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{{Infobox film
| name = Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
| image = Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[V. Shantaram]]
| producer = [[Rajkamal Kalamandir]]
| writer = Dewan Sharar (dialogues)
| story = Dewan Sharar
| starring = [[Gopi Krishna (dancer)|Gopi Krishna]]<br>[[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]]<br>[[Keshavrao Date]]<br>[[Bhagwan Dada]]
| music = [[Vasant Desai]]
| cinematography = G. Balakrishna
| editing = Chintamani Borkar
| distributor =
| released = 1955
| runtime = 143 min
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}} 2,45,00,000<ref name=Boxoffice/>
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
}}
'''''Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1955|1955]] [[Bollywood]] film directed by [[V. Shantaram]]. It stars Shantaram's wife [[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]] and dancer [[Gopi Krishna (dancer)|Gopi Krishna]] in lead roles. One of the earlier [[Technicolor]] films made in India, the film won the [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#All India Certificate of Merit|All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film]], the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]], and the [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Raheja|first=Dinesh|title=Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje: Dance and Drama|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/sep/09dinesh.htm|access-date=30 July 2011|newspaper=Rediff}}</ref>
The film was declared a "Super Hit" at Box office India.<ref name=Boxoffice>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=161&catName=MTk1NQ== |title=Box Office 1955 |website=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=1 Feb 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012165134/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=161&catName=MTk1NQ== |archive-date=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Cast==

* [[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]] as Neela
* [[Gopi Krishna (dancer)|Gopi Krishna]] as Girdhar
* [[Keshavrao Date]] as Mangal Maharaj
* [[Madan Puri]] as Manilal
* [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Bindiya
* Chandrakanta
* [[Mumtaz Begum (actor)|Mumtaz Begum]] as Roopkala's mom
* Chowbe Maharaj
* [[Nana Palsikar]] as the Sadhu
* Nimbalkar
* [[Bhagwan Dada|Bhagwan]] as Badlu

==Plot==
Classical dance guru Mangal stumbles on a dance performance in a lavish [[haveli]] by Neela. He orders his talented son Girdhar to demonstrate to the audience the true method of classical dance. Entranced by Girdhar's skill, Neela begs Mangal to admit her as a pupil. He finally agrees on two conditions: she must devote her life to art and she must partner Girdhar in the [[Tandav]] portion of an upcoming dance competition. As the two practice together, she begins to fall in love with Girdhar. Manilal, a wealthy and jealous man who hopes to have Neela for himself, warns Mangal that the two are falling in love, but he ignores him. When Mangal goes away for some time to buy new costumes for the pair, they confess their love to each other and neglect their dancing in favor of idyllic walks and boat rides. Mangal returns and discovers that the two are in love. Enraged that Girdhar's dancing has suffered and believing that he will now never win the title of Bharat Natarajan, he renounces his son and resolves to leave him. Dismayed that she has endangered Girdhar's career, Neela pretends that she has betrayed him with Manilal and he returns to his father and his art. The devastated Neela tries to drown herself in the river, but is rescued by a kindly [[sadhu]]. She decides to follow the example of the minstrel [[Meera]]bai and devotes her life to [[Krishna]], but is alarmed when Girdhar appears, declaring that he can not forget her. She pretends not to know him and he is enraged; his father takes him away. She becomes ill and the sadhu and her servant Bindiya take her to the temple where the dance competition is being held. Hoping to sabotage his chances, Manilal has bribed Girdhar's new partner to drop out of the competition. Neela takes her place in the Tandav dance and Mangal realizes that she spurned Girdhar to help him win the competition. He then convinces his son to give her a second chance. With the help of Neela, Girdhar wins the competition and Mangal gives the couple his blessing to marry.

==Music==
[[Vasant Desai]] composed the music and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] wrote the lyrics for the film. The song "Jo Tum Todo Piya", inspired by [[Meerabai]] was later also used for the 1981 film ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]''. [[Shivkumar Sharma]], the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Vibhushan]] recipient musician has played [[Santoor]] in this film. Santoor was used for the first time in Indian Cinema.

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje | extra1 = [[Amir Khan (singer)|Ustad Amir Khan]] | length1 =
| title2 = Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje | extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Hemant Kumar]] | length2 =
| title3 = Jo Tum Todo Piya | extra3 = Lata Mangeshkar | length3 =
| title4 = Saiyyan Jao| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar | length4 =
| title5 = Suno Suno Suno Ji | extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar | length5 =
| title6 = Kaisi Yeh Mohabbat | extra6 = Lata Mangeshkar | length6 =
| title7 = Murli Manohar | extra7 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Manna Dey]] | length7 =
| title8 = Mere Ae Dil Bata | extra8 = Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey | length8 =
| title9 = Nain So Nain Naahi Milao | extra9 = Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar | length9 =
| title10 = Raag Malika | extra10 = Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey | length10 =
}}

The voice of Asha Bhosle was used in a few lines, which was not available on records, but only on the film soundtrack.

==Awards==
;[[3rd National Film Awards]] (1955)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3NFA.pdf |title=3rd National Film Awards |access-date=17 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105331/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3NFA.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#All India Certificate of Merit|All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]

;[[4th Filmfare Awards]] (1956)
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] for [[V. Shantaram]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction]] for [[Kanu Desai]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design]] for A. K. Parmar

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0145856|Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090922205919/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Jhanak.html Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje - A study] UIO

{{All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film |state=autocollapse}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestFilm 1954–1970}}
{{V. Shantaram}}

[[Category:1955 films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. Shantaram]]
[[Category:Indian dance films]]
[[Category:Indian epic films]]
[[Category:Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]

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