''Shaheed'' (, 'The Martyr') is a
1948
Events January
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Bollywood
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, written and directed by Ramesh Saigal. The film depicts India's struggle for independence. It starred
Dilip Kumar
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,
Kamini Kaushal
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,
Chandra Mohan, and
Leela Chitnis
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. It had music by
Ghulam Haider. Shaheed was the
Highest grossing indian movie of 1948.
This was actor
Chandra Mohan's last screen appearance. He had earlier appeared in ''
Pukar'', directed by Sohrab Modi, ''
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'', both directed by
Mehboob Khan
Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan (9 September 1907
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, and ''
Stree'', directed by
V. Shantaram.
Plot
Circa 1940s India, a young freedom fighter Ram
ilip Kumarfaces opposition from his own father Raibahadur Dwarakadas
handra Mohanas well as an ambitious police officer Vinod
am Singh who is also his rival for affection of a mutual childhood sweetheart Sheila
amini Kaushal
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Cast
*
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor and film producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated Hindi cinema from the 1950s throughout t ...
as Ram
*
Kamini Kaushal
Kamini Kaushal (born as Uma Kashyap; 24 February 1927) is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is regarded as one of the finest actresses of Hindi cinema. She is noted for her roles in films such as (1946), which wo ...
as Sheela
*
Chandra Mohan as Rai Bahadur Dwarkadas
*
Leela Chitnis
Leela Chitnis (''née'' Nagarkar; 9 September 1909 – 14 July 2003) was an Indian actress in the Indian film industry, active from the 1930s to the 1980s. In her early years she starred as a romantic lead, but she is best remembered for her lat ...
as Mrs. Dwarkadas
* V. H. Desai as Hemant Rai
* S. L. Puri
* Ram Singh as Vinod
* Prabhu Dayal as Gopal
* Raj Adib
* Shashi Kapoor as Young Ram
* N. Kabir as Young Vinod
* Baby Anwari as Young Sheela
Soundtrack
The music composed by
Ghulam Haider, while lyrics written by
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (23 September 1915 – 29 July 1966) was an Indian poet, writer and a lyricist.
Early life and career
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was born in 1915 into a Punjabi Rajput family of the Janjua clan, Mehdi Ali lost his father when he ...
and
Qamar Jalalabadi.
Songs like "Watan ki Raah Mein Watan Ke Naujawan Shaheed Ho" and "Badnaam Na Ho Jaaye Mohabbat Ka Fasana" have gained their popularity even after 60 years of the film's release.
See also
* Shaheed
Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer in December 1928 in what was intended to be retaliation for the deat ...
, executed by the British in Lahore in 1931
*
''Shaheed'' (1965 film), an Indian Hindi-language film
* ''
23rd March 1931: Shaheed'', a 2002 Indian Hindi-language film
*
Shaheed-E-Azam (martyr of freedom), 2002 Indian film directed by Sukumar Nair
References
External links
Movie posters from Shaheed featured in the Cinema India exhibition at the V&A*
1948 films
1940s Hindi-language films
1940s Indian films
Films set in the Indian independence movement
Indian black-and-white films
Indian romantic drama films
1948 romantic drama films
Films directed by Ramesh Saigal
Films scored by Ghulam Haider
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