''Sajani'' is a
1940
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Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
social film directed by
Sarvottam Badami
Sarvottam Badami (1910–2005) was an Indian film director of Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu, and Tamil language, Tamil films. He started his career as a sound recordist for the first talkie in India, ''Alam Ara'' (1931). In 1948 he helped set ...
for Sudama Productions. Scripted by
Zia Sarhadi
Zia Sarhadi (; born Fazl-e-Qadir Sethi 1914 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North West Frontier Province – 27 January 1997 in Karachi, Sindh) was an Indian and Pakistani screenwriter and Film director, director of films in the Indian Film I ...
,
the film had music 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 ...
and starred
Prithviraj Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and establish ...
,
Sabita Devi
Sabita Devi (1914–1965) was a Hindi cinema, Hindi film actress in Indian cinema. She is stated to be one of the "prominent" leading ladies of the "pioneering era" of Indian cinema along with Mehtab (actress), Mehtab, Bibbo (actress), Bibbo, Du ...
, Snehprabha Pradhan,
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan (21 September 192623 December 2000) was a Pakistani playback singer and actress who worked in both British India and later in Pakistan's cinema of Pakistan, cinema. Her career lasted over six decades, during which she recorded 10,00 ...
,
Dixit, and Ghory. Badami left
Sagar Movietone
Sagar Movietone also Sagar Films, Sagar Film Company and Sagar Productions was an Indian film production company involved in the making of films for Indian cinema. It was launched by Ardeshir Irani with Chimanlal Desai and Dr. Ambalal Patel in 1 ...
where he had made satirical comedies to join his "mentor" Ambalal Patel at Sudama Productions to make "socially relevant film(s)", where ''Sajani'' was one of the first.
Snehprabha Pradhan acted in several films produced by Chimanbhai Desai in 1940, including ''Sajani''.
Cast
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Prithviraj Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and establish ...
*
Sabita Devi
Sabita Devi (1914–1965) was a Hindi cinema, Hindi film actress in Indian cinema. She is stated to be one of the "prominent" leading ladies of the "pioneering era" of Indian cinema along with Mehtab (actress), Mehtab, Bibbo (actress), Bibbo, Du ...
* Snehprabha Pradhan
*
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan (21 September 192623 December 2000) was a Pakistani playback singer and actress who worked in both British India and later in Pakistan's cinema of Pakistan, cinema. Her career lasted over six decades, during which she recorded 10,00 ...
*
Dixit
* Ghory
* Kesari
* Shakir
* Tarabai
Music
The film's music was composed 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 by
Pyare Lal Santoshi
Pyār (Hindi: ; Punjabi: ) is the Hindi and Punjabi word for love. It is derived from Sanskrit (love) and (act). It is one of the five virtues of Sikhism.
Description
Pyaar is prescribed by the Sikh gurus as the treatment for (extreme ...
, Pandit Indra Chandra and
Zia Sarhadi
Zia Sarhadi (; born Fazl-e-Qadir Sethi 1914 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North West Frontier Province – 27 January 1997 in Karachi, Sindh) was an Indian and Pakistani screenwriter and Film director, director of films in the Indian Film I ...
. The singers were Brijmala, Gyan Dutt and Snehlata Pradhan.
Song List
References
External links
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1940 films
1940s Hindi-language films
1940s Indian films
Films scored by Gyan Dutt
Indian black-and-white films
Films directed by Sarvottam Badami
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