Sharafat

• Film Director: Asit Sen
• Year: 1970
• Main Cast: Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Ashok Kumar, Sonia Sahni, Abhi Bhattacharya, Indrani Mukherjee, Sapru, Jagdeep
• Music Director: Laxmikant Pyarelal

Movie Synopsis

Sharafat is a 1970 Hindi film. Directed by Asit Sen it stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ashok Kumar, Sonia Sahni and Jagdeep. The screenplay was written by the eminent Hindi satirist Krishan Chander. The Mujra number : "Zamaane mein sharifon ka, aji woh haal dekha, ke sharaafat chodd di maine..." {trans.: "When I saw the way the Righteous conduct themselves in this World, I gave up Righteousness..."} was a block-buster hit across the country and catapulted its box-office earnings. In Bollywood, the popularity of a song has much the same effect as the winning of an Oscar does to ticket sales in the US - which is the main reason why most commercial movies continue to have 5-7 songs, whether or not they contribute to the continuity of the screenplay. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics by Anand Bakshi.