''Surang'' () is a 1953 film directed by

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for his

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banner. The story and dialogue were by Vinod Kumar with music by Shivram Krishna and lyrics by Shewan Rizwi. The actor

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came into prominence with his role of a miner in the film. The rest of cast included

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, Vinod Kumar, Ulhas and Vikas. The film was made at a time when Shantaram was producing his social films of "exceptional merit" such as ''

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'' (1949), ''

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'', ''

Parchhain ''Parchhain'' (Shadow) is a 1952 Hindi romantic melodrama film directed by V. Shantaram. The production company was Rajkamal Kalamandir. The story and dialogue were by Shams Lakhnavi, with cinematography by G. Balakrishna. Music direction was by ...

'' (1952) and ''

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'' (1953). The film was about the plight of quarry workers, and the roles of Chandrashekhar as the quarry worker and Shashikala as the crazy but astute girl were commended.

Plot

When one of the quarry workers dies, the management asks the workers to continue, saying people die every day. This incites the workers, and, led by one of them (

), they approach the owner, whose daughter (

) is not sympathetic to their arguments. The owner promises to look after the fate of their children and the workers return to work. The mad girl Pagli (crazy) (

) laughs at the departing miners as she knows the promises are false. Vikas, the Seth's son, just returning after completing his medical studies, gets interested in her. The story follows the change in the daughter's behaviour over a period of time as she interacts with the workers and Pagli and the Seth's son's relationship.

Cast

* Shashikala * Sheila Ramani * Vinod Kumar * Vikas * Chandrashekhar * Keshavrao Date * Ullhas * Jogendra * Gajendra

Crew

* Director:

* Banner:

* Music: Shivram Krishna * Lyrics: Shewan * Story: Vinod Kumar * Dialogue: Vinod Kumar * Make-up: Vardam * Assistant Director: Prabhat Kumar * Cinematographer: G. Balkrishna, Kirtiwan * Editing: Chintamani Borkar * Art director: P. S. Kale * Audiographer: A. K. Parmar * Background music:

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* Choreographer: Arjun

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shivram Krishna, with lyrics by Shewan Rizvi. The playback singing was by

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and Sulochana Kadam.

Song list

References

External links

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