''Musafir '' is a

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social

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directed by

Chaturbhuj Doshi Chaturbhuj Doshi (1894–1969) was a Hindi and Gujarati language, Gujarati writer-director of Indian cinema. He was one of the top Gujarati screenplay writers, who helped script stories for the Punatar productions. He is stated to be one of the ...

. Produced by Ranjit Studios, the music was by Gyan Dutt and it starred

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' ...

, Khursheed, Ishwarlal and

Yakub Yakub, Yaqub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yacoub, Yakoub or Yaâkub (, also transliterated in other ways; ''Yakob,'' as commonly westernized) is a male given name. It is the Arabic version of Jacob and James. The Arabic form ''Ya'qūb/Ya'kūb'' may be direct ...

. The story was about a prince (Charlie) who returns to his kingdom and finds it in a mess due to the evil-doers' conspiracies to take over. The film was given a good review by the editor of '' Filmindia'',

Baburao Patel Baburao Patel (1904–1982) was an Indian publisher and writer, associated with films and politics. Career Baburao: A Pioneer of Indian Cinema. Baburao was a key figure in the early days of Indian cinema. He started his career as a journalist ...

, adding, "For sheer entertainment ''Musafir'' is hard to beat".

Cast

* Khursheed * Ishwarlal *

* Vasanti * Bhupatrai * Kesari * Mirza Mushraff * Bhagwandas

Music

The music direction was by Gyan Dutt with lyrics written by D. N. Madhok. The singers were Brijmala, Khursheed, Charlie, Vasanti and Kantilal.

Song List

References

External links

* 1940 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