1933
Events
January
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Indian film directed by
A. R. Kardar
Abdur Rashid Kardar (1904–1989) was an Indian film actor, director and producer. He is credited with establishing the film industry in the Bhati Gate locality of Lahore, British India (now in Pakistan). The film was produced by the East India Film Company, in
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
. Kardar had moved from
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
to Calcutta where he directed several films for the company from 1933–36, including ''Aurat Ka Pyar''. The music composer was Mushtaq Ahmed and lyrics were by
Agha Hashar Kashmiri
Agha Hashar Kashmiri (born Muhammad Shah, 3 April 1879 – 1 April 1935) was an Urdu poet, playwright and dramatist. A number of his plays were Indian Shakespearean adaptations.
Early life
He started to show interest in stage dramas and mo ...
, who also scripted the film. It starred
Gul Hamid
Gul Hamid (1905-1936) was an Indian actor. He started his acting career in silent films and later played leading roles in talkies. He had many honors to his credit. He acted in ''Heer Ranjha'', the first film produced in Punjabi and in '' Seet ...
,
Mukhtar Begum
Mukhtar Begum was a Pakistani classical, ghazal singer and actress. She was known as ''The Queen of Music'' for singing songs in films and on radio. She worked in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu films and was known for her roles in films ''Hathili Dulh ...
, Mazhar Khan, Anwari Bai, Bacha, Abdul Sattar and Athar.
The film was a commercial success at the box office and proclaimed Kardar as a "talented film-maker".
Cast
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Gul Hamid
Gul Hamid (1905-1936) was an Indian actor. He started his acting career in silent films and later played leading roles in talkies. He had many honors to his credit. He acted in ''Heer Ranjha'', the first film produced in Punjabi and in '' Seet ...
*
Mukhtar Begum
Mukhtar Begum was a Pakistani classical, ghazal singer and actress. She was known as ''The Queen of Music'' for singing songs in films and on radio. She worked in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu films and was known for her roles in films ''Hathili Dulh ...
* Anwari Bai
* Bacha
* Athar
* Mazhar Khan
* A. R. Pahelwan
Soundtrack
One of the notable songs from this film was the classical, "Chori Kahin Khule Na Naseem-e-Bahar Ki", sung by the famous singer and actress
Mukhtar Begum
Mukhtar Begum was a Pakistani classical, ghazal singer and actress. She was known as ''The Queen of Music'' for singing songs in films and on radio. She worked in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu films and was known for her roles in films ''Hathili Dulh ...
in Raga Darbari. The music director was Mushtaq Ahmed and the lyricist was Agha Hashar Kashmiri.