Kurukshetra (1945 film)
Kurukshetra | |
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Directed by | Rameshwar Sharma |
Produced by | Unity Pictures |
Starring |
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Music by | Ganpat Rao |
Production company | Unity Pictures |
Release date | 1945 |
Running time | 135 min |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Kurukshetra is a 1945 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rameshwar Sharma.[1] Produced Under the banner of Unity Pictures it starred K. L. Saigal as Karna, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi as Krishna, Radharani, Nawab, Shanti, Biman Bannerji and Shamli and had music composed by Ganpatrao.[2]
The film was cited as an offbeat film of K. L. Saigal, directed by a relatively unknown director; it's stated to be a "forerunner" to later Art Cinema.[3]
Cast[]
- K. L. Saigal as Karna.
- Nawab Kashmiri as Yudhisthira
- P. V. Narasimha Bharathi as Krishna
- D. Balasubramaniam as Duryodhanan
- Kashmiri as Draupadi
- Shamli as Padmavati
- Udwadia as Bhanumati
- Shanti as Kunti
- Radharani
- Ajit
Reception[]
The film was an off-beat and a blockbuster at box-office. It is considered one the first film related to Mahabharata. Though being a 2-hour movie, it was Mahabharata in a nut-shell. Only the main characters were shown, the side characters were not properly shown. K.L Saigal played the central role of Karna and Bharathi played the second lead of Krishna in the movie[4] The lyrics were written by Jameel Mazhari while the singers were Saigal, Radharani, Satya Choudhary and Kalyani Das.[5]
Soundtrack[]
The music director was Pandit Ganpat Rao who was a classical musician and had trained under Abdul Karim Khan;[6] the only other film he composed music for was Bebus (1950) where he was co-credited with S. K. Pal.[4] The lyrics were written by Jameel Mazhari while the singers were Saigal, Radharani, Satya Choudhary and Kalyani Das.[5]
Song List[]
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Aaj Kirnon Ka Karke Singaar Chali" | Chorus |
2 | "Aayi Hai Tu Toh, Kaise Dil Apna Dikhaoon Main" | K. L. Saigal |
3 | "Kidhar Hai Tu Ae Meri Tamanna" | K. L. Saigal |
4 | "Tu Aa Gayi Dil Ki Tamanna Jaag Uthi" | K. L. Saigal |
5 | "Mohabbat Ke Gul Hain" | K. L. Saigal |
6 | "Mere Sapno Ke Baasi" | Kalyani Das |
7 | "Ae Dukhi Mann" | Radharani |
8 | "Dil Bekaraar So Ja" | Radharani |
9 | "Kya Karna Hai Pooch Rahe" | Satya Choudhary |
10 | "Bin Kaaj Aaj Maharaj Laaj Gayi Mer" | Radharani |
11 | "Ae Baavle Man Kya Karoon" | |
12 | "Gaj Vadan Gun Sadan" | Chorus |
References[]
- ^ "Kurukshetra (1945)". gomolo.com. Gomolo.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ CITWF. "Kurukshetra (1945)". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. pp. 80–. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Bebus (1950)". hindigeetmala.net. Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Kurukshetra (1945)". myswar.com. MySwar.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Raga Spirit-Kaivalya Kumar Gurav". ragaspirit.com. Raga Spirit. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
External links[]
- Hindi-language films
- 1945 films
- 1940s Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- Indian black-and-white films
- 1940s Hindi-language film stubs