Heer Raanjha

The film stars Raaj Kumar, Priya Rajvansh, Pran, Prithviraj Kapoor, Ajit, Jayant, Sonia Sahni, Kamini Kaushal, Indrani Mukherjee, Achla Sachdev and Tun Tun.

Raanjha (Raaj Kumar), a handsome, carefree young man, is the local Romeo of the village of Takht Hazara.

His family stops him as the people of Takht Hazara and Jhang have been fierce enemies for ages.

During the wedding dance, he crosses paths with a charming young girl, Heer (Priya Rajvansh), the daughter of a landlord from Jhang.

Later, when playing hide and seek with her friends, Heer accidentally catches hold of Raanjha.

Heer's father Bade Choudhary (Jayant) gifts him a hefty amount as a reward.

Just before Heer can tell her parents about Raanjha, Chote Choudhary reveals their affair to her family.

Teaming up with Heer's mother (Veena Sapru), he ties up Raanjha and plots to get rid of him.

But Chote Choudhury hires goons who insult and chase Raanjha's family away from entering the village.

The older men of Jhang tell Bade Choudhary to get Heer married as she is setting a bad example to other young girls.

Raanjha escapes from his home and vents his anger on Heer's father for breaking his promise.

Weeks later, Raanjha becomes a wanderer and travels to Saida's village not knowing Heer is there.

Chote Choudhury and Kazi paint Heer as a malicious liar deserving of death.

However,one of Raanjha's friends, a mute tailor, stands up in court and testifies to have seen Kazi accepting a bribe from Chote Choudhury.

With great pomp and show, Raanjha takes Heer to his house in a palanquin.

Their wives were played by: The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by Madan Mohan,[1] with lyrics by Kaifi Azmi, and is especially remembered for the poignant "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin", sung by Mohammed Rafi.