Said-e-Havas

Said-e-Havas
Directed by	Sohrab Modi
Written by	Agha Hashar Kashmiri
Produced by	Stage Film Company
Starring	Sohrab Modi Gulzar Sadat Ali E. Tarapore
Music by	Bunyad Husain Khan
Production companies	Minerva Movietone, Stage Film Company, Bombay
Release date	1936 (1936)
Running time	150 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Said-e-Havas (Prey To Desire or Greed), also known as King John, is a 1936 Hindi/Urdu film adaptation of the Shakespeare play, King John , directed by Sohrab Modi. ^[1] It was based on the Urdu play Said-e-Hawas by Agha Hashar Kashmiri, published in 1908. ^{[2] [3]}

Produced by Modi's Stage Film Company, the film was a "stage recording" of the play, similar to Modi's first stage adaptation to screen of Khoon Ka Khoon . ^{[4] [5]} It was written by Agha Hashr, based on an adaptation of King John and of Richard III. ^[6] The music was composed by Bunyad Husain Khan. The film stars Modi, Gulzar, Sadat Ali, Fakir Mohammed, Shama and E. Tarapore. ^[7]

Trivedi and Bartholomeusz record that the film incorporated scenes and acts from King John, mainly Act 2 Scene 5, and made use of Richard III as general reference. Modi played the role of the "ethnically black" Kazal Beg (Hubert). ^[6] Agha Hashr had written the play in 1907 and according to Bishop and Chaudhuri, there is very little similarity between the play King John and Agha Hashr's adaptation, except for those mentioned earlier. ^[8]

Cast

• Sohrab Modi
• Sadat Ali
• Gulzar
• Shama
• Chandra Kumar
• Fakir Mohammed
• E. Tarapore
• Ghulam Hussain
• Sarla Devi

Soundtrack

The film had music composed by Bunyad Hussain Khan and included eleven songs. ^[9]

The song "Maston Ko Ain Farz Hai Peena Sharab Ka" was sung by legendary singer G. M. Durrani.

Song list

#	Title	Singer
1	"Ae Khuda Tu Madad Kar Ab Maula"
2	"Baat Saqi Ki Na Taali Jayegi"
3	"Kankar Lag Jaaye More Raja"
4	"Maston Ko Ain Farz Hai Peena Sharab Ka"	G. M. Durrani
5	"Rangraliyan Karo Khushiyan Hilmil Shaadan"
6	"Aao Pyare Mehman Jaan-O-Dil Ke Sultan Aao"
7	"Arre Re Re Maaro Ghoonsa Hove Bhoonsa"
8	"Daata Tu Hai Jag Ka Paalanhar"
9	"Majhdar Doobi Jaat Paar Karo Rab"
10	"Falak Paar Badal Hai Chhaya Do Aalam Ka Rang Hai Badla"
11	"Shahejamaan Malk-e-Jahan Jo Koi Chand Suraj Hai"

References

1. "Cast and crew of Said-e-Havas". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
2. Samiuddin, Abida (1 August 2007). Encyclopaedic Dictionary Of Urdu Literature (2 Vols. Set). Global Vision Publishing Ho. p. 337. ISBN   978-81-8220-191-0 . Retrieved 3 October 2012.
3. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema . British Film Institute. ISBN   9780851706696 . Retrieved 12 August 2012.
4. "BUFC-Said-E-Havas". BUFVC. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
5. Craig Dionne; Parmita Kapadia (27 March 2014). Bollywood Shakespeares. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 206–. ISBN   978-1-137-37556-8 . Retrieved 14 December 2014.
6. Poonam Trivedi; Dennis Bartholomeusz (2005). India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation, and Performance. University of Delaware Press. pp. 270–. ISBN   978-0-87413-881-8 . Retrieved 14 December 2014.
7. "Said-e-Havas". Alan Goble. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
8. Tom Bishop; Sukanta Chaudhuri; Alexa Huang; Graham Bradshaw (28 December 2012). The Shakespearean International Yearbook: Volume 12: Special Section, Shakespeare in India. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 1–. ISBN   978-1-4094-7108-0 . Retrieved 14 December 2014.
9. "Songs, Saed-e-Havas". Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

External links

• Said-e-Havas (1936) at IMDb