Patanga (1949 film)

Patanga
Directed by H. S. Rawail
Produced by Varma Films
Written by Anjana Rawail
Starring Nigar Sultana
Shyam
Yakub
Gope
Music by C. Ramchandra
Cinematography Jamshed R. Irani
Edited by Prabhakar Gokhale
Release dates
1949
Running time
143 mins.
Country India
Language Hindi

Patanga is a 1949 Indian Bollywood film. It was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1949.[1] The film was directed by H. S. Rawail for Varma Productions. A duet sung against the back drop of WW2, "Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon" and picturised on actor Gope and lead heroine Nigar Sultana became popular. The playback singers for the song were C. Ramchandra, who also composed the music for the film, and Shamshad Begum.[2][3] The cast included Nigar Sultana, Shyam, Yakub, Gope, Purnima, Shyama, Randhir, Mohana.[4]

Cast

References

  1. "Top Earners 1949". Box Office India. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). "Lost In The Shadows". Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. p. 40. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon (MP3)
  4. "Patanga". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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