1857 (film)

1857
Film poster
Directed by	Mohan Sinha
Written by	M. Zahur
Screenplay by	Dr. Safdar'ah'
Story by	M. Zahur
Starring	Surendra Suraiya Wasti Madan Puri
Cinematography	V. N. Reddy
Edited by	Manhar Prabhu
Music by	Sajjad Hussain
Release date	4 January 1946 (1946-01-04)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

1857 is a 1946 Indian Bollywood film. It was the fifth highest grossing Indian film of 1946. ^[1] The film was directed by Mohan Sinha for Murari Pictures. The story was by M. Zahur with screenplay and dialogue by Safdar 'Ah'. The film starred the singer-actor pair of Surendra and Suraiya, ^[2] along with Wasti, Nigar, Munshi Khanjar, Madan Puri.

1857 was a historical fiction drama set against the backdrop of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 also known as the First war of independence. ^[3]

Cast

Male Surendra as Aslam Wasti as Navab Aghashouqat Benjamin as Jawahir Singh Shakir as Nawab Khurshid Mirza Shyam Sunder as Manzoor Ganju as Bahadur Shah Y. N. Joshi as Dileep Madanpuri as Prince Mirza Mughal Munshikhanjar as father of Manzoor

Female Suraiya as Tasnim Menka as Begum Nigar as mother of Manzoor Lila as sister of Manzoor Laxmi as Queen of Jhanshi Dances Kundanlal

Soundtrack

The music composer was Sajjad Hussain and the lyricists were Anuum Pilibhiti, Pandit Ankur, Shewan Rizvi, and Y.N.Joshi. ^[4] The singers were Suraiya, Surendra, Shamshad Begum, Khan Mastana and Rajkumari. ^[5]

Song list

#	Title	Singer	Lyricist
1	"Meri Ho Gayi Unse Baat"	Suraiya	Pandit Ankur
2	"Dilli Tere Kile Par"	Suraiya	Shewan Rizvi
3	"Umido Ka Tara Kismat Pe"	Suraiya	Anjum Pilibhiti
4	"Gham-e-Aashiyana Satayega Kab Tak"	Suraiya	Mohan Singh
5	"Teri Nazar Mein Main Rahun"	Surendra, Suraiya	Mohan Singh
6	"Jhamak Jhamak Liye"	Shamshad Begum	Y. N. Joshi
7	"Chupke Hi Chupke Na Jaana"	Rajkumari, Khan Mastana	Anjum Pilibhiti
8	"Woh Pehli Mulaqat"	Surendra	Pandit Ankur

References

1. "Top Earners 1946". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
2. Bhaichand Patel (2012). Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema. Penguin Books India. p. 63. ISBN   978-0-670-08572-9.
3. Narwekar, Sanjit. "Hindi Cinema and the Freedom Struggle". academia.edu. Academia. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
4. "1857 (1946)". hindigeetmala.net. Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
5. "1857". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Ltd. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

External links

• 1857 at IMDb
• Audio of 1857 At Surjit Singh's posted songs