Basant (film)
Basant (translation: Spring) is a 1942 Indian film, directed by Amiya Chakrabarty. The film starred Mumtaz Shanti, Ulhas and Madhubala (as a child artist). It was the highest-grossing film of 1942.[1][2]
| Basant | |
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| Directed by | Amiya Chakrabarty |
| Starring | Mumtaz Shanti Madhubala Ulhas Kanu Roy |
| Music by | Pannalal Ghosh |
Release date | 1942 |
Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | 80 lakhs (in 1942) |
Basant marked the debut of Mumtaz Shanti, who was already a celebrated star in Punjabi film industry.[3] However, the film is best remembered as the first film of Madhubala, who played daughter to Shanti.[4] Madhubala went on to become one of the most beautiful and iconic actresses of Bollywood.
Cast
- Mumtaz Shanti as Uma
- Ullhas as Nirmal
- Mumtaz Ali
- P.F.Pithawala as Janaki Prasad
- Suresh as Babul
- Jagannath as Meena's Father
- Kamala
- Kanu Roy as House Rent Collector
- B.M.Dixit
- Ganju
- Pramila as Meena
- Baby Mumtaz as Manju (uncredited)
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Pannalal Ghosh with lyrics penned by P.L. Santoshi.
| Track# | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hua Kya Qusoor Jo Hamse Door" | Amirbai Karnataki |
| 2 | "Kanta Lago Re Sajanwa Mose" | Parul Ghosh, H. Khan Mastana |
| 3 | "Tumko Mubarak Ho" | Suresh, Parul Ghosh |
| 4 | "Ummeed Unse Kya Thi" | Parul Ghosh |
References
- "Boxofficeindia.com". web.archive.org. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "Boxofficeindia.com". web.archive.org. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- says, Pritha Chakrabarti. "Mumtaz Shanti – Interview – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- Bali, Karan (14 February 2000). "Madhubala". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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