Shahjehan

Shahjehan
Directed by	A. R. Kardar
Written by	A. R. Kardar
Screenplay by	A. R. Kardar
Story by	Kamal Amrohi
Produced by	A. R. Kardar
Starring	K. L. Saigal Ragni Kanwar Nasreen P. Jairaj
Cinematography	Dwarkadas Divecha
Edited by	Moosa Mansoor
Music by	Naushad
Production company	Kardar Productions
Distributed by	Kardar Productions
Release date	1946 (1946)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Shahjehan is a 1946 Indian Hindi language film. The film was directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar and written by Kamal Amrohi.

It starred K. L. Saigal, Ragini, Kanwar, Nasreen and P. Jairaj. ^{[1] [2]} The music was composed by Naushad with Majrooh Sultanpuri making his debut as a film song lyricist. Khumar Barabankvi was the other lyricist in this film. ^[3]

The story is a fictionalized account of an episode during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan, with the fiction also linking it to the building of the Taj Mahal.

It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1946. ^[4]

Cast

• K. L. Saigal as Suhail ^{[1] [5]}
• P. Jairaj as Shirazi ^[1]
• Ragni as Ruhi ^{[1] [5]}
• Kanwar as Shah Jahan
• Nasreen as Mumtaz
• Mohammed Afzal Rizvi as Jwala Singh
• Sulochana Chatterjee as Janfiza
• Rehman as Ghulam ^{[1] [2]}

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Naushad. ^[1]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"	Majrooh Sultanpuri [3]	K. L. Saigal
2.	"Ghum Diye Mustakil"	Majrooh Sultanpuri	K. L. Saigal
3.	"Jab Usne Gesu Bikhrayen"	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Shamshad Begum
4.	"Mere Sapnon Ki Rani"	Majrooh Sutlanpuri	K. L. Saigal, Mohammed Rafi
5.	"Chaah Barbaad Karegi"	Khumar Barabankvi	K. L. Saigal
6.	"Ae Dil-E-Beqarar"	Khumar Barabankvi	K. L. Saigal
7.	"Aag Lagi Dil Mein Woh"	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Naseem Akhtar
8.	"Jawani Ke Daaman Ko"	Majrooh Sutlanpuri	Shamshad Begum
9.	"Kar Lijiye Chal Kar Meri"	Majrooh Sultanpuri	K. L. Saigal

References

1. "Shahjehan (1946 film)". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
2. A. P. S. Malhotra. "Shahjehan (1946 film) Review". The Hindu (newspaper). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
3. "Majrooh Sultanpuri". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
4. "Top Earners at the box office 1946". BoxOfficeIndia.com website. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
5. "Shahjehan (1946 film) - film songs and cast". Cinestaan.com website. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

External links

• Shah Jahan at IMDb