Sagina (film)

Sagina
Film poster
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
Release date	15 July 1974 (1974-07-15)
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, and 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. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

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]}

Cast

• Dilip Kumar as Sagina Mahato
• Saira Banu as Lalita
• Aparna Sen as Vishakha
• Om Prakash as Guru
• Kader Khan as Anupam Dutt
• K. N. Singh as Factory Owner

Soundtrack

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
Soundtrack album by S. D. Burman
Released	July 15, 1974 (1974-07-15) [7]
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	14:37
Language	Hindi
Label	Saregama
Producer	S. D. Burman
S. D. Burman chronology
Prem Nagar (1974) Sagina (1974) Chupke Chupke (1975)

Songs

No.	Title	Playback	Length
1.	"Aaj Sala Koi Shala - Commentary"	Ameen Sayani and Dilip Kumar	1:28
2.	"Uparwala Dukhion Ki Nahin Sunta Re"	Kishore Kumar and Dilip Kumar	3:42
3.	"Tumhare Sang To Rain Bitai"	Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar	3:08
4.	"Sala Main To Sahab Ban Gaya"	Kishore Kumar and Pankaj Mitra	4:41
5.	"Gajab Chamke Bindiya Teri"	Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle	3:05
Total length:			14:37

Awards and legacy

Dilip Kumar earned one more nomination in the category of best actor in the 22nd Filmfare Awards. 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.

References

1. Suresh Kohli (27 December 2012). "Sagina (1974)" . Retrieved 17 March 2013.
2. "BoxOffice India.com". 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
3. "Dilip Kumar Filmography, Movies List, Box Office Collection with HIT or Flop Verdict - Boxofficeindia, Box Office India, Box Office Collection, Bollywood Box Office, Bollywood Box Office". www.addatoday.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
4. Sinha, Tapan (15 July 1974), Sagina , retrieved 9 April 2016
5. Publié le 7 Décembre 2009. "Sagina: a freedom beyond politics" . Retrieved 18 July 2016.
6. "Detail | Sdburman".
7. "Sagina". Spotify. 10 November 2023.

External links

• Sagina at IMDb