Kaneez is a 1949 Indian

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-language

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, directed and produced by Krishan Kumar, starring

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and

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in lead roles.

Plot

Sabira is the daughter of a wealthy man, Akbar, who is cheated by his manager, Hamid, and forced into a mental home. Sabira marries Hamid's son, Akhtar, but the marriage is destroyed by a woman called Darling, who is after Akhtar for his money. Sabira is forced to become a servant in her own house, but she recovers her place as the mistress as Darling is exposed and Akhtar realized her worth for him.

Cast

Munawwar Sultana Munawar Sultana (8 November 1924 – 15 September 2007) was an Indian cinema actress, who acted in Hindi films. She is cited as one of the "popular" actresses of the late 1940s to early 1950s period, along with Noor Jehan, Swarnalata and Rag ...

as Sabira, Akbar's daughter *

as Akhtar, Hamid's son * Urmila Devi as Hamida *

as Miss Darling * Jillo as Sakira * Khwaja Sabir as Hamid Ul Hasan, Akbar's manager *

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as Suraiya * S.K. Prem as Anwar * Ramesh Sinha as Seth Akbar * Bibi as Sakira * Nazir Kashmiri as Family Doctor * Baby Anwari as Young Hamida * Baby Urmila as Young Sabira * Master Naresh as Young Akhtar

Music

The music was composed by the two very well known composers then, Ghulam Haider and

Hansraj Behl Hansraj Behl (19 November 1916 – 20 May 1984) was an Indian music composer, who composed music both for Hindi and Punjabi films. Early life and education Born in Ambala, British Punjab, Hansraj received his early education in music from ...

with a large playback of

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G. M. Durrani Ghulam Mustafa Durrani (1919 – 8 September 1988; sometimes known as G. M. Durrani) was an Indian radio drama artist, playback singer, actor and music director. He was a radio drama artist and full-time singer of Lahore station, Delhi statio ...

, S. D. Batish and

Rajkumari Dubey Rajkumari Dubey (1924 – 2000), better known by her first name, Rajkumari, was an Indian playback singer who worked in Hindi cinema of 1930s and 1940s. Best known for her songs, "Sun Bairi Baalam Sach Bol Re" in ''Bawre Nain'' (1950), "Gha ...

. The lyrics were written by Hasrat Lucknavi, Sarshar Sailani, Shahir Ghaznavi and Harishchandra Akhtar. O.P. Nayyar composed the background music.

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