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social drama film produced and directed by

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for the Naya Sansar banner. The story was written by Abbas with photography by Ramchandra. The music director was Anil Biswas though there were no songs in the film. Master Romi played Munna and the actor

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appeared as a child artist in the film. The rest of the cast included

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, Shammi, Tripti Mitra,

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, Johnny Walker,

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and

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. The film is stated to be a sequel to Abbas' debut directorial film ''

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'' (1946), especially with reference to the beginning of ''Dharti Ke Lal''. Cited as the first Indian film produced without songs and dances, it was acclaimed as an international critical success though it failed at the box office. A couple wants to adopt a child from an orphanage, but he escapes. His mother looks for him and the two keep missing each other. The story was later used by Chetan Anand for his film ''

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'' (1960).

Plot

Munna (Romi) is a six-year-old boy who lives with his poor widowed mother (Tripti Mitra). In the city, the mother is finding it hard to get food for him. Finally Munna's mother, unable to fend for him, leaves him at an orphanage. Munna escapes from there to look for his mother and they cross several times only to miss each other at different places in the city. His journey results in him coming across several characters; bringing a change in their lives. The story also involves a couple who wants to adopt Munna.

Cast

Master Romi Master Romi (born Mohammed Salim) is a former Indian actor in Hindi language films. He was best known as a child actor after his brilliant performance in K.A. Abbas’s film “ Munna” released in 1954. “Munna”, the first songless Hindi m ...

as Munna *

* Naaz *

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* Tripti Mitra *

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* Johnny Walker * Shammi *

* Manju

References

External links

* {{K. A. Abbas 1954 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films directed by K. A. Abbas Films with screenplays by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Indian drama films 1954 drama films Indian black-and-white films