Goonj Uthi Shehnai 1959

Goonj Uthi Shehnai is a 1959 Indian Bollywood musical film released on 1959. The film is directed by Vijay Bhatt, produced by Vijay Bhatt under banner named Prakash Pictures.
A successful romance featuring a classical shehnai musician. Kishen (R. Kumar) is a musical prodigy in love with Gopi (Ameeta). Their union is opposed by Gopis widowed mother Jamuna (Mishra) and by Kishens adopted music teacher Raghunath (Ulhas) whose daughter Ramkali (Guha) secretly loves the musician. Later, when Kishen is a famous radio musician, his benefactor Shekhar (Bhansilal) marries Gopi In several scenes, the love-stricken Kishen vows never again to play the instrument with which he had wooed Gopi and he drowns his sorrows in alcohol. The films main asset is the extensive use of the shehnai instrument, performed in playback by 20th C. Indias best-known shehnai maestro, Bismillah Khan. In order to try to match the musics classical authenticity, an attempt was made to present the story as a medieval Sanskrit love legend. *.* RADHAPUR is a village very near Lucknow. Raghunathji was a renowned musician at Radhapur. Ramkali was his only daughter, Gopi, playmate of Ramkali was the daughter of Jamuna, widowed sister of Gangaram, and was very much lovedby Gangaram. Kishan was an orphan and had recently come to Radhapur from Sajanpur. But for the Shehnai instrument left to him by his dying father and the hereditary instinct for music, he possessed nothing. . Gopi was enchanted by the melody of Shehnai and the young boy and used to rush to him wherever he was Kishan practised in his Shehnai the music of Raghunathji without the knowledge of the Master and one day he was caught in this. The Master, Raghunathji realising the craving for Music in the boy took him home. Kishan in the company of Ramkali and the guidence of the Master assisted by his inborn talents,matured in playing classical Shehnai as well as in age. . Now Kishan felt the outskirts more convenient to practise his Shehnai than the home , for here he could meet Gopi - his inspiration. . Kanaiya, the village postman, haunted by the youth of Gopi, was ardently desiring her. Kishan was his obstacle and he started spying on the movements of Gopi and Kishan. One day he found out from the Tatooists that Gopi had Kishans name tatooed in her arm. Making use of this knowledge he poisoned the minds of Jamuna and Raghunathji. Ramkali who was nourishing a soft corner in her heart for Kishan, to her utter disappointment, got convinced of the deep attachment between Kishan and Gopi. . Jamuna brought restraint on Gopis movements. She requested Gangaram to write to Jugalkishore to send his son Shekhar who was working as a Music Producer at the Lucknow Radio Station to see and approve Gopi Gopi was practically imprisoned at home. In-spite of the Shehnaj call she could not move out. She was helpless. Kishan was daily waiting for her at the usual love spot-disppointed and restless. . One day suddenly Shekhar dropped in at Radhapur to see Gopi. The voice of Shehnai suddenly dragged him to the spot. He was indeed very happy to have spotted the future Mastrio of Shehnai. Inspite of his efforts he was not able to induce Kishan to fame and fortune as Kishan refused to follow him to Lucknow. . Shekhar left Radhapur informing Jamuna of his approval of Gopi. "Love is unselfish " and this proved true in the case of Ramkali. Having been disppointed, she diverted her attentions to care and service of Kishan. Days passed on and Kishan had not met Gopi and his hopes began to dwindle away. On entering the house one day , he overheared Raghunathji suggesting to Ramkali her marriage with KIshan and was stunned. . He was now in a dilemma love dragging him away to Gopi and duty to obey Guruji. Running away to the temple for solace, he played Shenai at his best, throwing away all the ardent tunes in his possession of love and pain. The imprisoned Gopi could resist this no longer and escaping through the window the draged herself to the Shehnai. The lovers met and ere they could speak they theard the loud beatings of the drum by Kanaiya the villain , who had spied on them and the whole village assembled and the lovers were cought red handed. Raghunathji was furious and disowned Kishan inspite of Ramkali pacifying him. Gopi was dragged away by Jamuna and refused the request of Ramkali to marry them both for she thought Kishan, a beggar with no means of support. . This words of Jamuna taunted Kishan and he went to Lucknow in search of Shekhar, with a vow never to return to Radhapur but with fame and fortune. On reaching Lucknow he was surprised by Ramkali, who having failed to persuade his return stayed to serve and look after him . Shekhar was pleased and Kishan was fixed as Radio Artiste. Ramkalis letters to her father and those of kishan to Gopi were all stolen by Kanaiya, the postman. This set a scandle that Ramkali had run away with Kishan. . Kishans fame was on the increase and was spreading to all parts. His photos were appearing in all papers, but no letters from Gopi and he was restless. Kanaiya showed a photo of Kishan with Ramkali to Gopi and tried to induce her to marry him and forget Kishan. Gopi, frustrated, rushed to the river to commit suicide. The tatooists saved saved her. Gangaram convinced her that suicide was a sin. . With all her respects and love to Gangaram, she informed him that her heart had gone away with Kishan and now her body could be married to anyone Gangaram wished. To avoid loose talks, Jamuna took Gopi away from Radhapur and arranged her marriage with Shekhar at Ramgadh. Kishan, now with fame and fortune decided to go back to Radhapur and win Gopi. . Now came a message from Shekhar that Kishan must attend his wedding and play Shehnai. Willingly he accepted. Arriving in time for the Bhanwar, he stayed out and played Shenai. The same song song and tune, played by the same hands and resounded from the Shehnai shocked Gopi, she trembled and fell unconscious. Kishan rushed in and was shocked to notice Gopi lying in the laps of her mother in her bridal dress. He saw his beloved married, all his hopes frustrated, and threw away his Shehnai never to play it again. . He could neither now stay at Ramgadh nor go to Radhapur or Lucknow and was a wanderer. The pangs of love, the pain of defeat, the frustration all these took him to drinking. . Since then Gopi was not herself. She never spoke a word, she moved like a statue as if she was not in this world. Kishan wandered aimlessly with a lost soul. Ramkali and Shekhar were worried. Shekhar informed the sad incident to Ramkali. He could not figure out the reason, but Ramkali fathomed the secre. She wrote to Gangaram as to why Gopi was married to Shekhar. She also wrote that if ever Kishan came to Radhapur, he must be sent back to her- Kishans loving and affectionate sister. The letter duly reached Gangaram as Kanaiya, the postman, was sick and cleared all misunderstanding. Gangaram recovered all other letters from Kanaiya after good thrashing , and all misunderstanding were cleared. . Gopis condition deteriorated. All the remedies failed. Kishans Shenai was the only remedy to bring her back to normal life . But kishan was not found. Check out this page for more updates on Goonj Uthi Shehnai.