Phir Subah Hogi

Phir Subah Hogi
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Directed by	Ramesh Saigal
Produced by	Ramesh Saigal
Starring	Raj Kapoor; Mala Sinha; Rehman; Tun Tun
Music by	Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
Release date	1958
Running time	168 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	? 1,80,00,000

Phir Subah Hogi ("Morning will dawn again"; also spelt Phir Subha Hogi) is a 1958 Indian drama film produced and directed by Ramesh Saigal and starring Raj Kapoor and Mala Sinha in lead roles. The movie was an adaption of Fyodor Dostoevsky's immortal novel Crime and Punishment.^{[citation needed]}

It was the fourth highest-grossing film in India of 1958 and was declared as a "Hit" at Box Office India.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Ram (Raj Kapoor) is a poor law student who supports his education with money orders from his mother and things he pawns. While struggling with his poor finances, he save a boy from an accident. Seeing the poor condition of the boy's family, he gives all his savings for the boy's treatment. Ram keeps visiting the boy and falls in love with the boy's elder sister Sohni (Mala Sinha). Sohni's father Gopal is addicted to liquor, which Harbanslal keeps providing him with. Harbanslal has a mean motive in doing so as he wants marry Sohni. To prevent Sohni's arranged marriage with Harbanslal, Ram decides to rob the pawn broker. But he is caught in the act, and he murders the pawn owner.^{[citation needed]}

Ram's conscience keeps telling him to admit to his crime. But he never picks up the courage to do so. The police inspector on the case keeps suspecting Ram for the crime. With no proof he, too, is helpless. Ram learns that the police have already arrested another thief and have charged him with this robbery and murder. On the last day, when the court is to rule in the case, Raj makes up his mind and admits. He pleads saying how he was acting in self-defense against real villains of the society. The court sentences him to three years of imprisonment. Sohni promises that she will wait for his release and then marry him.^{[citation needed]}

Cast[edit]

Raj Kapoor as Ram Babu
Mala Sinha as Sohni
Rehman as Rehman, Ram's friend
Kamal Kapoor
Mubarak as Police Inspector
Jagdish Sethi as Harbanslal
Leela Chitnis as Sohni's Mother
Nana Palsikar as Gopal, Sohni's father
Tun Tun as Ram's Landlord

Music[edit]

Lyrics for this socially relevant film were composed by Sahir Ludhianvi and music by Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, popularly known as Khayyam. The song "Chin-O-Arab Hamara, Hindustan Hamara, Rahne Ko Ghar Nahin Hain, Saara Jahan Hamara" sung by Mukesh and picturised on Raj Kapoor, became very popular yet controversial, and was very close to being banned then.^{[citation needed]}

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi"	Mukesh	02:05
2.	"Aasman Pe Hai Khuda, Aur Zameen Pe Hum"	Mukesh	02:31
3.	"Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi"	Mukesh, Asha Bhosle	03:38
4.	"Chin-O-Arab Hamara"	Mukesh	03:28
5.	"Phir Na Kije Meri Gustakh Nigah Ka Gila"	Mukesh, Asha Bhosle	03:23
6.	"Jis Pyaar Mein Ye Haal Ho"	Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh	03:55
7.	"Do Boonden Sawan Ki"	Asha Bhosle	04:04

Reception[edit]

Phir Subah Hogi fared successfully at the box office and was the fourth highest-grossing film of the year 1958 behind Madhumati, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi and Yahudi. The music composed by Khayyam is considered as "rich and beautiful".^[2] Songs like "Chin-O-Arab Hamara" and "Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi" penned by Sahir Ludhianvi were satirical on the condition of India and the Nehruvian politics.^[2]^[3] "Chin-o-Arab Hamara" was a parody on Iqbal's song "Saare Jahan Se Achcha".^[4]

Trivia[edit]

Lal Krishna Advani, a senior leader of "Bharatiya Janata Party", many a time in his speeches has talked about watching this movie along with his friend and colleague Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Advani reminisces that former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was very fond of watching movies. He narrated an incident where in 1958 he and Vajpayee, after facing an electoral defeat in Delhi Municipal Corporation election, straightaway went to watch a movie.^{[citation needed]}

Advani says that the film turned out to be Phir Subah Hogi. Advani says that after Vajpayee became PM, he told party workers that the title of the movie had turned out to be prophetic and there was finally a dawn.^{[citation needed]}