Khandan (1942 film)

Khandan, also spelled as Khandaan, is a 1942 pre-partition Urdu film by D.M. Pancholi,^[1] starring Pran Khrishna, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Mohammed and M. Ajmal.^[2]

Written by Anarkali author Imtiaz Ali Taj and made in Pancholi's Lahore studio.

Plot

This was mainly a Noor Jehan musical about a man seduced by a gold-digging woman, who then kills her and her lover is jailed. When he is released, he finds employment as a gardener and becomes a father-figure to his employer's son Anwar and to Anwar's fiancee Zeenat (Noor Jehan). This allows him to prevent Anwar from perpetuating precisely the same crime for which he had been jailed as history repeats itself because, so the film alleges, men are constantly threatened by women and only paternal wisdom can save them from the untoward desires of women. Future directors Ramesh Saigal and S. K. Ojha assisted on this film. Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema , New Revised Edition 1999.

Cast

• Pran Krishana (Pran)
• Noor Jehan
• Manorama
• Durga Mota
• Ajmal
• Ghulam Mohammed

Music

The music is composed by Ghulam Haider^[1][2][3] and lyrics by M. D. Taseer, Nazim Panipat and D.N. Madhok. The playback singers include Noor Jehan, Shamshad Begum, Ghulam Haider and Nasim Akhtar.

1. Mere Liye Jahan Mein - Noor Jehan

2. Too Kaunsi Badli Mein Mere Chand Hai Aaja - Noor Jehan

3. Khelenge Hum Aankh Macholi - Noor Jehan

4. Mere Baagh Ka Mali Phir Aagaya - Shamshad Begum

5. Maar Gayi Re - Noor Jehan

6. Udja Udja Panchhi Udja - Noor Jehan & Ghulam Haider

7. Chalo Paniya Bharn Ko Chalen – Shamshad Begum & Nasim Akhtar

8. Bolo Bolo Mere Mann Ka Panchhi – Noor Jehan

9. Meri Ammi Ka Raj Bhala - Shamshad Begum

References

External links

• Khandan at the Internet Movie Database