Karwan-E-Hayat

Karwan-E-Hayat
Directed by Premankur Atorthy
Produced by New Theatres
Starring K. L. Saigal
Rattan Bai
Pahari Sanyal
Nawab
Music by R. C. Boral, Mihir Kiran Bhattacharya
Cinematography Krishna Gopal
Production
company
New Theatres
Release dates
 1935
Running time
 122 min
Country India
Language Hindi

Karwan-E-Hayat is a 1935 Urdu/Hindi costume action adventure film.[1] The film is directed by Premankur Atorthy and Hemchandra Chunder for New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta. The cast included K. L. Saigal, Rattan Bai, Pahari Sanyal, Rajkumari, Shyama Zutshi, Gul Hamid, Pahari Sanyal, Rajkumari, Molina, Shyama Zutshi, Siddiqi, Kapoor, Rana.[2] The cinematographer was Krishna Gopal, with music composed by Mihir Kiran Bhattacharya and R. C. Boral and lyrics by Ahmad Shuja Pasha.[3] The film, a costume drama, involved the Prince Pervez on the run from an arranged marriage to a princess, only to fall in love with her when they meet in unusual circumstances.

Plot

Pervez K. L. Saigal, heir to the throne of Kascand flees from his kingdom when he finds that his mother (Shyama Zutshi) along with the Wazir (Gul Hamid), has arranged his marriage with the princess (Rajkumari) of Bijapore. Tikkim, wants to marry the princess and he has her kidnapped by the qypsies. Pervez during his escape meets some qypsies who have the kidnapped princess with them. He joins the gypsies and travels with them as a commoner. Zarina (Rattan Bai) one of the gypsy girl falls in love with Pervez. Pervez and the princess find out the truth about each other and fall in love. Together, they defeat the villain Tikkim.

Cast

Music

The music of Karwan-E-Hayat has been credited to two music directors, Mihir Kiran Bhattacharya and R. C. Boral, with lyrics by Ahmad Shuja Pasha.[3]

Songs

Songlist:[4][5]

# Title Singer Min
1 "Dil Se Teri Nigah" K. L. Saigal 3.24
2 "Hairat -E- Nazar Aakhir" K. L. Saigal 3.15
3 "Koi Preet Ki Reet Bata De" K. L. Saigal, Pahari Sanyal 3.06
4 "Ye Kuch Ke Waqt Kaisii Awaaz" Pahari Sanyal 3.21
5 "Shehron Mein Wo Baat Kahaan" K. L. Saigal
6 "Ab Kaise Chhupaaoon Main Dil Ki Baat"
7 "Chal Ae Ri Sakhi Ab Aise Nagar"
8 "Oye Hoye Ri Nindiya Mori"
9 "Ishq Bina Kya Jeevan Hai"

References

  1. ↑ Crow, Jonathan. "Karwan-E-Hayat 1933". Movies, Overview (The New York Times Company). NYT. Retrieved 27 Aug 2014.
  2. ↑ "Karwan-E-Hayat". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 27 Aug 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rajadhyaksha, Willemen, Ashish, Paul (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2, Revised ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257. Retrieved 27 Aug 2014.
  4. ↑ "Karwan-E-Hayat 1935". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 27 Aug 2014.
  5. ↑ "Karwan-E-Hayat". earthmusic.net. Earth Music Network. Retrieved 27 Aug 2014.

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