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{{short description|1959 film by Shakti Samanta}}
{{distinguish|Jaag Utha Insan (1984 film)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Insan Jaag Utha
| image = Insan Jaag Utha.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Shakti Samanta]]
| producer = [[Shakti Samanta]]
| writer = [[Nabendu Ghosh]] (screenplay) Vrajendra Gaur (dialogue)
| screenplay =
| story = Saroj Mitra
| based_on =
| starring = [[Madhubala]] [[Sunil Dutt]] [[Nasir Hussain (actor)|Nasir Hussain]] [[Bipin Gupta]] [[Madan Puri]]
| music = [[Sachin Dev Burman]] [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] (lyrics)
| cinematography = Chandu
| editing = Dharamvir
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 14 April 1959
| language = Hindi
| country = [[India]]
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}5.2 million
}}

'''''Insan Jaag Utha''''' ({{lit|Mankind has awoken}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1959|1959]] Hindi-language social drama film, produced and directed by [[Shakti Samanta]], and written by [[Nabendu Ghosh]] and Vrajendra Gaur, based on a story by Saroj Mitra. The film stars [[Madhubala]], [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Nasir Hussain (actor)|Nasir Hussain]], [[Bipin Gupta]] and [[Madan Puri]] in lead roles. It has music by [[Sachin Dev Burman]], with lyrics by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]].

==Plot==
Gauri lives in a small village in India with her crippled ex-army-man and freedom fighter dad, Laxmandas, and a younger brother, Gulab, and makes a living working as a laborer. One day she notices a man lurking around their house, this man subsequently introduces himself as Ranjeet, who has just arrived from Bombay. Ranjeet and Gauri become friends after he treats a wound on Gauri's foot, and then both fall in love with each other. Ranjeet starts working for the Government which is in the process of building a dam, where Gauri also works. Ranjeet starts work as a laborer also, but is subsequently promoted as a crane operator. What Gauri and Laxmandas do not know is that Ranjeet is in this village for a reason - greed for the suitcase of gold that he himself had buried in Gauri's front-yard - the very same gold that he was caught smuggling five years ago and the very same gold that he had spent five years in prison for.

==Cast==
* [[Madhubala]] as Gauri
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Ranjeet
* [[Nazir Hussain]] as Laxmandas
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Minister
* [[Madan Puri]] as Mohan Singh
* [[Minoo Mumtaz]] as Muniya
* [[Sundar]] as Sukham
* Praveen Paul as Hotel Owner
* [[Nishi (actress)|Nishi]] as Hansa / Riny
* Keshav Rana as Robert
* [[Shyam Kumar]] as Chander
* [[Kundan]] as Bahadur

== Production ==
{{quote|It was a tiring yet refreshing experience to get so close to nature and witness the lives of hundreds of people who are helping to build the new [[India]].|[[Madhubala]] on working in ''Insan Jaag Utha''||source=<ref name=":0" />}}

Early in his career, Samanta had directed only crime thrillers including ''[[Inspector (1956 film)|Inspector]]'' (1956) and ''[[Howrah Bridge (1958 film)|Howrah Bridge]]'' (1958). A few days after the success of ''Howrah Bridge'' (1958), which was directed and also produced by him, he began working on ''Insan Jaag Utha''. ''Insan Jaag Utha'' was a film with social and patriotic themes, and this was an attempt by Samanta to shift to making social films.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Chatterji|first=Shoma A.|date=2016-04-09|title=Shakti Samanta|url=https://upperstall.com/profile/shakti-samanta/|access-date=2021-01-31|website=Upperstall.com}}</ref> A large part of the film was shot on location at the [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|Nagarjuna Saagar Dam]], and the whole crew stayed in several guest rooms situated near the dam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Akbar|first=Katijia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r9ZABAAAQBAJ&q=madhubala+insaan+jaag+utha&pg=PT75|title=I Want to Live: The Story of Madhubala|date=2011-04-01|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-21-0|language=en}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Insaan Jaag Utha
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1959 (India)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = HMV now [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = Sachin Dev Burman
| prev_title = [[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = [[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]
| next_year = 1960
}}

The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[S. D. Burman]], with lyrics by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]]. It is noted for the duet ''Jaanu Jaanu Ri'' sung by [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Geeta Dutt]], which was shot on location at the under-construction [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Yeh Chanda Rus Ka"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Chand Sa Mukhda Kyun Sharmaya"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Mehanatkash Insan Jaag Utha, Lo Dharti Ke Khwab Jage"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Jaanu Jaanu Ri, Kaahe Khanke Hai Tora Kangna"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Geeta Dutt]]
|-
| "Baat Badhti Gayi Khel Khel Mein"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Baharon Se Nazaron Ke Dekho"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Aankhen Chaar Hote Hote"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|}

== Reception ==
=== Critical reception ===
[[Shoma A. Chatterjee]] of ''Upperstall'' found the film's storyline to be "powerful" and its songs to be "beautiful".<ref name=":1" /> ''[[Filmfare]]'' had mentioned Madhubala's performance as Gauri in the film among her best performances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remembering Madhubala's best roles|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/remembering-madhubalas-best-roles-14061.html|access-date=2020-10-09|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Insan Jaag Utha'' was a hit with audience and eventually emerged as the thirteenth highest-grossing film of 1959, taking {{INR}}0.52 crore at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1959|url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls005082789/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=IMDb|language=en}}</ref> However, since the film was made on a big budget, its earning brought Samanta only a little profit. In an interview he gave several years after the film's release, he recalled ''Insan Jaag Utha'' as a "mediocre success".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-08|title='In Aradhana, Sachin Karta Gave Me My Life's Biggest Hit': In Conversation with Shakti Samanta|url=https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/shakti-samanta-interview/|access-date=2021-01-31|website=Silhouette Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

Discouraged by the little box-office returns of ''Insan Jaag Utha'', Samanta shifted back to make entertainment-oriented, crime films for another decade, beginning with the highly successful ''[[Jaali Note]]'' (1960), before attempting the socially relevant film genre with films like ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' (1969), ''[[Kati Patang]]'' (1971) and ''[[Amar Prem]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite news|date=10 April 2009|title=Bollywood will miss wizard of entertainment Shakti Samanta|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904101732.htm|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{YouTube|QTxzGhom_Bc|''Insan Jaag Utha''}}, Rajshri Films Official channel
* {{BH movie|insaan-jaag-utha}}

[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1959 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shakti Samanta]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1959 drama films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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