( en, River of Fire) is a 1953 Indian

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-language black-and-white film directed by Roop K. Shorey and starring

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 ...

, Prithviraj Kapoor, Meena Shorey, Shammi, Uma Dutt, Johnny Walker, Manju and Cecil.

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for this movie was Talat Mahmood. Produced by Shorey Films, it had music by music composer Vinod. ''Aag ka Dariya'' is a melodramatic love story, where the lovers separate due to the machinations of a villain. They keep crossing each other's paths, eventually meeting when the final drama plays out.

Cast

* Prithviraj Kapoor *

* Meena Shorey * Johnny Walker *

Uma Dutt Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi ...

* Manju *Cecil * Shammi

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Vinod, with lyrics by

Aziz Kashmiri Abdul Aziz Kashmiri (born 10 June 1919) is a Kashmiri journalist. Kashmiri was born in Srinigar. After working as a secular journalist he founded the Urdu-language weekly, '' Roshni'', in Srinagar, Kashmir in 1943, which became a daily newspaper ...

. One song, "Ek Dil Hazaar Gham", sung by Talat Mehmood, had lyrics written by

Hasrat Jaipuri Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999) was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyrici ...

. The playback singers were

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...

Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and ...

, Talat Mahmood, Sulochana Kadam, Lakshmi Roy,

Khan Mastana Khan Mastana (died 1972) was an Indian actor, music director A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director ...

Song list

References

External links

* 1953 films 1950s Hindi-language films Indian black-and-white films Films scored by Vinod Indian drama films 1953 drama films {{1950s-Hindi-film-stub