''Saathi'' (English: ''The Companion'') is a

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

Indian

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

film directed by

Phani Majumdar Phani Majumdar was a pioneering Indian film director, who worked in Bengali and Hindi cinema, most known for his film ''Street Singer (1938 film), Street Singer'' (1938) starring K.L. Saigal noted for its song, ''Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye'' ...

and produced by

New Theatres New Theatres is an Indian film studio. It was formed in Calcutta by producer B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar, the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 1970 And Padma Bhushan in 1972). It was formed on February 10, 1931. The company motto was ...

. It was the Bengali version of '' Street Singer'' and the film was the debut of

as a director. The film's cast includes

K. L. Saigal Kundan Lal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947), was an Indian singer and actor who worked in Hindi cinema, which was centred in Calcutta (Kolkata) during his time, but is currently based in Bombay (Mumba ...

Kanan Devi Kanan Devi (22 April 1916 – 17 July 1992) was an Indian actress and singer. She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali cinema. Her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was ...

, Boken Chatto,

Amar Mullick Amar Mullick (May 1899 – August 1972) was an Indian actor and director. Career Mullick was born in 1899 in Kolkata, British India. Although he was a civil engineer by profession but passionate in films. He joined New Theatres group in 1932 and ...

, Sailen Chowdhury, and

Shyam Laha Shyam Laha (26 November 1911 – 25 October 1973) was an Indian actor in Bengali language, Bengali and Hindi-language films. He was known for his comedy, comic acting. Early life Shyam Laha was born in 1911 in Kolkata, British India. His origin ...

. The story involves two young street children growing up together, singing in the streets and hoping to make it big in the show world. The film was one of Saigal's "most famous films" and a "classic" as far the music and songs of the films were concerned. The music was composed by R. C. Boral with lyrics by Ajoy Bhattacharya.

Cast

*Boken Chatto *Rekha *

*Sailen Chowdhury *Bhanu Bannerjee *Ahi Sanyal *Khagen Pathak *Sukumar Pal *Binoy Goswami

Music

The music was composed by R. C. Boral with lyrics by Ajoy Bhattacharya.

References

External links

* 1938 films Bengali-language Indian films Films directed by Phani Majumdar 1930s Bengali-language films New Theatres films {{1930s-Bengali-film-stub