Jugnu (1947 film)

Jugnu

Film poster
Directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
Produced by Shaukat Art Production
Starring Nurjehan
Dilip Kumar
Music by Feroz Nizami
Release date(s) 1947
Country India
Language Hindi

Jugnu is a 1947 Indian film directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi. The film stars Noor Jehan, Dilip Kumar, Gulam Mohd., Sulochana (Sr.), Latika, Zia, Jilloo, Agha, Shashikala and now famous playback singer Mohammed Rafi.[1] This film was the first major hit for Dilip Kumar who went on to become one of Indian film industry's legends.[2]

Both Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and his wife Noor Jehan settled in Pakistan shortly after the film was released.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Firoze Rangoonwalla, Indian Filmography, publisher: J. Udeshi, Bombay, August 1970, pp. 224.
  2. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema, British Film Institute, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2002, pp. 132.
  3. ^ Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (1914–1999)
  4. ^ Noor Jehan

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