''Bhakta Surdas'' is a

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...

Indian Hindi language film devotional film. It was the third highest grossing Indian film of 1942. This was K. L. Saigal's first film after his move to Bombay from Calcutta. The film was directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi for

Ranjit Studios Ranjit Studios, also known as Ranjit Movietone, was an Indian film production company with studio facilities located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It produced films between 1929 and mid-1970s. The studio was founded by Chandulal Shah along wi ...

. It had music by

Gyan Dutt Gyan Dutt was one of the most prominent music directors in Bollywood in the 1940s. He was music director for films such as ''Thokar'' (1939), '' Achhut'' (1940), '' Bhakta Surdas'' (1942), ''Sunehre Din'' (1949) and '' Ghayal'' (1951). Many of hi ...

with lyrics by D. N. Madhok.

Khursheed Khorshīd or Khorshēd ( , meaning ''the Sun'' or the "Radiant Sun"), also spelled as ''Khurshed'' and ''Khurshid'', is a Persian given name. In the modern day as well as historical Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, but also in Iraqi Kurdistan, Egypt, ...

, after acting in several less popular films, finally became a big success with this film. The cast included

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 ...

, Khursheed, Monica Desai, Nagendra, M. Saigal and N. Desai.

Cast

* Monica Desai * Nagendra * M. Saigal * N. Desai * Gharpure * Kesarbai * B. Sharma * Bashir

Music

Considered as a high point in Saigal's singing career, the film had music by

with lyrics by D. N. Madhok. His songs "Kadam Chale Aage, Man Pachhe Bhaage" and "Nainheen Ko Raah Dikha Prabhu" were big successes. "Madhukar Shyam Hamare Chor", "Panchhi Baawra, Chand Se Preet Lagaye", "Sar Par Kadam Ki Chhaiyan" (Raag Bhairavi) and "Maiya Mori Main Nahi Maakhan Khayo" are considered as "Immortal bhajans" as are several other "unforgettable songs" from the film.

Song List

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0213510, title=Bhukt Surdas 1942 films 1940s Hindi-language films Indian biographical films Films scored by Gyan Dutt Indian black-and-white films 1940s biographical films Films directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi