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1978 Indian film
Swarg Narak
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDasari Narayana Rao
Written byRaj Baldev Raj (Dialogue)
Screenplay byDasari Narayana Rao
Story byDasari Narayana Rao
Produced byB.Nagi Reddy
StarringSanjeev Kumar
Jeetendra
Vinod Mehra
Moushumi Chatterjee
Shabana Azmi
CinematographyP.L. Rai
Edited byK Balu
Music byRajesh Roshan
Production
company		Vijaya Productions
Release date
  • 21 December 1978 (1978-12-21)
Running time164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Swarg Narak (transl. Heaven and Hell) is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Produced by B. Nagi Reddi under the Vijaya Productions banner, the film features Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, and Shabana Azmi. The music was composed by Rajesh Roshan. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Swargam Narakam (1975) made by the same director. Swarg Narak was a commercial success.

Plot

This is the story of three couples. The first couple is that of Tripathi (Sanjeev Kumar), who always takes advantage of other's mistakes and position and earns money and his wife Mary. The second one is that of Geeta (Shabana Azmi) and Romeo Vinod (Vinod Mehra), while the jealous and possessive Shobha (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Vicky Kapoor (Jeetendra) form the third one.

The first couple is a happily married one. The second couple stays with Vinod's mother (Kamini Kaushal). Vinod spends a lot of time with Leena (Prema Narayan) and attending late night parties while Geeta patiently awaits her husband every night. Once Shobha happens to see Vicky with Radha (Tanuja), she assumes they are having an affair and pesters Vicky about it. When Vicky denies it, she leaves him. On the other hand, Vinod decides to leave the house, but destiny plays its role. He meets with an accident and during his recovery period, Geeta proves how important she is for him. He repents and completely changes into a new soft-spoken and good man. On the other hand, Shobha spoils her own relationship to such a stage that Vicky is compelled to leave his house after Radha's tragic death. At this juncture, Tripathi steps in to mend the couple. Some of the events that follow are hilarious sequences. Whether Tripathi is successful in mending these couples forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

# Song Title Singers Lyricist Time Notes
1 "Leena O Leena Dil Toone Cheena" Kishore Kumar Anand Bakshi 4:55
2 "Aag Hai Lagi Hui Yahan Wahan" Mohammad Rafi Anand Bakshi 6:00
3 "I Love you" Lata Mangeshkar Harindranath Chattopadhyay 6.20
4 "Nahin Nahin Koi Tumsa Haseen" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle Anand Bakshi 5.50

References

  1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257 – via Google Books.
  2. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (31 May 2017). "Dasari: The original trendsetter" – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. Malhotra, Aps (9 October 2014). "Blast from the Past: Swarg Narak (1978)" – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. "Swarg Narak on Bollywood hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008.
  5. "Dasari Narayana Rao - the Bollywood side of his multi-faceted career". The Times of India. 30 May 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

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