India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
Premankur Atorthy
Premankur Atorthy (1890–1964) was an Indian novelist, journalist, and film director. He was involved in Hindi and Bengali cinema.New Theatres
New Theatres is an Indian film studio. It was formed in Calcutta by producer B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar, the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 1970). It was formed on 10 February 1931. Motto of this company was– ''Jivatang Jyotire ...
Ltd. Calcutta. The music for the film was directed by R. C. Boral. The film starred
K. L. Saigal
Kundan Lal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947), was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centred in Kolkata during Saigal's time, but is ...
in his debut role with Akthari Muradabadi, Mahajabeen, Ansari and Sadiq. According to reports the film was not successful however Nevile claims that the "debut was successful beyond expectations" as it led to Saigal acting in several New Theatres films.
K. L. Saigal
K. L. Saigal had worked earlier as a railway time-keeper and typewriter salesman. He had done some amateur singing which was more in the form of Bhajans and ghazals which he had mastered on his own.PranNevile, p. 6 On the basis of an impromptu amateur evening he was finally noticed by
Pankaj Mullick
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PranNevile, p. 9 and R. C. Boral who took the 26-year-old Saigal to New Theatres. He was introduced to B. N. Sircar who contracted him to star with Akhtari Muradabadi in New Theatres first Urdu talkie ''Mohabbat Ke Ansu''. Saigal used the name Saigal Kashmiri for this and the subsequent two films '' Zinda Lash'' (1932) and '' Subah Ka Sitara'' (1932) as he didn't want his relatives to find out about his profession. Though the film did not do well he made an enormous impact with ''
Chandidas
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'' (1934) and went on to become an idol and first superstar through his singing and acting.
Music
*"Beqarar Itna To Kar De"
*"Ek Bimar Bhi Ghar Tujhse"
*"Buri Ghadi Thi"
*"Ham IzatrabeKalb Ka"
*"Koi Baanka Nukila Sajila Tumse Milega"
*"Nawaazish Chaahiye"
*"Piyarav Ko Seene Se Apne Lagao"
*"Sitam Ijaad Ho Koi"
*"Kya Aap Mere Marz Ko Achha Na Karenge"