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Harnam Singh Rawail

Harnam Singh Rawail

Directing

Biography

Harnam Singh Rawail (b. 1921) Hindi-Urdu director born in Lyallpur (now Pakistan). Went to Bombay in his teens to join films. Slept on the streets and in the Madhav Baug temple precincts. These experiences were later retold in quasi-autobiographical Pocketmaar. Left for Calcutta where he became assistant to Kidar Sharma. His first script is Banke Sipahi (1937), a version of The Three Musketeers. Wrote several scripts, usually in stunt genre, at Indrapuri Studios where he also received his first break as director. Turned producer in Calcutta (1948), then returned to Bombay (1949) and later established Roshni Pics (1955) and Rahul Theatres (1960). Made comedies (best known is Kishore Kumar’s slapstick Shararat) and love stories. Sangharsh was based on major Bengali novelist Mahashweta Devi’s Laila Aasmaner Aaina. After Mere Mehboob, made period romances and love legends. Last film Deedar-e-Yaar, written by his son Rahul Rawail, was one of the biggest financial disasters of 80s Hindi film. Since then has produced films for his son.

Known For

Laila-Majnu
4.0

Kaish Amari comes from a wealthy arab family. At the tender age of six he is sent to school and gets friendly with a young girl named Laila.

Laila-Majnu

1976
Deedar-E-Yaar
7.3

Childhood pals Javed (Rishi Kapoor) and Akhtar (Jeetendra) will do anything for each other, but their loyalties are tested when they fall in love with the same woman. For Javed, it's love at first sight when he meets the beautiful Firdaus. But when her father insists she marry the wealthy Akhtar instead, the loyal young man agrees -- but only to help out Javed by quickly divorcing her. Now that he's seen her, though, that may prove difficult.

Deedar-E-Yaar

1982
Patanga
10.0

Two movie actors are confronted by startling and hilarious obstacles.

Patanga

1949
Sunghursh
8.0

Bhavani Prasad is a powerful thug, who masquerades as a priest. His son Shankar refused to follow his path so he wants his grandson Kundan to carry on the legacy. When his son protests, in a fit of rage, Bhavani gets Shankar killed and passes the buck to his cousin Naubat Lal. When Naubat Lal spills the beans he gets him killed as well, which deepens the family feud.

Sunghursh

1968
Shararat
10.0

1959 Bollywood Drama Comedy

Shararat

1959
Mere Mehboob
6.3

While studying in Aligarh Muslim University, Anwar Hussain Anwar falls in love with a veiled woman and is unable to get her out of his mind. En route to Lucknow, they meet with Nawab Buland Akhtar Changezi, and subsequently meet with him a few days later so that he can use his influence to secure an editor's job for Anwar with a magazine. Nawab then asks Anwar to teach his sister, Husna, some poetry, to which he agrees, and eventually finds that she is the very same veiled woman. Both fall in love with each other and the Nawab approves of this alliance, even though Anwar lives a poor lifestyle. The formal engagement ceremony takes place and arrangements are made for the wedding to take place soon. The heavily indebted Nawab does not realize that soon he will find Anwar in the company of a lowly courtesan, Najma; and pressure will be brought on him to get Husna to marry wealthy Munne Raja - who is all set to auction the former's mansion as well as belongings.

Mere Mehboob

1963
Pocket Maar
7.0

Roshan is a pickpocket whose life changes after a man he steals money from commits suicide. Driven by guilt, he sets out to repay the money to the deceased man's family.

Pocket Maar

1956
Mehboob Ki Mehndi
4.0

Yusuf lives a wealthy lifestyle with his businessman dad, Safdarjang, who is confined to a wheel-chair. When Yusuf's precocious nephew, Khalid alias Phirangi's tutor, Mrs. Albert complains about him and quits, Yusuf hires Shabana, who along with her granny, have come to live with them for a short period of time. He also hires a man named Khairudin as a servant to look after his dad. Yusuf and Shabana are attracted to each other and intend to marry, much to the joy of Safdarjang and the granny. The wedding preparations are on, but there are a couple things Yusuf and his family do not know. One is that Shabana is the daughter of a Courtesan named Najma; and that Khairudin has secured employment in order to kill Yusuf.

Mehboob Ki Mehndi

1971
Sagai
10.0

Chandni and her dad belong to a well-off family. Iftekhar feels that Chandni has come of age and must get married, and he selects a groom for her and asks her to marry him. She refuses and runs away from home. She meets up with Fooman and Dhaboo and gets into a series of adventures with them, including eluding the police. One of their adventures lands them aboard a ship captained by Prem, who is transporting Princess Shehzadi to her native land. The princess likes Prem and would like him to marry her, but Prem refuses, and as soon as they land, Prem is arrested by the King, imprisoned, and tortured. Fooman, Dhaboo, and Chandni plan to help Prem to escape, which jeopardizes their own lives.

Sagai

1951
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
8.0

A party of pilgrims voyage to worship at the Shiv Sagar temple during the annual festival with different objectives to accomplish.

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

1961
Saqi
10.0

1952 Indian Film

Saqi

1952
Mastana
9.0

Director Harnam Singh Rawail Stars MotilalNigar SultanaChandrashekhar Vaidya

Mastana

1954