''1857 '' is a

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Indian

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film. It was the fifth highest grossing Indian film of 1946. The film was directed by Mohan Sinha for Murari Pictures. The story was by M. Zahur with screenplay and dialogue by Safdar 'Ah'. The film starred the singer-actor pair of

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and Suraiya, along with Wasti, Nigar, Munshi Khanjar, Madan Puri. 1857 was a historical fiction drama set against the backdrop of the

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also known as the First war of independence.

Cast

;Male *

as Aslam * Wasti as Navab Aghashouqat * Benjamin as Jawahir Singh * Shakir as Nawab Khurshid Mirza * Shyam Sunder as Manzoor * Ganju as Bahadur Shah * Y. N. Joshi as Dileep * Madanpuri as Prince Mirza Mughal * Munshikhanjar as father of Manzoor ;Female * Suraiya as Tasnim * Menka as Begum * Nigar as mother of Manzoor * Lila as sister of Manzoor * Laxmi as Queen of Jhanshi ;Dances *Kundanlal

Soundtrack

The music composer was Sajjad Hussain and the lyricists were Anuum Pilibhiti, Pandit Ankur, Shewan Rizvi, and Y.N.Joshi. The singers were Suraiya, Surendra, Shamshad Begum,

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and Rajkumari.

Song List

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of 1857 At Surjit Singh's posted songs 1946 films Films about the Indian Rebellion of 1857 1940s Hindi-language films Films scored by Sajjad Hussain Indian drama films 1946 drama films Indian black-and-white films Hindi-language drama films {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub