Nagin (1954 film)

Nagin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nandlal Jaswantlal
Produced by	Mahendra Shah
Written by	Bijon Bhattacharya (story) Hamid Dutt (screenplay)
Starring	Vyjayanthimala Pradeep Kumar Jeevan
Music by	Hemanta Mukherjee
Cinematography	Fali Mistry
Edited by	Babu Lavande
Release dates	1954
Running time	139 min
Language	Hindi

Nagin (Hindi: नागिन) is a 1954 film starring Vyjayanthimala and Pradeep Kumar, directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal with hit musical score by Hemant Kumar.

Synopsis

Two Adivasi tribes are in conflict for the local economic rights. The daughter of the Nagi tribe's chief, Mala (Vyjayanthimala) vows to kill the son of the Ragi tribe's chief, Sanatan (Pradeep Kumar) as revenge. Trespassing the enemy territory, she is mesmerized by music of a flute (played by the musician Kalyanji Virji Shah). Coming closer, she finds out that the singer is Sanatan. They fall in love, but find it difficult to appease the enmity between the two tribes and to resist the attempts of the villain Prabir (Jeevan) to marry Mala.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Hemanta Mukherjee. It included thirteen tracks, including the hit "Man Dole Mera Tan Dole", whose "Been Music" was performed by Kalyanji on clavioline and by Ravi on harmonium, who once worked under Hemanta Mukherjee's direction and later became independent music directors.^[1] It was released under E.P. and L.P. gramophone records by The Gramophone Company of India, now known as Sa Re Ga Ma. The lyrics were written by Rajinder Krishan.

Cast

• Vyjayanthimala.... Mala
• Pradeep Kumar.... Sanatan
• Jeevan.... Prabir
• Mubarak (actor).... Dhopal - The Nagi Chieftain
• Ruby Mayer .... Mala's Mother (as Sulochana)
• I. S. Johar
• Krishna Kumari

References

External links

• Nagin at the Internet Movie Database