''Bookh'' (Hunger) 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 ...
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
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
.
Safdar Aah, a writer and lyricist, turned producer and director with ''Bhookh''.
Made under the Rang Mahal Ltd. banner, the film starred
Sheikh Mukhtar
Sheikh Mukhtar (24 December 1914 12 May 1980) was a film actor active in India and later in Pakistan.
A tall and manly figure, who stood slightly under , Sheikh Mukhtar played a variety of film roles, from leading roles in many of Mehboob Kha ...
,
Kanhaiyalal, and new find actress Husna, in the main lead with music by
Anil Biswas.
Actress Kiran played the second female lead in her debut role.
Others in the cast included
Agha,
Dulari, Narmada Shankar and Abu Bakar.
The film was a social drama about the poor trying to earn a living to appease their hunger, only to be oppressed by the rich corporate companies and business men.
Cast
*
Sheikh Mukhtar
Sheikh Mukhtar (24 December 1914 12 May 1980) was a film actor active in India and later in Pakistan.
A tall and manly figure, who stood slightly under , Sheikh Mukhtar played a variety of film roles, from leading roles in many of Mehboob Kha ...
*
Kanhaiyalal
* Husna
*
Agha
*
Dulari
* Narmada Shankar
* Abu Bakar
Soundtrack
The music director was
Anil Biswas, with lyrics by Safdar Aah. Biswas used
Shamshad Begum
Shamshad Begum (Urdu: شمشاد بیگم, IAST: ''Śamśād Bēgam''; 14 April 1919 – 23 April 2013) was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry.
Notable for her distinctive voice and range, sh ...
's voice for the first time in this film. He also sang some of the songs. One of the notable songs was "Dekho Hara Hara Ban Hawa San San San" sung by Shamshad Begum and Biswas, another was "Sare Jag Mein" sung by Biswas himself.
Shamshad Begum and
Geeta Dutt
Geeta Dutt (born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri; 23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972) was an Indian Indian classical music, classical and playback singer. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema (India) ...
had first sung together in a group format for the song "Jab Chand Jawan Hoga" with singers Munawwar Sultana and Naseem in ''Bairam Khan'' (1946) under the music direction of
Ghulam Haider. The song from ''Bhookh'', "Ye Hasino Ke Mele Albele" was their first major duet together and it went on to become a success.
The playback singers for the film were Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum and Anil Biswas.
Songlist
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id =0377507 , title =Bhookh
1946 films
1940s Hindi-language films
1940s Indian films
Films scored by Anil Biswas
Indian black-and-white films