Suhaag Raat (1968 film)
# Suhaag Raat (1968 film)

Suhaag Raat (transl. Wedding Night) is a 1968 Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by R. Bhattacharya under the A.J. Pictures banner. It stars Jeetendra and Rajshree , with music composed by Kalyanji Anandji.

## Plot

Rajjo (Rajshree), a daughter of Lala Harsukh Rai (Moni Chatterjee), is in love with Flight Lieutenant Jeetendra, and their marriage is arranged. On the day of the wedding, war is declared, the marriage gets canceled and he goes to combat. He is gravely injured, becomes crippled, and hospitalized. Rajjo's family perishes in aerial bombardment and she re-locates to live with her cousin. Jeetendra does return and is devastated when told that everyone has been killed. A wealthy woman Rani Saheba (Sulochana Latkar) takes pity on him, hires him as Manager, and confides that her son, Thakur Uday Singh (Prakash Thapa), is a womanizer and alcoholic. Jeetendra counsels her to compel him to get married, and he agrees to do so. The marriage is arranged with none other than Rajjo herself, but the duo maintain their silence. On the wedding night, Uday goes to the brothel, gets into a physical altercation with Nawab Ladan, kills him, and goes on the run. Police subsequently find his body, his mother identifies it, and Rajjo becomes a widow. After a few months, the entire community will be shocked and scandalized when they find Rajjo pregnant and refusing to name the male responsible for her plight.

## Cast

* Jeetendra as Captain Jeetendra / Jeet
* Rajshree as Rajjo H. Rai
* Prakash Thapa as Thakur Uday Singh
* Mehmood as Juman Bijnori
* Chandrakant Gokhale as Pandit
* Bipin Gupta
* Moni Chatterjee as Lala Harsukh Rai
* Dhumal as Parwana
* Mehmood Jr. as Banne
* Sulochana Latkar as Rani Saheba
* Tun Tun as Titli Banu
* Shabnam
* Madhumati as Qayamat Bai
* Neelam as Chamkili Bai
* Laxmi Chhaya as Mohabbat Bai
* Mridula Rani as Shanta H. Rai

## Soundtrack

| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "Ganga Maiya Mein" | Lata Mangeshkar | Indeevar |
| 2 | "Khush Raho" | Mukesh | Indeevar |
| 3 | "Are Oh Re" | Kishore Kumar | Indeevar |
| 4 | "Main Qayamat Hoon" | Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle | Akhtar Romani |
| 5 | "Mere Dil Se Dil Ko" | Manna Dey | Qamar Jalalabadi |
| 6 | "Mohe Laagi Re Laagi" | Lata Mangeshkar | Qamar Jalalabadi |
