At the end, Khan Bhadur gives in and the lovers reunite on another rainy night. At this point Shabnam's mother revolts against Khan Bahadur, for she wants her daughter to be happy. Khan Bhadur and Shekhar reach the spot searching for the missing Shabnam. Her sickness gives a platform Shabnam and Amaan to meet each other. Shama faints during the program when she learns that Amaan is in love with someone else. Shabnam somehow reaches one of Aman's poetic duels. A shattered and imprisoned Shabnam overhearsĪmaan's voice on radio and learns that Aman is still in Lucknow. With Amaan's beautiful voice and shayaris, Shama's group attains popularity and win in the competition. Anyway, he becomes the heart and soul of Shama's musical troupe. However, submerged in the painful memory of his lost love Shabnam, Amaan does not realise Shama's unconditional love for him. Amaan begins to compose shayaris for the competition and very quickly he carves a niche for himself in the musical world. Shama is in love with Amaan, but he does not know this. Meanwhile, Amaan's old friends Shabab and Shama arrive at Lucknow to participate in a qawwali competition, in which they keep losing. Coincidentally, Amaan discovers that Aftab, the friend in whose house he is staying is actually the future husband of his lady love Shabnam.Īmaan leaves Aftab's house without noticing him. Amaan also arrives at Lucknow in search of his fortune. Khan Bahadur sets off for Lucknow with his family. He insults and expels Amaan from their house and fixes a devastated Shabnam's marriage with Aftab Ahmed of Lucknow against her wish. However, Shabnam's father Khan Bahadur is not much impressed of Amaan due to Amaan's poverty. Luck comes his way as he is appointed as a tutor for Shabnam's little sister Razia.Īmaan and Shabnam start romancing each other and plan to marry soon. When they meet accidentally in a stormy rainy night, Amaan and Shabnam fall in love with each other. Shabnam, who has not seen him yet, loves his songs and poetry. The latter continues to be widely popular and imitated.Īmaan is a talented and struggling Urdu poet trying to making a mark in the world of music. A cult film now, Barsaat Ki Raat has been lauded by 21st century critics, who have particularly noted Madhubala's performance and the soundtrack. One of the tracks, "Zindagi Bhar Nahi Bhoolegi" topped the music charts that year. The Roshan-composed soundtrack, considered one of the finest in the Indian cinema, was singled out for praise by both critics and audience. īarsaat Ki Raat got a positive feedback from contemporary critics. Upon its release, the film became a blockbuster success, the second highest earner of 1960, the twenty highest earner of the 1960s at the Indian box office, and one of the top hundred highest-grossers of all time (when adjusted for inflation). Starring Madhubala, Bharat Bhushan and Shyama, the film is considered a defining example of romantic musical film genre.Ī Muslim-social set amongst the erudite and cultured urban Muslims of independent India, Barsaat Ki Raat revolves around two lovers Shabnam (Madhubala) and Amaan Hyderabadi (Bhushan), who strive to be together but the society does not approve of them. 'A Rainy Night') is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by P.
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