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Ghunghat
Ghunghat
	Poster
Directed by	Ramanand Sagar
Written by	Noukadubi; by Rabindranath Tagore
Produced by	S. S. Vasan
Starring	Bharat Bhushan; Pradeep Kumar; Bina Rai; Asha Parekh
Music by	Ravi; Shakeel Badayuni (lyrics)
Release date	1960;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ghunghat is a 1960 Hindi drama movie directed by Ramanand Sagar and produced by S.S. Vasan from Gemini Studios.

The film stars Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, Bina Rai, Asha Parekh, Leela Chitnis, Rajendranath, Rehman and Agha. It is an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali story Noukadubi (The Wreck). The film's music is by Ravi, while the songs were penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The film became a hit at the box office. Musically also, it was liked by the audience. "Laage Na Mora Jiya" and "Mori Chham Chham Baje Payaliya" sung by Lata Mangeshkar were hit songs from the film.^[1]

At the 8th Filmfare Awards, Bina Rai won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Ghunghat.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Song	Singer
"Lage Na Mora Jiya"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Pat Rakho Girdhari"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Mori Chham Chham Baje"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Insan Ki Majbooriyan"	Mohammed Rafi
"Yeh Zindagi Ka Mausam Aur Yeh Sama Suhana"	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
"Do Nain Mile, Do Phool Khile"	Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle
"Kya Kya Nazaray Dikhati Hai Ankhiyan"	Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle
"Gori Ghunghat Mein"	Asha Bhosle
"Dil Na Kahin Lagana"	Asha Bhosle
"Ja Ri Sakhi Saj Dhajke"	Asha Bhosle

The film created an upset at the 8th Filmfare Awards when it won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Rai instead of Madhubala, who gave a critically acclaimed performance in Mughal-e-Azam (1960). The Hindu severely criticized Filmfare for its selection.^[2]

^ "Ghunghat (1960 film)". BoxOfficeIndia website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Kumar, Anuj (6 January 2010). "Capturing Madhubala's pain". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Filmfare Award winners (scroll down to read under year 1961 for 1960 films)". Filmfare.com website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2023.