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Shehnai is a 1964 Indian Hindi family drama film directed by S. D. Narang. The film stars Biswajeet, Rajshree, Nirupa Roy, Leela Chitnis, Johnny Walker, Iftekhar and Asit Sen. The story was written by Gulshan Nanda and screenplay by Z. Hussain. The film's music was composed by Ravi. The songs "Na Jhatko Zulf Se Pani", "Kya Ajab Saaz Hai Yeh Shehnai", "Is Tarah Toda Mera Dil", "Kitni Jawan Hai Zindagi Kitni Jawan Bahaar" and others were written by Rajendra Krishan. The film is about a pilot’s widow who goes through hardship and loneliness in order to fulfil her husband’s last wish to make their son an Air Force pilot.
Original Release
12/01/1964
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Biswajeet Chatterjee | Deepak |
| Rajshree | Preeti |
| Nirupa Roy | Shobha |
| Rehman Khan | (as Rehman) |
| Parveen Choudhary | (as Parveen Chowdhry) |
| Johnny Walker | |
| Chand Usmani | |
| Leela Chitnis | Grandmother |
| Veena | |
| D.K. Sapru | (as Sapru) |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Biswajeet Chatterjee | Deepak |
| Rajshree | Preeti |
| Nirupa Roy | Shobha |
| Rehman Khan | (as Rehman) |
| Parveen Choudhary | (as Parveen Chowdhry) |
| Johnny Walker | |
| Chand Usmani | |
| Leela Chitnis | Grandmother |
| Veena | |
| D.K. Sapru | (as Sapru) |
| Amar | |
| Iftekhar | |
| Honey Irani | |
| Asit Kumar Sen | Teacher |
| Rita Ellen | Self |
| Raj Kumar | |
| Ramlal | |
| Brahm Bhardwaj | |
| Keshav Rana | (as Keshaw Rana) |
| Mirajkar |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| S.D. Narang | Producer |
