match. It turns out that Jhumroo's foster mother is the real mother of Anjana. Her father's best friend, whom her father had duped, is the real father of Jhumroo. Watch the movie to find out how it all ends.
The soundtrack was composed by Kishore Kumar. The music was arranged by S.D. Burman's musical band.
The song "Koi Humdum Na Raha" was a cover of the song of the same name, composed by Saraswati Devi, and sung by the actor – and occasional singer – Ashok Kumar for Jeevan Naiya (1936).[3] Kishore Kumar was five years old when he had heard Ashok Kumar sing "Koi Humdum Na Raha" and developed a liking for it. Two and a half decades later, while composing the music for Jhumroo, Kishore approached his brother to solicit his countenance to sing "Koi Humdum Na Raha" for his film. Despite his brother's attempt to dissuade him from doing so, saying that it was an intricate metre to compose, Kishore light-heartedly observed, "I don’t know about that but I will sing it and I will sing it better than you." "Koi Humdum Na Raha" is often regarded as one of Kishore Kumar's best songs.[4]
Lyrics of all songs written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, except 2 songs Main hoon jhumroo & Ruk tuk thum thum – both written by Kishore Kumar.[5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Main Hoon Jhumroo" | Kishore Kumar | Kishore Kumar | |
2. | "Babu Aana Sunte Jana" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle & Chorus | |
3. | "Jhoome Re Jhoome" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
4. | "Babaloo Babaloo Ba Ba" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
5. | "Aaja Too Aaja Aji Na" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar & Chorus | |
6. | "Ruk Ruk Thum Thum" | Kishore Kumar | Asha Bhosle | |
7. | "Koi Humdum Na Raha" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar | |
8. | "Thandi Hawa Ye Chandni Suhani" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar | |
9. | "Matwale Hum Matwale Tum" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar | |
10. | "Ae Bhola Bhala Man Mera" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle | |
11. | "Ge Ge Geli Jara Timbaktu Kathmandu" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Kishore Kumar & Chorus |
In Filmigeek's review, it was written that "Jhumroo follows a set of conventions that are relatively ordinary for filmi romantic comedy." It praised the soundtrack of the film saying, "The songs keep coming fast and thick, and they are all well-crafted both musically and visually." Writing about Madhubala's performance, it stated that she is "genius at a gentle physical comedy that both gets out of Kishore's way to let him own the screen."[2]
Jhumroo was released on January 27, 1961 and earned ₹11 million at the box office, generating a huge profit of ₹5.5 million for the producers. Consequently the film was a commercial success and emerged as the eleventh highest-grossing film of 1961.[6]