Oonche Log (1965 film)

Oonche Log (Hindi: ऊँचे लोग, lit. High Society People) was a 1965 Hindi film directed by Phani Majumdar. It was based on play Major Chandrakant by noted Tamil film director-screenwriter, K. Balachander. The main character roles of this film were played by Ashok Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Feroz Khan. Its lyrics were composed by Majrooh Sultanpuri and the music was given by Chitragupta.

Contents

• Cast
• Soundtrack
• References

The film was shot at Vauhini Studios, Chennai, was also noted as first big hit of newcomer Feroz Khan, who was noted for his sensitive performance against veterans like Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar. At the 13th National Film Awards it won the award for Second Best Feature Film in Hindi It was later remade by K. Balachander himself as Major Chandrakanth (1966), starring J. Jayalalitha and Muthuraman.

Cast

Ashok Kumar as Retd. Major Chandrakant

Raaj Kumar as Inspector Shreekant (Shree)

Feroz Khan as Rajnikant / Rajjo

Kanhaiyalal as Gunichand

Tarun Bose as Mohan Prabhu

Kumud Tripathi as Juman Moradabadi

Radheshyam

K.R. Vijaya as Vimla Prabhu

Soundtrack

Films music was give by Chitragupta and lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

"Jaag Dil-E-Deewana Rut" - Mohd. Rafi

"Hay Re Tere Chanchal Nainva" - Lata Mangeshkar

"Aaja Re Mere Pyar Ki Rahi" - Lata Mangeshkar Mahendra Kapoor