Rattan (film)
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| Directed by | M. Sadiq |
| Written by | R.S. Choudhury, D. N. Madhok |
| Starring | Swaran Lata, Karan Dewan and Amir Banu |
Release dates | 1944 |
Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Rattan or Ratan is a 1944 Indian Bollywood film starring Swaran Lata, Karan Dewan and Amir Banu. It was the highest grossing Indian film of 1944 and is cited as an "All Time Blockbuster".[1] The film is noted as the film which made Naushad one of the top contributors to music in Indian films and enabled him to demand a fee of Rs 25000 a film.The heroine of the movie Swaran Lata had said in a live interview with the PTV that the tunes of the songs of Rattan were set by the lyricist D. N. Madhok himself.[2]
Film expert and author Rajesh Subramanian opines that Kardar production spent rupees seventy five thousand in 1944 to make ‘Rattan’. The music by Naushadsaab was such a phenomenal hit that the company earned Rs 3 lacs as royalty from Gramophone sales in the first year.
Cast
- Swaran Lata as Gauri
- Karan Dewan as Govind
- Amir Banu as Basant Kumar
- Azoorie
- Chanda
- Gulab
- Manju
- Badri Prasad
- Rajkumari Shukla
- Wasti
Music
The film had music by Naushad, with lyrics by D. N. Madhok
- "Ankhiyan Milake" - Zohrabai Ambalawali
- "Hindustan Ke Hum Hain" - Mohammad Rafi
References
- ↑ "Top Earners 1944". Box Office India. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ Magadi, Ranganathan (11 February 2007). The Literary Works of Ranganathan Magadi. Ranganathan Magadi. p. 657. ISBN 978-1-4116-7004-4. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
External links
- Ratan at the Internet Movie Database