Mohabbat Ke Ansu

Mohabbat Ke Ansu
Directed by Premankur Atorthy
Produced by New Theatres
Starring K. L. Saigal
Akhtari Muradabadi
Mahajabin
Music by R. C. Boral
Cinematography Nitin Bose
Production
company
New Theatres
Release dates
1932
Running time
128 min
Country India
Language Hindi

Mohabbat Ke Ansu (Tears of Love) is a 1932 social romantic Urdu film made in India.[1] It was directed by Premankur Atorthy for New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta..[2] The music for the film was directed by R. C. Boral.[3] The film starred K. L. Saigal in his debut role with Akthari Muradabadi, Mahajabeen, Ansari and Sadiq.[4] According to reports the film was not successful[5] however Nevile claims that the "debut was successful beyond expectations" as it led to Saigal acting in several New Theatres films.[6]

K. L. Saigal

K. L. Saigal had worked earlier as a railway time-keeper and typewriter salesman. He had done some amateur singing which was more in the form of Bhajans and ghazals which he had mastered on his own.[6] On the basis of an impromptu amateur evening he was finally noticed by Pankaj Mullick[6] and R. C. Boral who took the 26 year-old Saigal to New Theatres. He was introduced to B. N. Sircar who contracted him to star with Akhtari Muradabadi in New Theatres first Urdu talkie Mohabbat Ke Ansu. Saigal used the name Saigal Kashmiri for this and the subsequent two films Zinda Lash (1932) and Subah Ka Sitara (1932) as he didn’t want his relatives to find out about his profession.[7] Though the film did not do well he made an enormous impact with Chandidas (1934) and went on to become an idol and first superstar through his singing and acting.[8]

Music

Songlist.[9]

References

  1. "K. L. Saigal". recordsindia.com. Recordsindia.com. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.
  2. "Mohabbat Ke Ansu". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.
  3. Farooqui, Dewan Zubair. "New Theatres Calcutta - Renowned music directors". members.tripod.com. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.
  4. Nevile, Pran (2004). K L Saigal: Immortal Singer and Superstar. India: Nevile Books. ISBN 9788190116619. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.
  5. HT. "Bollywood turns 100: the superstars of Hindi cinema". bollywood.com. Bollywood.com. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nevile, Pran (2011). K. L. Saigal A Definitive Biography. India: Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 9780143414063.
  7. "The Music Greats K. L. Saigal". sangeetmahal.com. Sangeet Mahal. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.
  8. "Evolution of the Hindi film song - part 1". upperstall.com. The rest. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.
  9. "Mohabbat Ke Ansu". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 24 Aug 2014.

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