Sagina | |
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Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
Screenplay by | Tapan Sinha |
Story by | Rupadarshi |
Produced by | J. K. Kapur |
Starring | Dilip Kumar Saira Banu |
Narrated by | Dilip Kumar |
Cinematography | Bimal Mukherjee |
Edited by | Subodh Roy |
Music by | S. D. Burman |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Sagina is a 1974 Hindi film, produced by J. K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Aparna Sen, Om Prakash. It was a remake of 1970 Bengali movie Sagina Mahato directed by Tapan Sinha with the same lead pair in the cast. [1] This version was a commercial failure, and Dilip Kumar's first consecutive failure in almost three decades since 1945. His last film Dastaan (1972) was also a commercial failure. [2] [3]
Sagina is a factory laborer, and an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the tea gardens of North-Eastern India. [4] [5]
The film has music by S. D. Burman and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. This movie marked the first and only time Kishore Kumar sang for Dilip Kumar. "Chote Chote Sapne Hamar" was reused from the Bengali film, Sagina Mahato , with music by Anup Ghoshal. [1] [6]
Sagina | ||||
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Released | July 15, 1974 [7] | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 14:37 | |||
Language | Hindi | |||
Label | Saregama | |||
Producer | S. D. Burman | |||
S. D. Burman chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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1. | "Aaj Sala Koi Shala - Commentary" | Ameen Sayani & Dilip Kumar | 1:28 |
2. | "Uparwala Dukhion Ki Nahin Sunta Re" | Dilip Kumar & Kishore Kumar | 3:42 |
3. | "Tumhare Sang To Rain Bitai" | Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar | 3:08 |
4. | "Sala Main To Sahab Ban Gaya" | Kishore Kumar & Pankaj Mitra | 4:41 |
5. | "Gajab Chamke Bindiya Teri" | Asha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar | 3:05 |
Total length: | 14:37 |
The film won the 1974 Filmfare Best Art Direction Award for Sudhendu Roy. In the 1975 film Chupke Chupke a billboard featuring the poster can briefly be seen.
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