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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Goonj Uthi Shehnai<br />
| image = Goonj Uthi Shahnai, 1959 Hindi film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Vijay Bhatt]]<br />
| producer = Vijay Bhatt<br />
| writer = <br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Rajendra Kumar]]<br />[[Ameeta]]<br />[[Anita Guha]]<br />[[I. S. Johar]]<br />
| music = [[Vasant Desai]]<br />[[Bharat Vyas]] (lyrics)<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1959|05|29}}<br />
| runtime = 174 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = Rs. 1,80,00,000 <ref name=bo/><br />
}}<br />
'''''Goonj Uthi Shehnai''''' ({{lit|The Call of the [[Shehnai]]}}){{efn|Contextually, it means that the wedding bells have started ringing.}} is a [[Bollywood films of 1959|1959]] Hindi film directed by [[Vijay Bhatt]], with [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Ameeta]], [[Anita Guha]] and [[I. S. Johar]] as leads. The film has music by [[Vasant Desai]] and lyrics by [[Bharat Vyas]], and the duo created numerous hits such as "Jivan Men Piya Tera Sath Rahe" sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Mohd. Rafi]], and Lata's "Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet" and "Dil Ka Khilona Hai Toot Gaya".<br />
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The film narrates the story of a [[Shehnai]] player, and features a shehnai recitals by maestro [[Ustad Bismillah Khan]] throughout the film.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5270968.stm Khan played in just one Hindi film, Goonj Uthi Shehnai (Echoes of the Shehnai), in 1959...] [[BBC News]], 21 August 2006.</ref> There is also [[Jugalbandi]] between him and [[Sitar]] player, Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wwwX6DWfn3gC&pg=PA205&dq=Goonj+Uthi+Shehnai&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false Ustad Bismillah Khan] "Essays on Indian music", by Raj Kumar. Publisher: Discovery Publishing House, 2003. {{ISBN|81-7141-719-1}}. p. 205.</ref><br />
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The film was the fifth highest grosser of the year and was declared a "Hit" at Box Office India<ref name=bo>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=165&catName=MTk1OQ== |title=Box Office 1959 |access-date=18 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030043401/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=165&catName=MTk1OQ== |archive-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and became the first big hit of actor [[Rajendra Kumar]], who was soon giving dates four years from the day of signing.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980529/14950594.html 1959: Year that was] [[Indian Express]], Friday, 29 May 1998.</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Rajendra Kumar]] - Kishan<br />
* [[Ameeta]] - Gopi<br />
* [[Anita Guha]] - Ramkali (Rami)<br />
* [[I. S. Johar]] - Kanhaiya<br />
* Ulhas as Raghunath Maharaj<br />
* [[Manmohan Krishna]] - Gangaram<br />
* Leela Mishra - Jamuna<br />
* Pratap Kumar - Shekhar<br />
* Prem Dhawan - Banjara<br />
* Ram Moorti - Uncle<br />
* Pramila - choti kaki<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
* 1960: [[Filmfare Award]]<br />
** [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]]: [[Anita Guha]]: ''Nominated"to<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by [[Vasant Desai]], and with lyrics by [[Bharat Vyas]], also featuring [[shehnai]] pieces by noted classical instrumentalist [[Ustad Bismillah Khan]], with vocal renderings by [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]], a [[Hindustani classical music]] vocalist.<ref>[http://www.earthmusic.net/hindi-film-songs.php?movie=Goonj+Uthi+Shehnai Goonj Uthi Shehnai 1959 songs]</ref><ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/moviedetail.asp?mid=H002047 Goonj Uthi Shehnai 1959 songs]</ref><br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Goonj Uthi Shehnai<br />
| type = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Vasant Desai]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1959 (India)<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]<br />
| length =<br />
| label = [[EMI]]<br />
| producer = [[Vasant Desai]]<br />
| prev_title = Samarat Prithviraj Chauvan<br />
| prev_year = 1959<br />
| next_title = Ardhangini<br />
| next_year = 1959<br />
}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer (s)<br />
|-<br />
| "Teri Shehnai Bole"<br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohd. Rafi]] <br />
|-<br />
| "Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Maine Peena Seekh Liya"<br />
| Mohd. Rafi<br />
|-<br />
| "Jivan Men Piya Tera Sath Rahe"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi<br />
|-<br />
| "Haule Haule Ghoonghat Pat Khole"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi<br />
|-<br />
| "Akhiyan Bhool Gain Hain Sona"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar, [[Geeta Dutt]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Mujhko Agar Bhool Jaoge Tum"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Kah Do Koi Na Kare Yahan Pyaar"<br />
| Mohd. Rafi<br />
|-<br />
| "Dil Ka Khilona Hai Toot Gaya" <br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|}<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0156576}}<br />
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{{Vijay Bhatt}}<br />
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[[Category:1959 films]]<br />
[[Category:1959 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Vijay Bhatt]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Vasant Desai]]<br />
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