Aadmi (1939 film)

Aadmi

Film Poster
Directed by V. Shantaram
Produced by Prabhat Film Company
Written by A. Bhaskar Rao
Starring Shahu Modak
Shanta Hublikar
Sundara Bai
Ram Marathe
Music by Master Krishnarao
Cinematography V. Avdhut
Production
company
Release date
  • 1939 (1939)
Running time
 164 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Aadmi (English: Life's for Living) is a 1939 Hindi social reformist film directed by V. Shantaram.[1] It was a remake of the Marathi film Manoos (1939) and is regarded as a classic from the Prabhat Film Company.[2] The film starred Shahu Modak, Shanta Hublikar, M. S. Sundari Bai, Ram Marathe, Ganpat Rao, Ulhas and Gauri.[3] The music was composed by Krishnarao Phulambrikar and the lyrics were by Munshi Aziz.[4] The story is about a policeman who marries a sex worker in order to better her life but is faced by an unforgiving society. It was named by the Best Indian Film for 1939–40 by the Film Journalists Association of India.[5]

Cast

Production

V. Shantaram used social elements in his films and in Aadmi he dealt with the life of a sex worker. The film was a remake of his classic Marathi film Manoos made the same year which was appreciated by the audiences and commended by Charlie Chaplin.[6] The film is considered a classic along with his other two films Duniya Na Mane (1937) and Padosi (1941)[7] and one of the best social films made that became successful.[8]

Soundtrack

The music director Master Krishnarao was considered as an innovator with the orchestra. His tune "Ta Ra Ra Nao Na" from this film is an example of the modernisation.[9] This was also the first film with a song in different languages.[10] Sung by Shanta Hublikar,the song "Kis Liye Kal Ki Baat" had six different folk styles and languages, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Marathi. It was critically acclaimed by Baburao Patel in his review of the film in the cine-magazine Filmindia of October 1939. Another notable song cited was "Man Paapi Bhoola Kaun Ise Samjhaye" sung by Bai Sundrabai.[11] There is also a parody of the famous Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani song from Achhut Kanya (1936) "Main Ban Ka Panchhi" to "Main Panch Ban Ban Dolu Re" sung by Shanta Hublikar.[9]

Songs

# Title Singer(s)
1 "So Jaa Sapne Ki Aasha Koi Nahin Hai" Shanta Hublikar
2 "Premi Premnagar Mein Jaayen" Shanta Hublikar
3 "Kis Ke Liye Kal Ki Baat" Shanta Hublikar
4 "Ta Ra Ra Nao Naa" Ram Marathe
5 "Man Paapi Bhoola" Sundara Bai
6 "Jaag Jaag Jaag, Meethi Neend Se Jaga" Shahu Modhak
7 "Barjori Karke Saiyan Ne" Ram Marathe
8 "Bahar Aayi Piyari" Shanta Hublikar
9 "Main Jaan Gayi" Shanta Hublikar

References

  1. ↑ Gledhill, Christine (2012). Gender Meets Genre in Postwar Cinemas. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252036613.
  2. ↑ Ravindranathan, Sugandhi (2 May 2002). "A Navrang of Shantaram’s films". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ↑ citwf. "Aadmi 1939". citwf. Alan Goble. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ↑ lyricsindia. "Aadmi 1939". lyricsindia.com. Amit Chakradeo. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "'Admi' Best Picture for Past Year". The Indian Express. Bombay. 2 March 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Aadmi 1939". indiavideo.org. India Video. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Lal, S. 50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20Th Century. ISBN 9788179926987. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Avalude Ravukal-1978". the Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 Ranchan, Vijay (2014). Story of a Bollywood Song. India: Abhinav Publications. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Anantharaman, Ganesh (2008). Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. India: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143063407. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Patel, Baburao (October 1939). "Review-Admi (Life's For Living)". Filmindia. 5 (10): 32.
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