Kismet (1943 film)
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| Directed by | Gyan Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Bombay Talkies |
| Written by | Gyan Mukherjee |
| Starring | Ashok Kumar Mumtaz Shanti Shah Nawaz |
| Music by | Anil Biswas Kavi Pradeep (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | R.D.Pareenja |
| Release date(s) | 1943 |
| Running time | 143 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Kismet is a 1943 Indian Hindi film, written and directed by Gyan Mukherjee and produced by Bombay Talkies [1], during war period, while it was in a succession battle between Devika Rani and Sashadhar Mukherjee after owner Himanshu Rai's death. The film is one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema [2]
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Plot
The lost and found crime drama, had screenplay by Niranjan Pal and the film stars Ashok Kumar as a pickpocket and trying to be con man who ends up falling in love, with Devika Rani. He is wrongfully jailed while trying to help his sweetheart but fate ( Kismet) comes to his rescue.
Performance
The film went on to become a major success, at a theatre in Kolkata it ran for three years, and gave Indian cinema its first superstar, Ashok Kumar [3]. According to the numbers, it has been given the status of All-Time Blockbuster. In the decade of 1940s, this movie made the most money. It's net gross came to Rs.10 million in 1943, which in today's date is equivalent of Rs.632 million. This record was beaten 8 years later by Awaara in 1951.
Cast
- Ashok Kumar
- Mumtaz Shanti
- Shah Nawaz
- Mubarak
- Moti
- David
- Chandraprabha
- Kanu Roy
- P.F. Pithawala
- Baby Kamala
- V.H.Desai
Soundtrack
The music of the film is by Anil Biswas, where he introduced 'Full chorus' for the first time in Hindi cinema [4]. The film gave memorable hits like, the patriotic, Door Hato O Duniyawalon Hindustan Humaara hai ("Go away outsiders, India is ours"), the sad Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali and a soothing lullaby, Dheere Dheere Aa sees, which was a duet between, Amirbai Karnataki and Ashok Kumar, which added to the success of the film, which is still known as one of his finest works [5].
Door hato O Duniya walon
In the patriotic song, Door hato O Duniya walon ("Go away outsiders, India is ours"), penned by 'Kavi Pradeep', a negative reference to Japan was used, Tum na kisike aage jhunkna, German ho ya Japaani, this allowed it to get pass through heavy British censorship of the time [6][4], though the people understood the hidden meaning and the song; backed by the uplifting score by Anil Biswas, it became an instant hit, amidst the atmosphere of rising nationalistic fervour [7], though the British authorities, soon realised their mistake, and wanted to ban the film, and an arrest warrant was issued for the film's lyricist, Pradeep, who had to immediately go underground, to avoid arrest [8].
References
- ^ Kismet (1943 film) National Film Archive of India.
- ^ one of the biggest hits.. The Hindu, Jan 7, 2002.
- ^ 10 pre-release big ones. Rediff.com.
- ^ a b Milestones from a musical Millennium Screen.
- ^ Anil Biswas Biography
- ^ Unforgettable songs of national fervour Hindustan Times, August 14, 2008.
- ^ Freedom struggle through Hindi films The Tribune, May 10, 2007.
- ^ Obituary: Kavi PradeepThe Independent, London, Dec 15, 1998.
External links
- Kismet at the Internet Movie Database
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