''Pratima'' is a 1945
Indian
Hindustani
Hindustani may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Hindustan (another name of India)
* Hindustani language, an Indo-Aryan language, whose two official norms are Hindi and Urdu
* Fiji Hindi, a variety of Eastern Hindi spoken in Fiji, and ...
-language movie directed by
Paidi Jairaj. The film was produced by
Bombay Talkies and was the directorial debut of
P. Jairaj.
The film stars
Dilip Kumar,
Swaran Lata,
Mumtaz Ali, Shah Nawaz and
Mukri. Swarn Lata was cast following her big success the preceding year, ''
Rattan'' (1944). Mukri was cast in his debut role by
Devika Rani, who is stated to have "liked his smile and off-screen enthusiasm".
The music direction was by Arun Kumar Mukherjee and the lyricist was
Narendra Sharma.
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1945 films
1940s Hindi-language films
Indian drama films
1945 drama films
Indian black-and-white films
1945 directorial debut films
Hindi-language drama films
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