''Thokar'' also called ''The Kick'' is
1939
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Hindi/
Urdu film directed by
A. R. Kardar
Abdur Rashid Kardar (1904–1989) was an Indian film actor, director and producer. He is credited with establishing the film industry in the Bhati Gate locality of Lahore, British India (now in Pakistan).[Chandulal Shah
Chandulal Jesangbhai Shah (13 April 1898 – 25 November 1975) was a famous director, producer and screenwriter of Indian films, who founded Ranjit Studios in 1929.
Early life
Shah was born in 1898 in Jamnagar, Gujarat, British India. He stud ...]
for his production banner
Ranjit Movietone, it had music by
Gyan Dutt.
The story writer was M. Sadiq, with cinematography by Gordhanbhi Patel.
The cast included Kumar, Ishwarlal, Madhuri, Yakub,
Noor Mohammed Charlie,
Ram Marathe, Waheedan Bai and Dixit.
Thokar is cited as one of the "most interesting" films made by Kardar for Ranjit Movietone. The other was ''
Pagal'' (1940).
The story involved a blind villager winning a lottery but he eventually realises that money can not bring happiness.
, editor of the cine magazine ''
Filmindia'', called it one of the "good social pictures" and "the best" from Chandulal Shah.
Plot
Mohan is a poor blind villager taking care of his ward Radha, who is in love with him. The village tramp, Ramesh (Charlie) sells him a lottery ticket. To Mohan's astonishment, he wins the sweep-stakes but Ramesh wants his share. Ramesh takes Mohan to the city with the intention of getting his eyes treated. In the city, Ramesh deviously gets Mohan married off to a prostitute who is having an affair with Ramesh. When Mohan's eyesight is restored, he sees his wealth diminishing, and an adulterous wife. He takes revenge on Ramesh and his wife. Mohan finally returns to the village and to Radha.
Cast
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Ishwarlal
Ishwarlal was a Bollywood Hindi actor, director and producer, active from 1930 to 1966. He was born 9 October 1911 at Waghania, Bombay Presidency, British India as Hariprashad Joshi. He died on 22 January 1969 in Bombay (Mumbai), India aged 57 ...
* Madhuri as Radha
* Kumar as Mohan
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Charlie
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as Ramesh
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Yakub
Yakub or Yaqub ( ar, يعقوب, Yaʿqūb or Ya'kūb , links=no, also transliterated in other ways) is a male given name. It is the Arabic version of Jacob (name), Jacob and James (name), James. The Arabic form ''Ya'qūb/Ya'kūb'' may be direct ...
* Waheedan Bai
* Dixit
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Ram Marathe
* Suresh
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K. N. Singh
Krishan Niranjan Singh (1 September 1908 – 31 January 2000), known as K. N. Singh in Indian cinema, was a prominent villain and character actor. He appeared in over 200 Hindi films over a long career stretching from 1936 to the late 1980s.
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* Wasti
Soundtrack
Charlie has been cited as "the first (Indian) comedian to have songs picturised on him", starting the trend with the song from ''Thokar'', "Jab Se Mali Teri Khak".
The music was composed by
Gyan Dutt and the lyricist was
Pyare Lal Santoshi
Pyār (Punjabi: ਪਿਆਰ ''pi'āra'') is the Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
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. The singers were Waheedan Bai, Suresh, Ram Marathe and Charlie.
Song List
References
External links
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{{A. R. Kardar
1939 films
Films scored by Gyan Dutt
1930s Hindi-language films
Films directed by A. R. Kardar
Indian black-and-white films