Rajkumar (1964 film)

Rajkumar
Rajkumar
	Poster
Directed by	K. Shankar
Written by	Ramanand Sagar
Starring	Prithviraj Kapoor; Shammi Kapoor; Sadhana; Pran
Music by	Shankar-Jaikishan
Release date	20 October 1964;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Rajkumar (transl. Prince) is a 1964 Hindi film directed by K. Shankar. It stars Prithviraj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sadhana, Pran, Om Prakash. The music is by Shankar-Jaikishan and the lyrics were written by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra. The film became a huge box office hit.^[1]

Cast

Prithviraj Kapoor as Maharaja
Shammi Kapoor as Prince Bhanupratap / Bhagatram
Sadhana as Princess Sangeeta
Pran as Narpat
Om Prakash as Bimasal
Rajendranath as Kapil / Jagatram
Achala Sachdev as Padma
Tun Tun as Champakali
Manorama as Maharani Kalavanti
K. V. Shanthi as Princess Sangeeta's Maid
Shivraj - Diwan

Plot

The Maharaja is eager to see his foreign-returned son, Bhanupratap, who will eventually take over the reign of the region. When he finally gets to see his son, he is shocked to see that the crown prince is in fact a "clown" prince. He openly shows his disgust and disappointment, and decides to continue to rule. Bhanupratap and his friend, Kapil, decide to dress incognito and mingle with the general public and find out if there is anyone conspiring to dethrone the king. What they find out will change their lives, and endanger the lives of their loved ones as well.

The antagonist Narpat, who is the brother of prince's stepmother kills the tribal king and incriminates Bhanupratap of the murder, compelling his daughter Princess Sangeeta to avenge her father's death. The Maharaja however, assures her that justice will be done the next day. Bhanupratap escapes the palace with the help of his friend and disguises himself as Bhagatram, while romancing the unaware princess. Finally, the Prince manages to get proof of his innocence to the Maharaja, but Narpat imprisons the king by binding him on his throne far away from public view and ask the princess to avenge her father's death by shooting the prince with a bow and arrow and accidentally also reveals that Bhanupratap was disguised as Bhagatram. Sangeeta though not happy to shoot the love of her life, lifts the bow to shoot the prince when all the prince's friends, nanny and well wishers attack Narpat's goons, thereby rescuing the Maharaja in the process. The Prince and Narpat had a fight at the end and he hands over Narpat to the princess. The princess shoots Narpat, the real murderer of her father. The Prince and the Princess get married and live happily ever after.

Soundtrack

Song	Lyricist	Singer
"Janewale, Zara Hoshiyar"	Shailendra	Mohammed Rafi
"Tumne Kisi Ki Jaan Ko Jate"	Hasrat Jaipuri
"Is Rang Badalti Duniya Mein"
"Tumne Pukara Aur Hum Chale Aaye"		Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur
"Dilruba Dil Pe Tu Yeh Sitam Kiye Ja"	Shailendra	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
"Nach Re Man Badkamma, Thumak Thumak Badkamma"		Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
"Aaja Aayi Bahar"		Lata Mangeshkar