''Sangeet Samrat Tansen'' (King of Music- Tansen) is a
1962
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biopic historical drama film directed by S. N. Tripathi.
Produced by Sur Singar Chitra it had lyrics by
Shailendra and
Swami Haridas with music by
S. N. Tripathi. One of the popular songs from this film was "Jhoomti Chali Hawaa" in
Raga Sohni, sung by
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Bharat Bhushan
''Bharatbhushan Bhalla'' better known as ''Bharat Bhushan'' (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the s ...
.
The film starred
Bharat Bhushan
''Bharatbhushan Bhalla'' better known as ''Bharat Bhushan'' (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the s ...
,
Anita Guha
Anita Guha (17 January 1932 – 20 June 2007) was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in other mytholo ...
, Sabita Chatterjee,
David
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,
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and
Mukri
Mohammed Umar Mukri (5 January 1922 – 4 September 2000), popularly known as Mukri, was an Indian actor, who worked as a comedian in Hindi films.
Born as Muhammad Umar Mukri in Uran, in Kokani Muslim Family. He started his film career with th ...
.
The story is a biopic of the famous court singer musician, Mian
Tansen
Tansen ( – 26 April 1589), also referred to and commonly known as Sangeet Samrat () , was a Hindustani classical musician. Born in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pr ...
, one of the
Navaratnas
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in
Emperor Akbar
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...
’s court.
Plot
Tansen, called Ramtanu or Tanu is born dumb, but a miracle in the temple at the age five gives the boy the ability to speak and sing. His voice attracts the sage musician
Swami Haridas of
Brindaban. He trains the boy in the
Dhrupad
Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest known style of major vocal styles associated with Hindustani classical music, Haveli Sangeet of Pushtimarg Sampraday and also related to the South In ...
style. Swami Haridas gets Tanu to study under
Muhammad Ghaus
Muhammad Ghawth (Ghouse, Ghaus or Gwath) Gwaliyari (1500–1562) was a 16th-century Sufi master of the Shattari order and Sufi saint, a musician, Segoogle book search and the author of ''Jawahir-i Khams'' (Arabic: ''al-Jawahir al-Khams'', The ...
, where he lives with his childhood mate Hansa. Several years pass and Ghaus asks Tanu to shift to the court of Raja Ramchandra. This disappoints Tanu as he has plans to marry Hansa. However, he ventures forth to the palace where his voice is applauded and he is awarded the title of Sangeet Shiromani Tansen. His singing reputation reaches Emperor Akbar, who invites him to join his court singers. There, he becomes one of the nine jewels of the Emperor's exceptionally talented men. The story then follows misunderstandings with his beloved Hansa, his singing prowess and finally his getting united once again with Hansa.
Cast
*
Bharat Bhushan
''Bharatbhushan Bhalla'' better known as ''Bharat Bhushan'' (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the s ...
as
Sangeet Shiromani / Sangeet Samrat Tansen 'Tanu'
*
Anita Guha
Anita Guha (17 January 1932 – 20 June 2007) was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in other mytholo ...
as Hansa
*
Mukri
Mohammed Umar Mukri (5 January 1922 – 4 September 2000), popularly known as Mukri, was an Indian actor, who worked as a comedian in Hindi films.
Born as Muhammad Umar Mukri in Uran, in Kokani Muslim Family. He started his film career with th ...
as Ustad Fateh Khan
*
David Abraham as
Mohammed Khauj
*
D. K. Sapru as Raja Ramchandra
* Sabita Chatterjee as Naaz Praveen
* Kumar
* Prem Sagar
* Parshuram
* Radheshyam
*
S. N. Tripathi as Akbar (uncredited)
Tansen In Films
Two films were made depicting the life of Tansen. The first was the
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 ...
starrer ''
Tansen
Tansen ( – 26 April 1589), also referred to and commonly known as Sangeet Samrat () , was a Hindustani classical musician. Born in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pr ...
'' (1943) with
Khursheed Bano
:''This is about the Indian performer. For people so surnamed, see Khurshid.''
Khursheed Bano ( ur, ) (14 April 1914 – 18 April 2001), often credited as Khursheed or Khurshid, was a singer and actress, and a pioneer of the Indian cinema. He ...
which had popular songs and was a success at the box-office. The second was ''Sangeet Samrat Tansen''.
Tansen, played by
Surendra, was also shown in ''
Baiju Bawra
Baiju Bawra (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as Baijnath Mishra) was a dhrupad musician from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity. According to the most popular legends, he ...
'' (1952), where he competes with Baiju in a music competition only to lose to him.
Soundtrack
S. N. Tripathi, along with directing the film also gave the music direction, and enacted the part of Emperor Akbar.. The lyrics were by Shailendra and Swami Haridas, who is the author of "Sapta Suran Teen Gram" sung in
Raga Yaman Kalyan (or Adbhut Kalyan). Some of the Raga-based songs: The song "Raag Bhairav Pratham Shant Ras" shows the completion of Tansen's training by Haridas by his singing the raagmala, "Deepak Jalao Jyoti Jagao" in Raaga Dipak and "traditionally associated with fire",
"Badli Badli Duniya Hai Meri" in Raag Jhinjhoti sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mahendra Kapoor,
and "Jhoomti Chali Hawaa" in Raaga Sohni sung by Mukesh.
Songlist
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, id =0368239 , title =Sangeet Samrat Tansen (1962)
Pandharinath Kolhapure
1962 films
1960s Hindi-language films
Indian epic films
Films set in the Mughal Empire
1960s historical drama films
1960s biographical drama films
Films scored by S. N. Tripathi
Biographical films about musicians
Cultural depictions of Tansen
Indian biographical drama films
Indian historical drama films