Noorie

Noorie
Directed byManmohan Krishna
Written bySagar Sarhadi
Produced byYash Chopra
StarringFarooq Shaikh
Poonam Dhillon
Madan Puri
Music byKhayyam
Jan Nisar Akhtar (lyrics)
Naqsh Lyallpuri (lyrics)
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 11 May 1979 (1979-05-11)
Running time
114min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi-Urdu[1]
Box office50 million (US$6.14 million) (India)[2]

Noorie is a 1979 Indian romance film produced by Yash Chopra, and directed by Manmohan Krishna; this is his only film as director. The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri and Iftekhar. The film's music is by Khayyam and the lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar.

The film was a "Super-Hit" and the seventh highest-grossing film at the Indian box office in 1979.[2] It was also an overseas hit in China, where it released in 1981,[3] and became one of the most successful Indian films in China at the time, along with Awaara and Caravan.[4]

Plot

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Noorie (Poonam Dhillon) lives in the Bhaderwah valleys with her father, Ghulam Nabi (Iftekhar) and her dog Khairoo. She has a boyfriend Yusuf (Farooq Shaikh), they decide to get married, the date is decided and preparations begin. Another villager, Bashir Khan (Bharat Kapoor), takes a liking to Noorie and approaches Noorie's father for her hand in marriage, to which Ghulam Nabi refuses. An angry Bashir Khan then arranges the murder of Gulam Nabi, through his men, using a falling tree. The marriage is suspended, and few months later when the marriage preparations are back on, Bashir Khan, who happens to be Yusuf's boss, sends him on an errand out of town. While Yusuf is away, Bashir Khan goes to Noorie's house and brutally rapes her. Noorie commits suicide and Yusuf learns of everything upon his return. So, followed by Khairoo, he runs behind Bashir to kill him. They end up in a physical fight and Yusuf gets shot by Bashir. As Bashir runs back, he finds Khairoo there, who finally kills Bashir. Yusuf runs to the place where Noorie's body is and dies there. They both are buried and unite with each other in death.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The following tracks[5] were composed by Khayyam, with lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar, Naqsh Lyallpuri and Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Noorie
Soundtrack album by
Released1979 (India)
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelEMI
ProducerKhayyam
Khayyam chronology
Trishul
(1978)
Noorie
(1979)
Khandaan
(1979)
# Title Singer(s) Lyricist Duration
1 "Aaja Re O Mere Dilbar Aaja" – I Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh Jan Nisar Akhtar 04:58
2 "Chori Chori Koi Aaye" Lata Mangeshkar Naqsh Lyallpuri 05:04
3 "Qadar Tune Na Jani" Asha Bhosle Naqsh Lyallpuri 05:12
4 "Uske Khel Nirale Wohi Jane" Pamela Chopra, Jagjit Kaur, Anwar Majrooh Sultanpuri 04:54
5 "Aashiq Ho To Aisa Ho" (Qawwali) Pamela Chopra, Mahendra Kapoor, Jagjit Kaur, S.K. Mahan Jan Nisar Akhtar 06:31
6 "Aaja Re O Mere Dilbar Aaja" – II Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh Jan Nisar Akhtar 05:03

Awards

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27th Filmfare Awards:

Nominated

Trivia

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Teri Meherbaniyan (1985) was copy of this film, starring also Poonam Dhillon and with a wonder dog too.

References

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  1. ^ Ramachandran, T. M.; Rukmini, S. (1985). "Urdu Cinema". 70 Years of Indian Cinema, 1913–1983. Cinema India-International. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-86132-090-5.
  2. ^ a b Box Office 1979 Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "印度片現在這麼火也不是沒有原因的". Xuehua. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Dangal underlines popularity of Indian films in China". China Daily. 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Noorie : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Noorie (1979)". HindiGeetMala. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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