Pyar Ka Mausam

Plot synopsis:
Seema is the only child of widowed Mohan, who is adopted by Mohan's boss, Sardar Ranjit Singh, who has no heir to his estate, as his daughter, Jamuna, eloped with a poor peasant, Gopal. Ranjit does not get along with his step-brother, Shankar. Jamuna manages to placate her dad, & he goes to her house, only to find it in flames with Gopal burned to death, and their son, Sunder, missing. Years later, Seema has now grown up and meets with a young man named Pyarelal in Ooty. She meets him a year later, but this time he introduces himself as Jhatpat Singh, a man she was supposedly engaged to in their childhood. Shortly thereafter she meets with the real Jhatpat Singh, and changes her mind about the fake Jhatpat Singh alias Pyarelal. Now Sunil knows that he was adopted and understands that he was the lost son of Gopal. He goes to Sardar Ranjit Singh and appoints to be an estate manager. There he meets Seema again and they rekindle their romance. By that time, planning to steal away property, Shankar sends his son as the lost son of Jamuna and Gopal. Ranjit Singh believes him and wants to marry seema to Shankar's son. After some misunderstandings, family finally reunites and Jamuna's sanity returns. Movie ends with the marriage of Seema and Sunil/Sunder.
It is one of two films in which Music Director Rahul Dev Burman plays a role of Jhatpat Singh's assistant in the film apart from giving the music for the film, the other being Bhoot Bungla.

Tags: romantic, murder

Review:
Pyar Ka Mausam the turning point. Pyar Ka Mausam was the first ever Hindi movie that I watched. It was screened in Malaysia in 1971. I was then 15 years old. Many of my friends at that time were already Hindi movie fans and persuaded me to watch. They told me about good songs, handsome heroes and beautiful heroines. Finally when Pyar Ka Mausam was screened in my hometown, I decided to go to the cinema. That was really the turning point for me. I was glued to the screen, enjoyed the songs by Mohd. Rafi and Lata, and was fascinated with the handsome Shashi Kapoor and beautiful Asha Parekh. They are my favourite stars until now. Since then I never missed Hindi films that came to town, especially if the films had Shashi and Asha in it, or either one of them. Old Hindi movies are sold in VCD's in Malaysia and of course Pyar Ka Mausam is in my collection. I will always cherish this film and remember it in my heart. I wish I could tell Shashi and Asha about this. But how could I? I am far away and I don't know how to get in touch with them. Nevertheless, my best regard and best wishes to my hero and heroine.. With the normal run of the mill story of the sixtees the film scores with it's excellent picturisation and music.. The plot is the usual lost and found son, intermixed with a lot of melodrama. What makes the film beautiful is the picturisation, comic scenes and excellent music.  Main cast consisting of Shashi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Bharath Bhushan and Nirupa Roy play their roles wver well. Asha Parekh looks ravishingly beautiful and naughty most of the times. Shashi Kapoor is pleasing in his style of acting. Picturised mostly in the hilly regions in the Northern India, the picture captures the scenic beauty of the region with its excellent photography. Most attractive part of the film is its music. Songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi and Kishore kumar are lilting and ring the ears for long. Highly likable movie.