''Dhiraj'' (Patience) is a

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social

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. It was released in

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. The film was directed by

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for

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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 ...

was the music director, with lyrics by Pandit Indra. The cast included

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, Ishwarlal, Kesari, Nurjehan. ''Dhiraj'' was doing successful business at the box-office when it was banned by the British government on the request of the Advisors to the governors. "They had grown intolerant of introduction of symbols like pictures of national leaders in films".

Cast

* Ishwarlal * Kesari * Nurjehan * Khatoon * Dhiraj * Rajkumari

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyricist was Pandit Indra. The singers were Ishwar Lal, Gyan Dutt, Nur Jehan, Kesari.

Songlist

References

External links

* 1942 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Films scored by Gyan Dutt Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub