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== Music == |
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The music, composed by [[Sardul Singh Kwatra]], assist by Bhagwant Kwatra songs lyrices by Manohar Singh Sehrai,[[Verma Malik]],Chand Pandit played a major role in the film's success.<ref name="g">{{cite web | url=http://knol.google.com/k/punjwood# | title=The 1950s | access-date=12 February 2023 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211231751/http://knol.google.com/k/punjwood | archive-date=11 December 2011 | df=dmy-all|website=Punjwood Punjabi cinema website }}</ref> Sardul modified the folk tunes of [[Punjab region|Punjab]] and the songs were hits. [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mohammad Rafi]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[Rajkumari Dubey|Rajkumari]] and [[Jagjit Kaur]] were the playback singers. Rajkumari first sang for a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] Kurhmai in 1941, but in the film ''Posti'', her songs became real hits.<ref name=ao/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://upperstall.com/films/1951/posti|url-status=dead|title=Posti - Cast and Crew|website=Upperstall.com website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201093555/http://upperstall.com/films/1951/posti|access-date=13 February 2023|archive-date=1 December 2010}}</ref> |
The music, composed by [[Sardul Singh Kwatra]], assist by Bhagwant Kwatra songs lyrices by Manohar Singh Sehrai,[[Verma Malik]],Chand Pandit played a major role in the film's success.<ref name="g">{{cite web | url=http://knol.google.com/k/punjwood# | title=The 1950s | access-date=12 February 2023 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211231751/http://knol.google.com/k/punjwood | archive-date=11 December 2011 | df=dmy-all|website=Punjwood Punjabi cinema website }}</ref> Sardul modified the folk tunes of [[Punjab region|Punjab]] and the songs were hits. [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Mohammad Rafi]], [[Shamshad Begum]], [[Rajkumari Dubey|Rajkumari]] and [[Jagjit Kaur]] were the playback singers. Rajkumari first sang for a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] Kurhmai in 1941, but in the film ''Posti'', her songs became real hits.<ref name=ao/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://upperstall.com/films/1951/posti|url-status=dead|title=Posti - Cast and Crew|website=Upperstall.com website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201093555/http://upperstall.com/films/1951/posti|access-date=13 February 2023|archive-date=1 December 2010}}</ref> |
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Popular songs of the film include "Do Guttan Kar Merian" by Asha Bhosle, "Kajjle Di Paanian Dhaar" by Rajkumari and a duet, "Ja Bhaira Posti" by Mohd. Rafi and Shamshad Begum.<ref name=ti/> |
Popular songs of the film include "Do Guttan Kar Merian" by Asha Bhosle, "Kajjle Di Paanian Dhaar" by Rajkumari and a duet, "Ja Bhaira Posti" by Mohd. Rafi and Shamshad Begum.<ref name=ti/> |
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== External links == |
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*{{IMDb title|0239826|Posti (1950)}} |
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Revision as of 22:24, 18 December 2023
| Posti | |
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| Directed by | K. D. Mehra |
| Produced by | Kwatra Production |
| Starring | Majnu Shyama Bhag Singh Ramesh Thakur |
| Music by | Sardul Singh Kwatra |
Release date | 1950 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
Posti is a 1950 Indian Punjabi-language film and the first production of Kwatra Production (of Sardul Singh Kwatra's brother Harcharan Singh Kwatra), Harcharn Singh Kwatra who Cinematogrpahy Punjabi Movie Mangti (1942) [1] directed by K. D. Mehra (Krishan Dev Mehra), starring Majnu and Shyama in the lead roles. Shyama was the principal female actress of this movie.[1] [2] It did well at the box office in the Punjab and Delhi areas.[1] Noted playback singer, Asha Bhosle, made her debut with the film.[1][2]
Cast
Amarnath as a Praan Naath
Shyama as a Peengh
Majnu as a Posti Shaah
Manorama as a Patolaa
Chand Burke as a Bhag Bhari
Randhir as a Gangga Ram
Bhag Singh as a Tanga wala
Ramesh Thakur as a Gaana Shah, Posti Shaah father
Davendar
Pandit Ji
Rajni Bagam
K. Ranjit
Rani Shakuntla
Moti Sood as a ustad
Music
The music, composed by Sardul Singh Kwatra, assist by Bhagwant Kwatra songs lyrices by Manohar Singh Sehrai,Verma Malik,Chand Pandit played a major role in the film's success.[3] Sardul modified the folk tunes of Punjab and the songs were hits. Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi, Shamshad Begum, Rajkumari and Jagjit Kaur were the playback singers. Rajkumari first sang for a Punjabi Kurhmai in 1941, but in the film Posti, her songs became real hits.[1][4]
Popular songs of the film include "Do Guttan Kar Merian" by Asha Bhosle, "Kajjle Di Paanian Dhaar" by Rajkumari and a duet, "Ja Bhaira Posti" by Mohd. Rafi and Shamshad Begum.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Aujla, Harjap Singh. "Sardul Kwatra and his Soulful Music". Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Folk music was his forte". The Tribune (Chandigarh) newspaper. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "The 1950s". Punjwood Punjabi cinema website. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Posti - Cast and Crew". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
External links
- Posti (1950) at IMDb
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