Ghungroo Ki Awaaz

Ghungroo Ki Awaaz review :

A rare collaboration of Vijay (Goldie) Anand with Ramsay Brothers; Ghungroo Ki Awaaz was a suspense drama in mould of Mahal (1949) and Woh Kaun Thi (1964) and it was a complete departure from Ramsays usual horror template. Rekha was cast opposite Goldie himself in the lead role.

In fact, Goldie had multi-tasked for this film playing the producer, hero, writer as well as lyricist. Music by RD Burman was decent and the background score was influenced from his own 'The Great Gambler' (1979) and Jewel Thief (1967). While Goldie was always a brilliant director with gems like Guide (1965) and Jewel Thief (1967) to his credit, his acting skills sadly left a lot to be desired, especially in this film.

Rekha looked disinterested throughout and her voice was dubbed by Padma Khanna who also had a small role of a hooker in the film. Dheeraj Kumar appeared totally miscast as a goon.

Overall, not a bad film for early 80s, Ghungroo Ki Awaaz would've probably worked with a better hero, more taut script and crisp editing. Goldie just couldnt pull it off...

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.