Patanga (1949 film)
Appearance
Patanga | |
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Directed by | H. S. Rawail |
Written by | Anjana Rawail |
Produced by | Varma Films |
Starring | Nigar Sultana Shyam Yakub Gope |
Cinematography | Jamshed R. Irani |
Edited by | Prabhakar Gokhale |
Music by | C. Ramchandra |
Release date | 1949 |
Running time | 143 mins. |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Patanga is a 1949 Indian Bollywood film. It was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1949.[1] The film was directed by H. S. Rawail for Varma Productions. A duet sung against the back drop of WW2, "Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon" and picturised on actor Gope and lead heroine Nigar Sultana became popular. The playback singers for the song were C. Ramchandra, who also composed the music for the film, and Shamshad Begum.[2][3] The cast included Nigar Sultana, Shyam, Yakub, Gope, Purnima, Shyama, Randhir, Mohana.[4]
Cast
- Nigar Sultana
- Shyam
- Yakub
- Gope
- Purnima
- Shyama
- Cuckoo
- Randhir
- Mohana
- Ramesh Sinha
- Rajendra Kumar
- Raj Mehra
Music
"Mera Piya Gaye Rangoon" sung by Shamshad Begum became an evergreen hit.
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References
- ^ "Top Earners 1949". Box Office India. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). "Lost In The Shadows". Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. p. 40. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon (MP3)
- ^ "Patanga". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 31 August 2015.