''Bansari'' () is a

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

social

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

. It was released in

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. Music composition was by

Gyan Dutt Gyan Dutt was one of the most prominent music directors in Bollywood in the 1940s. He was music director for films such as The Secretary, ''Thokar'' (1939), '' Achhut'' (1940), ''Bhakta Surdas'' (1942), '' Sunehre Din'' (1949) and '' Ghayal'' (19 ...

with lyrics written by

D. N. Madhok Dina Nath Madhok (22 October 1902 – 9 July 1982) was a prominent lyricist of Bollywood in the 1940s to 1960s. He started his career with the 1932 film ''Radhey Sham''. He wrote over 800 songs in his career spanning four decades and was regarde ...

. The film was produced by

Chandulal Shah Chandulal Jesangbhai Shah (13 April 1898 – 25 November 1975) was a famous director, producer and screenwriter of Indian films, who founded Ranjit Studios in 1929. Early life Shah was born in 1898 in Jamnagar, Gujarat, British India. He st ...

for

Ranjit Studios Ranjit Studios, also known as Ranjit Movietone, was an Indian film production company with studio facilities located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It produced films between 1929 and mid-1970s. The studio was founded by Chandulal Shah along w ...

. Directed by

Jayant Desai Jayant Desai (born Jayantilal Jhinabhai Desai, 28 February 1909 – 19 April 1976) was an Indian film director and producer. After graduating from the University of Bombay Desai joined Ranjit Studios in 1929 where he directed numerous films incl ...

, it starred Ishwarlal,

Noor Mohammed Charlie Noor Mohammed Charlie (，1 July 1911 – 30 June 1983), popularly known as Charlie, was an Indian/ Pakistani actor born in 1911 in Ranavav village, Porbandar, Saurashtra, British India. Best known for his comedy roles, he was the first 'star' ...

, Dixit,

Shamim Bano Shamim Bano (also commonly termed 'Shamim' or 'Bano Begum'; 29 July 1920 – 23 October 1984) was a Pakistani actress and singer active in Indian and Pakistani Cinema. She starred alongside Dilip Kumar in his debut film ''Jwar Bhata (1944 f ...

, Kesari and Urmila. The film had Charlie playing a "social parasite" and the acting was severely criticised by the critic of "

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" as "putrid" and "obscene". The film however was a big success at the box-office. This was also Charlie's last film for Ranjit Studios as he became a "freelancer" soon after.

Cast

* Ishwarlal * Charlie *

* Dixit * Kesari * Urmila * Bhagwandas

Jayant Desai

The film was Jayant Desai's last one for Ranjit Studios. He had started his career with Ranjit since 1929 as an assistant and went on to become a "stock director", directing films, which Chandulal Shah "did not want to direct".Narwekar2005, p. 47 Desai left Ranjit in 1943 to form his own company "Jayant Desai Productions" under which his first film was '' Bhaktaraj'' (1943).

Soundtrack

''Bansuri'' had music composed by

and the lyricist were

and Pandit Indra. The singers were

, Shamim Akhtar, Leela Sawant and Bulo C. Rani.

Songlist

References

External links

* 1943 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Jayant Desai {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub