Friday, 1 April 2016

1 APR 1937 JABEEN JALIL BORN

Actress Jabeen Jaleel In An Exclusive Interview with Anmol Fankaar

WRITTEN BY SHISHIR KRISHNA SHARMA
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Interviewed by Shishir Krishna Sharma especially for Anmol Fankaar. Original Hindi interview translated by Gajendra Khanna
Jabeen ji during the Interview
JABEEN JI DURING THE INTERVIEW


Actress Jabeen Jaleel's name is well known to fans of hindi cinema of the 50s and 60s. Although She acted in merely 23 Hindi and 4 Punjabi films in her almost 20 year career, She made millions fans of her beauty and wonderful acting. This popular actress of the Golden Period of Hindi cinema is once again active in the field in the form of a producer.
Jabeen belongs to an illustrious and well educated family of Bengal. On one hand, her paternal grandfather Sayyad Maulvi Ahmed was the first bengali muslim to get the graduation degree from Kolkata University and on the other her father Sayyad Abu Ahmed Jaleel was an I.C.S. officer during the british period.
A Young Jabeen
A YOUNG JABEEN


Jabeen's mother Dilaara Jaleel was also well educated lady who had got Munshi Faazil's degree. She hailed from Lahore's famous Faqeer brothers’ family. These three brothers Sayyad Faqeer Nooruddin, Sayyad faqeer Saeeduddin and Sayyad Faqeer Azizuddin were much respected ministers in the court of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. It was maharaja Ranjeet Singh who had bestowed them with the title of Faqeer and their name is a part of Indian History. Lahore's famous FaqeerKhana Museum is named after them. Sayyad Faqeer Azizuddin was the Foreign minister in the Maharaja's court. Jabeen's mother Dilaara Begum was his great granddaughter.
Jabeen with Shammi Kapoor in Raat Ke Raahi
JABEEN WITH SHAMMI KAPOOR IN RAAT KE RAAHI

Jabeen was born in Delhi and was merely two years old when her family shifted to Japan due to her father's transfer. After staying in Japan for four years, her father moved to Mumbai on his appointment as Controller of Textiles. Jabeen joined the famous Queen Mary School situated at Nana Chowk, Mumbai. During her education there she also served as the school's Head Girl. For further studies she took admission in the Elphinston College. Jabeen recalls, "I used to participate in the College's Cultural programs with great vigor and enthusiasm. I once played a major role in the play Nek Parveen whose judges were famous Producer-Director S.M. Yusuf and his actress-wife Nigar Sultana. They both liked my performance so much that not only did I get the Best Actress award but they offered me the heroine's role in their next movie. Our family's only filmy connection was that Actor-producer-director Sohrab Modi was my father's good friend. My father had passed away in 1949 itself. My two elder sisters had migrated to Pakistan after their marriages. My home consisted of just my mother, myself and my younger brother. It was difficult for me to take a decision on the offer independently, hence Yusuf sahib came to my home the following day itself. On his persuasion, my mother gave me the permission to work in the film, albeit after some resistance."
Premiere of Hathkadi at Yashwant Cinema
PREMIERE OF HATHKADI AT YASHWANT CINEMA


Jabeen's first film Guzaara released in 1954 where her hero was Karan Dewan. Music of the film was composed by Ghulam Mohammad. Although the film was not very successful but Jabeen managed to attract people's attention towards herself. Her second film Lutera released in 1955 where her hero was Nasir Khan. She however got true recognition with her third film, New Delhi where she played the role of Kishore Kumar's sister Nikki. This 1956 release had veteran actor Prabhu Dayal (who was actress Nalini Jaywant's Husband) cast opposite her. Shankar Jaikishan had composed the music for this Producer-Director Mohan Sehgal's film and was a successful movie of its time.
Jabeen in Raagini
JABEEN IN RAAGINI

She got benefitted by the success of New Delhi. Towards the end of the decade, many films starring her released, including Char Minar, Fashion, Jeevan Sathi, Hathkadi, Panchayat, Raagini, Bedard Zamana Kya Jaane and Raat ke Raahi. Many songs picturised on her were extremely popular including Tum Aur Hum(Fashion), Madbhari Yeh Pyaar Ki Palken (Fashion), Ta Thaiyya Karte Aana (Panchayat), Is Duniya Se Nirala Hoon (Raagini), Piya mai hoon patang tu dor (Raagini), Qaid mein Hai Bulbul Sayyad Muskuraye (Bedard Zamana Kya Jaane), Door Kahin Tu Chal (Bedard Zamana Kya Jaane), Aa Bhi Ja Bewafa (Raat Ke Rahi), Tu Kya Samjhe Tu Kya Jaane (Raat Ke Rahi) and Ek Nazar Ek Ada (Raat Ke Rahi).
Jabeen with Ashok Kumar in Jeevan Sathi
JABEEN WITH ASHOK KUMAR IN JEEVAN SATHI

In the 60s, Jabeen acted in films like Batwara, Khiladi, Sachche Moti, Taj Mahal and Raju. Her portrayal of Laadli Bano in Taj Mahal was quite appreciated. The Batwara song , Yeh Raat Yeh Fizaayen Phir Aayen Na Aayen picturised on her and Jawahar Kaul is popular to this day. She also got the National Award for the 1962 Punjabi film Chaudhary Karnail Singh in which her hero was Prem Chopra which was incidentally his debut movie. Jabeen acted in three other Punjabi movies Kadi Dhoop Kadi Chhaon, Geet Baharaan De and Aye Dharti Punjab Di.
Jabeen with Pandit Nehru
JABEEN WITH PANDIT NEHRU

Jabeen got married in the year 1968. Her Husband Ashok Kak was of Kashmiri Origin and hailed from Jodhpur. He was the President of the Kodak Company and was the youngest CEO of that time. He had completed his MBA from Pilani and belonged to an extremely educated family. He was a friend of Jabeen's younger brother Asjed Jaleel. Jabeen says, "I am a Sayyad Muslim while Ashok is a Kashmiri Pandit. However, both our families were so liberal that religion did not play any role in our marriage. After marriage I acted in only one film Vachan which released in 1974."
Jabeen with Dev Anand in Unreleased movie Hum Aur Tum
JABEEN WITH DEV ANAND IN UNRELEASED MOVIE HUM AUR TUM

After moving away from films Jabeen was acted in Social work also. When her son started attending school, she was the Chairperson of renowned Cathedral School's Parent Teacher Association. While her elder sisters were settled in Pakistan, her younger brother had settled in America. They no longer had any relatives in India. Keeping in view their son's education and better future the family decided to settle in America. Due to the family's regular visits to America, getting a green card was just a matter of time. The family moved to America in 1989.
Jabeen with her actor son Divvij
JABEEN WITH HER ACTOR SON DIVVIJ

Jabeen and her family stayed in America for nearly ten years. Her mother and mother-in-law used to stay with them. The family moved back to Mumbai in 1998. 
Ashok Kak also returned to India in 2002. Well known industrialist K.K. Birla was familiar with his management capabilities. Hence, he requested Ashok to help improve the financial condition of their loss making, Kolkata-based India Steamship Company which was one of the oldest companies of the group. During his three year contract, Ashok not only recovered the losses but made the company profitable as well. During the three years the family stayed in Kolkata and then returned back to Mumbai. During this period, Jabeen also acted in the TV serial Hawaayen which was telecasted on DD-1 in 2004-05, nearly 30 years after her last release Vachan(1974).
Jabeen with her Husband Ashok Kak and son Divvij
JABEEN WITH HER HUSBAND ASHOK KAK AND SON DIVVIJ

Jabeen now lives in the Cadel Road-Shivaji Park area with her husband, son and elderly mother-in-law. Her Husband is the CEO of the famous Asmita Group of Companies situated in Mira Road-Thane. Her son has taken up the acting profession following in her footsteps. Inspite of spending ten years in America, Divvij has an amazing command over Hindi and Urdu. His first release Saathi in 2005 was directed by Director Faiz Anwar. His second movie Pehli Nazar Ka Pyar is ready for release. The film sees Jabeen return to Hindi Cinema as a producer under her banner Jabeen International. Jabeen says, "During my career, due to my family background, upbringing and values, I always found myself bit of a misfit in the industry. But my son will without doubt get benefited from my experience. As far as my memories of the period are concerned, I don't recall anything which gives me great happiness and its better to forget many of the painful incidents of the time. I however cannot forget the help of famous actress Shakeela who helped me selflessly in settling in Mumbai again. She is really a gem of a person whom I am glad to have as a friend."
Jabeen Today
JABEEN TODAY

Below we present a live video of Jabeen talking about her foray into production, future plans and singing her famous song Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul for us.
---video of Jabeen ji taken during the interview ---
 Thanks a lot to Manaswi Sharma for the help rendered by him for the video. 
---Filmography--

  1. GUZARA   (1954)
P : S.M.Yusuf
D : S.M.Yusuf    
M : Ghulam Mohd.    
A : Karan Dewan, Paro, Chand Barq, Mirza Musharraf, Baby Naaz, Tewari, S.M.Yusuf

  1. LUTERA         (1955)  
P : Dalsukh M. Pancholi
D : Ravindra Dave    
M : C.Ramchandra    
A : Nasir Khan, Begampara, Nazir Hussain, David, Om Prakash, Shyamlal, Ramlal, Noor

  1. CHARMINAR            (1956)
P : Nagina Films
D : Ravindra Dave  
M : Sardul Kwatra    
A : Nasir Khan, Anjali Devi, Helen, Rashid Khan, Narmada Shankar, Bhagwan, S.K.Prem
     
  1. KEEMAT (1956)
P : C.R.Shah
D : Heera Singh  
M : Bhola Shreshtha    
A : Abhi Bhattacharya, rehana, Tewari, Madan Puri, Ramesh Sinha, Bhupendra Kapoor
  1. NEW DELHI (1956)
P : Mohan Sehgal
D : Mohan Sehgal
M : Shankar Jaikishan
A : Kishore Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Radhakishan, Nazir Hussain, Dhumal, Mumtaz

  1. FASHION (1957)
P : Kuldeep Sehgal
D : Lekhraj Bhakri  
M : Hemant Kumar    
A : Pradeep Kumar, Mala Sinha, Chandrashekhar, Sundar, Kammo, Leela Mishra, Sagar


  1. JEEVAN SAATHI (1957)
P : Dhanwant S.Shah
D : R.S.Tara  
M : Bulo C. Rani  
A : Ashok Kumar, Usha Kiran, Anoop Kumar, Daisy Irani, Amarnath, Pratima Devi, Iftikhar


  1. HATHKADI (1958)
P : Dhanwant S.Shah
D : Sudarshan Bhatia  
M : Nashad    
A : Motilal, Shakeela, Sajjan, Rajan Haksar, Amarnath, Mirza Musharraf, Mirajkar, Sushma
  1. PANCHAYAT (1958)
P : Kuldeep Sehgal
D : Lekhraj Bhakri
M : Iqbal Qureshi    
A : Raj Kumar, Shyama, Pandhribai, Manoj Kumar, Daisy Irani, Kuldeep Kaur, Kanhaiyalal, Sundar


  1. RAAGINI (1958)
P : Ashok Kumar, Ganesh
D : Rakhan
M : O.P.Nayyar    
A : Ashok Kumar, Padmini, Kishore Kumar, Balam, Sundar, Nazir Hussain, Achala Sachdev

  1. SON OF SINDBAD (1958)
P : Ram Kamlani, Balwant Bhatt
D : Nanabhai Bhatt
M : Chitragupt    
A : Prem Nath, Poornima, Shammi, Bhagwan, Kuldeep Kaur, Tewari, Sundar, Samson, Kukku

  1. BEDARD ZAMANA KYA JAANE (1959)
P : Subhash Desai, Manmohan Desai
D : Babubhai Mistry  
M : Kalyanji Veerji Shah    
A : Ashok Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Sudesh Kumar, Pran, Helen, Sheikh, Iftekhar, Ratanmala

  1. JAGGA DAKU (1959)
P : Chitra Bharti
D : Chandrakant  
M : S.N.Tripathi    
A : Jairaj, Chandrashekhar, Tewari, Maruti, Krishna Kumari, Babu Raje, Amir Bano, Bhagwan


  1. RAAT KE RAAHI (1959)
P : Pushpanjali Pictures
D : Naseem bano
M : Bipin Babul    
A : Shammi Kapoor, Anwar, Achala Sachdev, Nazir Hussain, Iftekhar, Radhika, manohar

  1. BATWARA (1961)
P : Deep Khosla
D : Karunesh Thakur  
M : S.Madan    
A : Pradeep Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Rehman, Shashikala, Jawahar Kaul, Leela Chitnis, Jagdish Sethi


  1. KHILADI (1961)
P : Rekha Chitra
D : B.J.Patel
M : Sardul Kwatra    
A : Ranjan, Tewari, Shammi, Sundar, Rajan Haksar, Rajan Kapoor, Madhumati
  1. JADUGAR DAKU       (1962)
P : Joy Films
D : Chandrakant
M : S.N.Tripathi    
A : Jairaj, Tewari, Madhumati, Helen, Ajit, Maruti, Bela Bose, Tuntun, Babu Raje

  1. SACHCHE MOTI (1962)
P : Shri Dilip Chitra
D : Omi Bedi
M : N.Dutta    
A : Suresh, Johny Walker, Sulochna, Helen, Tuntun, Manmohan Krishna, Sushil Kumar

  1. TAJ MAHAL (1963)
P : A.K.Nadiadwala
D : M.Sadiq
M : Roshan    
A : Pradeep Kumar, Beena Roy, Jeevan, Helen, Rehman, Veena, Mohan Choti


  1. THE HOUSE HOLDER (1963)
P : Merchant Ivory
D : James Ivory
M : Vanraj Bhatia, Jyotinder    
A : Shashi Kapoor, Leela Naidu, Durga Khote, Parveen Paul, Achala Sachdev, Pahadi Sanyal

  1. ZINGARO (1963)
P : Joy Films
D : Chandrakant
M : S.N.Tripathi    
A : Jairaj, Tewari, Laxmi Chhaya, Aruna Irani, Maruti, Bela Bose, Mridula, Babu Raje


  1. RAJU (1967)
P : Shri Dilip Chitra
D : Omi Bedi
M : N.Dutta
A : Sushil Kumar, Jeevan, Johny Walker, Sulochna, Shammi, Manmohan Krishna,


  1. VACHAN (1974)
P : Zar Films
D : Suraj Prakash
M : Shankar jaikishan    
A : Shashi kapoor, Vimmi, Prem Chopra, Nazir hussain, Sulochna, K.N.Singh


PANJABI FILMS :
  1. 1.Chaowdhri Karnail Singh
  2. 2.Kadi Dhoop Kadi Chhaanh
  3. 3.Aye Dharti Panjab Di
  4. 4.Geet Baharaan De



INCOMPLETE / UNRELEASED FILMS
  1. 1.Ajnabi (Nasir Khan)
  2. 2.Black Gold (Ranjan)
  3. 3.Kab Tak Rahenge Kunwaare (Raj Kapoor)
  4. 4.Hum Aur Tum (Dev Anand)
  5. 5.Omar Khayyam (Ashok Kumar)
  6. 6.Sweet Heart (Shashi Kapoor)
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