Kashmir Ki Kali 1946

Kashmir Ki Kali is a 1946 Indian Bollywood social, action film released on Jan 01, 1946. The film is directed by Jagannath Dhar.
Taking its title from the hit song Kashmir ki kali hoon main sung by Lata Mangeshkar in Kapoors successful Junglee (1961), this is an exotic comedy romance in colour deploying Shammi Kapoors established persona as the rich youth who spurns his familys wealth and after some adventures falls in love with a woman not of his social class who cares for his wealth. Rajib (Kapoor), constantly criticised by his mother for crazy decisions. (e.g.announcing an award of Rs. 500,000 to the familys mill employees), leaves when there is talk of arranging a marriage for him and goes to Kashmir where he falls in love with a flower-girl (Tagore). Rajib lives in his familys bungalow, sneakily rented out by the caretaker, and his regarded as weak in the head. Kapoor had put on some weight and his physical gyrations are less elegant than they were in his b&w Nasir Hussain films, but the influence of rock music, the exotic locales and the emphasis on upper-class youth culture continues from his previous films. The film includes several Mohammed Rafi hits in the Kapoor style (Kisi na kisie Yeh chand sa roshan chehra). . Rajib, sole heir to a millionaire industriallist, is often chided by his mother, the Rani Ma, for his somewhat erratic behaviour. One one occassion, he goes out of the way to announce an award of five lakhs to his mill workers, an act which is very distressing to his mother and her manager, Shyamlal. Shyamlal suggests that they should try and find a suitable bride for the boisterous youngman, as he would surely settle down after marriage. . Marriage, however, is not something which fits in with Rajibs plans and he manages to quickly dispose of the girls whom he was to select his lifes mate. When the Rani Ma insists that he must agree to marry, he takes the decision to go away, and remain away till such time as his mother agrees to change her mind. In the company of his great friend, Chandra, Rajib goes to Kashmir, where he owns a bunglow and an estate. . The bungalow at Kashmir has been left in the charge of Bholaram for many years, and has rarely been visited by members of the family. The crafty Bholaram has taken full advantage of the situation by converting the bungalow into a hotel, which was quite popular with the young visitors to Kashmir. . Thus Rajib found himself a stranger in his own house, and Bholaram made matters worse for him by telling the guests that Rajib was merely a mad man who suffered from hallucinations which made him believe that he owned the place. The other hotel guests agreed to pamper Rajib. . Into Rajibs life stepped Champa the beautiful Kashmiri flower girl who won his heart. She was the only daughter of blind man. Dinu, and made both ends meet by selling flowers to the tourists who flocked to the colourful valley. As Rajibs romance with Champa blossomed, he was to make an ugly enemy of Mohan, a local suiter for Champas hand, and who was doing everything within his power to persuade the blind Dinu to give Champa to him in marriage. . All at once Rajib and Champa find themselves in the midst of events so stunning that their dream world seemed sure to be destroyed. The story hence forward takes most unexpected twists and turns, and moves on to a breath taking climax brilliantly presented by the colour cameras. What transpires is best enjoyed on the screen.
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