Sangdil

{{Short description|1952 film by R.C. Talwar}} {{about||the TV series|Sangdil (TV series)|the 1982 Pakistani film directed by Hassan Tariq|Sangdil (film)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Sangdil | image = Sangdil1952.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = R. C. Talwar | producer = R. C. Talwar | writer = Ramanand Sagar | screenplay = Ramanand Sagar | story = Ramanand Sagar | narrator = | based_on = {{based on|''Jane Eyre''|Charlotte Brontë}} | starring = Dilip Kumar<br />Madhubala | music = Sajjad Hussain | cinematography = Prakash Malhotra | editing = Ranveer | studio = Talwar Films Ltd. | distributor = Talwar Films Ltd. | released = {{Film date|1952|11|28|df=yes}} | runtime = 141 mins | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = | gross = {{INR|95 lakh}}<ref name=":0" /> }}

'''''Sangdil''''' ({{Translation|Stone-hearted}}) is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by R. C. Talwar. The film is an adaptation of the 1847 Charlotte Brontë classic novel ''Jane Eyre'' and it stars Dilip Kumar, Madhubala in lead roles. The film's music is by Sajjad Hussain and film song lyrics by Rajinder Krishan.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film304748.htm |title=Sangdil (1952 film)|website= Complete Index To World Film (C.I.T.W.F.) website|archive-date=10 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810201327/http://www.citwf.com/film304748.htm|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=DNA>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-retrospect-sajjad-hussain-s-musical-gems-2095174/ |author=Param Arunachalam |title=Bollywood Retrospect: Sajjad Hussain's musical gems |website=DNA India website |date=13 June 2015 |access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>

''Sangdil'' was the second film after Ram Daryani's ''Tarana'' (1951) to star Dilip Kumar and Madhubala together. The film was theatrically released on 28 November 1952 and earned {{INRConvert|95|l|year=1952}}.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2006-04-28 |title=Box Office 1952 |website=Box Office India website|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/1952.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060428181522/http://boxofficeindia.com/1952.htm |archive-date=28 April 2006 |access-date=2023-02-15}}</ref>

==Plot== Shankar and Kamla are childhood sweethearts who are unfortunately separated at a young age. They meet years later and rekindle their romance, but Shankar has a lot of dark secrets. When they are about to be married, a man shows up and confronts Shankar about his "wife", and asks him how he can marry again and cheat his first "wife".

It is then revealed that Shankar's mother, in a bout of greed, tricked him into "marrying" a mentally challenged rich woman. The insane woman is kept locked up in a dungeon. Kamla is hurt that Shankar hid all this from her and goes back to her village, despite Shankar's desperate pleas for her to stay with him. The lovers are heartbroken without each other.

Finally, when she returns to Shankar, Kamla finds out that his entire mansion was accidentally burned by the insane woman, who herself was a victim in the fire accident. She goes in search of Shankar, but realises that he was blinded in the fire. However, they declare their love for each other and are happily united.

== Cast == *Dilip Kumar as Shankar<ref name=citwf/> *Madhubala as Kamla<ref name=citwf/> *Shammi as Mohini *Leela Chitnis as Dhaai Maa<ref name=citwf/> *Pratima Devi as Badi Maa<ref name=citwf/> *Dara Singh

== Soundtrack == The music of the film was composed by music director Sajjad Hussain<ref name=citwf/> and lyrics were penned by Rajinder Krishan. {|class="wikitable" ! Song !! Singer |- | "Yeh Hawa, Yeh Raat" | Talat Mahmood |- | "Kahan Ho Kahan Mere" | Talat Mahmood |- | "Dil Mein Sama Gaye Sajan, Phool Khile Chaman Chaman" | Talat Mahmood, Lata Mangeshkar |- | "Woh To Chale Gaye Ae Dil" | Lata Mangeshkar |- | "Dardbhari Kisi Ki Yaad" | Asha Bhosle |- | "Dharti Se Door, Gore Badalon Ke Par, Aaja Aaja" | Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt |- | "Darshan Pyasi Aayi Dasi" | Geeta Dutt |- | "Le Chal Wahan Piya" | Shamshad Begum |- |}

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception === Baburao Patel, the editor of ''Filmindia'' magazine, called ''Sangdil'' "a dull, boring and stupid picture". He, however, praised Dilip Kumar's acting skills.{{sfn|Lanba|2002|page=52}}

=== Box office === Despite mixed reviews, ''Sangdil'' emerged as the seventh highest-grossing film of 1952.<ref name=":0" /> It grossed ₹0.95 crore at the box office, including a nett of ₹0.5 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-09-22 |title=Top Earners 1952 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=158&catName=MTk1Mg== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922022116/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=158&catName=MTk1Mg== |archive-date=22 September 2012 |website=Box Office India website|access-date=2023-02-15}}</ref> Box Office India declared that the film had "above average" financial returns.<ref name=":0" />

== Sources == * {{cite book |last=Lanba |first=Urmila |title=Life and Films of Dilip Kumar, the Thespian |publisher=Vision Books |year=2002 |isbn=8170944961}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0130991|Sangdil}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sangdil}} Category:1952 films Category:1952 Hindi-language films Category:Films scored by Sajjad Hussain Category:Films based on Jane Eyre Category:Gothic films Category:Indian black-and-white films