Mera Naam Joker
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Original title | Mera Naam Joker |
Country of production | India |
original language | English , Hindi , Russian |
Publishing year | 1970 |
length | 255 minutes |
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Director | Raj Kapoor |
script | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
production | Raj Kapoor (RK Films) |
music | Shankar-Jaikishan |
camera | Radhu Karmakar |
cut | Raj Kapoor |
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Mera Naam Joker ( Hindi मेरा नाम जोकर , translated: My name is Joker ) is an Indian melodrama by Raj Kapoor from 1970. The film is divided into three parts with over four hours. The story shows a clown who makes other people laugh at the expense of his own suffering.
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Little Raju grows up in poor conditions. His father was a clown and died in an accident during a performance at the circus. Nevertheless, Raju dreams of a career as a joker , but his mother wants to prevent this because she is afraid for her son, who might end up like her husband too. Only the young teacher Mary believes in Raju and supports him in doing so. When Mary marries David and Raju has to leave school due to lack of money, the dream seems to be shattered.
Years go by and the grown-up Raju gets a job as a clown in the Gemini circus . One day Russian guest artists arrive, including beautiful Marina. Raju falls in love with her and dreams of a future together, but this time too, luck is not on his side. The Russian artists return to their homeland after their performances. During this time his mother also dies. Despite his great sadness, he has to appear again in the ring and make people laugh.
Now Raju meets Meena, who is ambitiously trying to become a famous actress. At this point, Raju has given up everything and is earning his living as a worker. Meena befriends him. He falls in love with her, but when she enjoys her success, she drops him. For the third time, Raju's heart is broken.
music
# | title | Singer |
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1 | "Ang Lag Ja Balma" | Asha Bhosle |
2 | "Kaate Na Kaate Raina" | Manna Dey , Asha Bhosle |
3 | "Teetar Ke Do Aage Teetar" | Mukesh , Asha Bhosle, Simi |
4th | "Jane Kahan Gaye Woh Din" | Mukesh |
5 | "Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan" | Mukesh |
6th | "Ae Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo" | Manna Dey |
7th | "Daagh Na Lag Jaye" | Mukesh, Asha Bhosle |
8th | "Kehta Hai Joker Sara Zamana" | Mukesh |
9 | "Sadke Heer Tujh Pe" | Mohammed Rafi |
Awards
- Filmfare Award / Best Music to Shankar-Jaikishan
- Filmfare Award / Best Cinematography to Radhu Karmakar
- Filmfare Award / Best Director to Raj Kapoor
- Filmfare Award / Best playback singer for the song Ay Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo to Manna Dey
- Filmfare Award / Best Sound to Allauddin Khan Qureshi
National Film Award (1971)
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (1971)
- BFJA Award / Best Actor - Hindi to Raj Kapoor
- BFJA Award / Best Director - Hindi to Raj Kapoor
- BFJA Award / Best Cinematography (Color Film) - Hindi to Radhu Karmakar
- BFJA Award / Best Sound Design - Hindi to Allauddin Khan Qureshi
- BFJA Award / Special Prize to Raj Kapoor
Others
- The lyrics of the film songs come from Shailendra , Hasrat Jaipuri, Neeraj, Prem Dhawan and Shailey Shailendra.
- The production designer MR Achrekar was responsible for the construction and equipment of the film .
- This is the debut film from Rishi Kapoor , a son of director and lead actor Raj Kapoor.
- It took Raj Kapoor six years to complete the film. Still, he flopped at the cash registers. It was not recognized as a classic until a few years later .
- Raju's school in the film is St. Paul's School in Darjeeling , which is also the setting in the film Main Hoon Na .
Web links
- Mera Naam Joker in the Internet Movie Database (English)