Aaj Aur Kal (1947 film)

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Aaj Aur Kal
Directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Written byKhwaja Ahmad Abbas
Starring Shyam
Arif
Music by Khurshid Anwar
Release date
  • 1947 (1947)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindustani

Aaj Aur Kal is a 1947 Indian Hindustani film. The film is directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. [1] [2]

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Cast

Music

The music for the film is composed by Khurshid Anwar with lyrics penned by Sohan Lal Sahir and Zahir Kashmiri.

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References

  1. Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee, eds. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd. p. 517. ISBN   978-81-7991-066-5.
  2. "Khwaja Khurshid Anwar Collected Works". online database. Khwaja Khurshid Anwar Trust. Retrieved 17 November 2011.