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{{Short description|Film directed by M.V. Raman}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aasha
| image = Asha Hindi film 1957.jpg
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| caption =
| director = M.V. Raman
| producer = Raman Productions
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Vyjayanthimala]]<br />[[Kishore Kumar]]<br />[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]<br />[[Om Prakash]]
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released =
| runtime = 171 min
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =

}}

'''''Aasha''''' ({{lang-hi|आशा}}, [[translation]]: hope), also transliterated as '''''Asha''''', was a [[List of Bollywood films of 1957|1957]] [[Bollywood]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Kishore Kumar]], and directed by M.V. Raman. The film was a critical and commercial success.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw== BoxOffice India.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021949/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw%3D%3D |date=22 September 2012 }}</ref> This film was partly coloured by both [[Gevacolor]] and [[Technicolor]]. The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Athisaya Penn]]''. [[Asha Parekh]] appears in the song 'Chal Chal Re Kanhai' and one scene after it with Vyjayanthimala.

== Plot ==
The story is about Kishore who is a good-hearted person and always helps poor people even though he is from a rich Zamindar (property owner) family. One day, he travels to Bombay to stay with his cousin Raj, who cheats a lot with girls. When they both go for a hunt in the jungle, Raj meets a man who demands he marry his jilted daughter. Raj murders the father and he frames Kishore for the crime. Kishore is forced to flee. Finally, Kishore and his lover Nirmala prove that Raj is the guilty one, and Raj tells the truth in front of everyone. Now the police arrest Raj and Kishore marries Nirmala amid happy celebrations.

==Cast==
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Nirmala
* [[Kishore Kumar]] as Kishore
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Raj
* [[Om Prakash]] as Hasmukhlal
* [[Lalita Pawar]]
* [[Minu Mumtaz]]
* Sunder
* [[Asha Parekh]] (uncredited)

==Soundtrack==

The music for the film was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]] and the lyrics were written by [[Rajendra Krishan]]. The song "''Eena Meena Deeka''", sung by [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Kishore Kumar]] in two different versions, became very popular.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980227/05850754.html |title=1957: Year that was |date=27 February 1998 |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=6 July 2007}}</ref> It was one of the Hindi cinema's first [[rock and roll]] numbers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/05md.htm |title=Asha: A composer's Dream |date=8 September 2003 |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706202847/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/05md.htm |archive-date=6 July 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=6 July 2007}}</ref> The words of the song were inspired by children playing outside composer [[C. Ramchandra]]'s music room.<ref name="ashwin_story">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1035927 |title=The story of 'Eena Meena Deeka' |last=Ashwin Panemangalore |date=16 June 2006 |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014618/http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1035927 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=6 July 2007}}</ref> The children were chanting "''[[Eeny, meeny, miny, moe]]''", which inspired Ramchandra and his assistant John Gomes to create the first line of the song, "''Eena Meena Deeka, De Dai Damanika''". Gomes, who was a [[Goan]], added the words "''Maka naka''" ([[Konkani language|Konkani]] for "I don't want"). They kept on adding more nonsense rhymes till they ended with "''Rum pum po!''".<ref name="ashwin_story" /> It was later covered by [[Timid Tiger]] and [[Goldspot]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gurbaxani|first1=Amit|title='Eena Meena Deeka' finds new life as an indie anthem for the Indian diaspora|url=https://scroll.in/article/692823/eena-meena-deeka-finds-new-life-as-an-indie-anthem-for-the-indian-diaspora|website=Scroll.in|accessdate=12 April 2018|date=13 December 2014}}</ref> It was also remixed by Mikey Mcclearly for ''[[Shaandaar]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite news|title=Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt groove to Eena Meena Deeka in Shaandaar|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-alia-bhatt-groove-to-eena-meena-deeka-from-shaandaar/story-txN52Rh7nExMWU6vq5fmLO.html|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=20 October 2015|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Eastern Eye]]'' magazine declared Kishore Kumar's version of "Eena Meena Deeka" as one of his top 10 best songs commemorating Kumar's 30th death anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eastern Eye's top 10 Kishore Kumar hits 30 years later - Eastern Eye|url=https://www.easterneye.eu/eastern-eyes-top-10-kishore-kumar-hits-30-years-later/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C2647584499|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=[[Eastern Eye]]|date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101041451/https://www.easterneye.eu/eastern-eyes-top-10-kishore-kumar-hits-30-years-later/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C2647584499|archive-date=1 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Track # !! Song title !! Singers !! Picturized on
|-
| 01 || "Eena Meena Deeka Daai Daamonikaa" || [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]] || Vyjayantimala, Pran, Om Prakash, Meenu Mumtaz, Kishore Kumar
|-
| 02 || "Eena Meena Deeka" (Female) || Asha Bhosle ||
|-
| 03 || "Zaraa Ruk Ruk Ke, Main To Dwaar Chali Sakhi" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]] || Kishore Kumar, Vyjayantimala
|-
| 04 || "Chal Chal Re Kanhai" || Lata Mangeshkar ||
|-
| 05 || "Are Chhote Aur Bade Kaa, Insaaf Kahaan Kaa Hai" || Kishore Kumar || Kishore Kumar, Vyjayantimala
|-
| 06 || "Haal Tujhe Apani Duniya Ka" || Kishore Kumar || Pran
|-
| 07 || "So Ja Re Chanda So Ja" || Asha Bhosle ||
|-
| 08 || "Tu Na Aaya Aur Hone Lagi Sham Re" || Lata Mangeshkar ||
|-
| 09 || "Tumko Salaam Hain" || Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar ||
|}

==Use in media==
An advertising campaign by the [[J. Walter Thompson|JWT]] agency of London for the UK bank [[HSBC]] in October 2008 used the "''Eena Meena Deeka''" song from the film as background music.<ref>{{YouTube|nI2VmTRR4-E|HSBC - Washing machine}} Accessed November 2008</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0050090}}

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[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by C. Ramchandra]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1957 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]

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