1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
Indian film, directed by M. Sadiq, produced by
Abdul Rashid 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).Swaran Lata,
Karan Dewan
Karan Dewan (born Dewan Karan Chopra; 6 November 1917 - 2 August 1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films. He worked in over seventy films from 1941 to 1979. He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film-based magazin ...
and Amir Bano. It was the highest-grossing film of 1944.
The film is noted as the film which made
Naushad
Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the ...
one of the top music directors in the
Indian film industry
The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...
Karan Dewan
Karan Dewan (born Dewan Karan Chopra; 6 November 1917 - 2 August 1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films. He worked in over seventy films from 1941 to 1979. He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film-based magazin ...
as Govind
*Wasti as Rattan, Gangu's brother
*Badri Prasad as Govind's father
*Manju as Manju, Rattan's sister
*Gulab as Govind's mother
*Rajkumari Shukla
*Auzurie as Gangu
*Chandabai as the Bhabhi
*Amirbano as Gauri's mother
Music
The film had music by
Naushad
Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the ...
, with lyrics by the renowned poet of the 1940s, D. N. Madhok.
* "Akkhiyan Mila Ke Jiya Bharma Ke, Chale Nahin Jana" -
Zohrabai Ambalawali
Zohrabai Ambalewali (1918 – 21 February 1990) was an Indian classical singer and playback singer in Hindi cinema in the 1930s and 1940s. She was considered one of the most popular female playback singers of early and mid 1940s.
She is best ...
Amirbai Karnataki
Amirbai Karnataki (c. 1906 – 3 March 1965) was a famous actress/singer and playback singer of the early Hindi cinema and was famous as ''Kannada Kokila''. Mahatma Gandhi was an ardent fan of her song ''Vaishnav Jan To''.
Early life
Amirbai ...
* "Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes Laga Kar Theiss" -
Karan Dewan
Karan Dewan (born Dewan Karan Chopra; 6 November 1917 - 2 August 1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films. He worked in over seventy films from 1941 to 1979. He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film-based magazin ...
* "O janewale Balamwa" - Amirbai Karnataki and Shyam Kumar
* "Pardesi Balma Baadal Aaya" - Zohrabai Ambalewali
* "Aai Diwali Aai Diwali" - Zohrabai Ambalewali
* "Angdai Teri Hai Bahana" - Manju
* "Jhoothe Hain Sab Sapne Suhane" - Manju
* "Sawan Ke Baadalo Unn Se Yeh Jaa Kaho" - Zohrabai Ambalewali and Karan DewanRattan (1944 film) soundtracks on hindigeetmala.net website Retrieved 5 November 2020