Phir Wahi Raat

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Super Star Rajesh Khanna's Phir Wahi Raat - 1980

Introduction :

Phir Wahi Raat (Hindi: फ़िर वही रात; transliteration: Same night again) is a 1980 suspense film of horror genre starring Super Star Rajesh Khanna in the lead role as a psychologist doctor opposite Kim Yashpal. Danny later on married Kim Yashpal. The music is by R.D.Burman. This is the first and the only film directed by Danny Denzongpa. Suresh Oberoi, who played the investigating police officer in this film, was noticed by filmgoers only with this film. This was super hit film in 1980.

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A woman in her early twenties named Asha lives in a hostel where she gets tortured by nightmares and thereby leaves the hostel after she realises that neither she is happy nor her the hostel authorities and her friends from hostel due to her behaviour. Later on she goes to a doctor Dr. Vijay for treatment. Her dreams are of her insane aunt who tried to strangle her years ago after killing her mother. Dr. Vijay after understanding her case decides to take her outside the city, far away from the city, to a remote hilly area which is the ancestral mansion, where she spent her childhood and is a replica of ancestral mansion which she fantasies about. Shoba, a close friend of Asha, also decides to accompany Asha to the mansion. Asha and Vijay gradually start liking each other and fall in love with each other. There, in the big old mansion, Asha witnesses lots of things which makes her more scared, but Vijay does not agree with her. Vijay starts suspecting the daughter of Vishwanath to be the person, who is playing some prank on Asha. Later Ashok, a cousin of Asha, comes to India to meet her all alone. Asha is angry at Ashok, for he has married a Christian woman, without disclosing to her. Later, on the eve of Asha's birthday, Ashok's wife gets murdered, and this further changes the life of Asha. The rest of the story is full of suspense till the end.

Star Cast :

Super Star Rajesh Khanna as Dr. Vijay
Kim Yashpal as Asha
Aruna Irani as Shobha
Jagdeep as Krupachand Reswani
Danny Denzongpa as Ashok
A.K. Hangal as Vishwanath
Lalita Pawar as Hostel warden
Shashikala as Aunty
Suresh Oberoi as Police Inspector
Bhagwan as Gendamal
Lalita Kumari as Irate parent
Manmauji
Mohan Choti
Mukri
Om Shivpuri
Rajdeep
Shashikala
Shubha Khote
Sunder &
Tamanna

Film Crew's :

Direction – Danny Denzongpa
Production – N. N. Sippy
Music Direction – Rahul Dev Burman
Lyrics – Majrooh Sultanpuri
Playback – Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi & Sushma Shrestha

Music Soundtracks : :

All lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and all music composed by Rahul Dev Burman.

S.No. Song Title Singer(s)

1) "Sang Mere Nikle The Saajan" - By Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar & Chorus
2) "Chhalkao Jhoomke Paimana" - By Kishore Kumar & Chorus
3) "Dekho Idhar Dekho" - By Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhonsle & Sushma Srestha
4) "Phir Wohi Raat" - By Kishore Kumar
5) "Bindiya Tarse Kajra Barse" - By Lata Mangeshkar
6) "Aa Gaye Yaaron Jeene Ke Din" - By Mohammad Rafi & Chorus