Anjaan (1941 film)
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Music director Pannalal Ghosh Cast Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar Country India | Director Amiya Chakrabarty Produced by Bombay Talkies Duration Language Hindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 27 September 1940 (1940-09-27) Writer J.S. Casshyap (dialogue), Amiya Chakrabarty, Shaheed Latif (dialogue) Songs Aai Paschim Se Ghata Similar movies Related Amiya Chakrabarty movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anjaan (The Unknown) is a 1941 Bollywood film directed by Amiya Chakrabarty and produced by Bombay Talkies. It was Chakrabarty's first film direction. Film's story and screenplay were by Amiya Chakrabarty, with dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The cinematography was by the debutant R. D. Mathur. It's music direction was by Pannalal Ghosh, with lyrics by Kavi Pradeep and P. L. Santoshi. The film starred Devika Rani, who had recently returned to films after a two-year absence, and following the recent death of her husband Himanshu Rai in 1940. The cast included Ashok Kumar, David, V. H. Desai, Gulab, Suresh and Om Prakash.
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- Sanwariya re sanwariya film anjaan 1941 sung by arun kumar and sushila
- Plot
- Cast
- Review
- Soundtrack
- References
Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar formed a popular pair and acted together in eight films from 1936-41. Devika enjoyed a higher status, termed as a"bigger star" and was accorded top billing. Their films included Jeevan Naiya (1936), Achhut Kanya (1936), Janmabhoomi (1936), Izzat (1937), Savitri (1937), Nirmala (1938), Vachan (1938) and Anjaan (1941).
Anjaan revolved around Devika Rani playing the role of a governess to Ranima's children. She gets entangled in a love triangle involving a doctor played by Ashok Kumar, and the estate manager.
Sanwariya re sanwariya film anjaan 1941 sung by arun kumar and sushila
Plot
Indira (Devika Rani) is a poor governess employed by the widow, Ranima (Gulab), of a Zamindar for her two children. The estate manager Ramnath (Girish) falls in love with her and turns to villainous acts in order to win her over.Devika falls in love with the doctor Ajit, played by Ashok Kumar, who looks after Ranima and is guardian to the two children. Following a scheming plot when Ranima dies, Ramnath implicates Ajit, for which he is apprehended. A court scene follows where Ajit is successful in acquitting himself. Indira and Ajit get together in the end, while the villain is convicted.
Cast
Review
The film came in for praise from the editor of the cine-magazine, Filmindia, Baburao Patel. Titling the review as "Devika Returns With Charming Vengeance" he called it "a personal triumph for Devika Rani without whom even a foot of the picture becomes boring". The cinematographer R. D. Mathur was said to have in his "very first chance" "proved himself to be the best camera artist in the studio".
Soundtrack
With music directed by the "famous classical flautist" Pannalal Ghosh, the film had lyrics by Kavi Pradeep and P. L. Santosh. The singers were Devika Rani,
References
Anjaan (1941 film) WikipediaAnjaan (1941 film) IMDb