Phir Subah Hogi
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| फिर सुबह होगी | |
| Directed by | Ramesh Saigal |
| Produced by | Ramesh Saigal |
| Music by | Mohammed Zahur Khayyam |
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Release date
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1958 |
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Running time
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168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹ 1,80,00,000 |
Phir Subah Hogi ("Morning will dawn again"; also spelt Phir Subha Hogi) is a 1958 Indian drama film produced and directed by Ramesh Saigal and starring Raj Kapoor and Mala Sinha in lead roles. The movie was an adaption of Fyodor Dostoevsky's immortal novel, Crime and Punishment.
It was the fourth highest-grossing film in India of 1958 and was declared as "Hit" at the box-office.
Ram (Raj Kapoor) is a poor law student who supports his education with money orders from his mother and things he pawns. While struggling with his poor finances, he save a boy from accident. Seeing the poor condition of the boy's family he gives all his savings for the boy's treatment. Ram keeps visiting the boy and falls in love with the boy's elder sister Sohni (Mala Sinha). Sohni's father Gopal is addicted to liquor which Harbanslal keeps providing him with. Harbanslal has a mean motive in doing so as he wants marry Sohni. To prevent Sohni's arranged marriage with Harbanslal, Ram decides to rob the pawn broker. But he is caught in the act, and he murders the pawn owner.
Ram's conscience keeps telling him to admit his crime. But he never picks up the courage to do so. The police inspector on the case keeps suspecting Ram for the crime. With no proof he, too, is helpless. Ram learns that police have already arrested another thief and have charged him with this robbery and murder. On the last day when the court is to rule in the case, Raj makes up his mind and admits. He pleads saying how he was acting in self-defense against real villains of the society. The court sentences him for three years of imprisonment. Sohni promises that she will wait for his release and then marry him.
Lyrics for this socially relevant film were composed by Sahir Ludhianvi and music by Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, popularly known as Khayyam. The song "Chin-O-Arab Hamara, Hindustan Hamara, Rahne Ko Ghar Nahin Hain, Saara Jahan Hamara" sung by Mukesh and picturised on Raj Kapoor, became very popular yet controversial and was very close to being banned then.
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