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 Pakistan Television years later that the tunes of the songs of Rattan were set by the lyricist D. N. Madhok himself.
Abdul Rashid Kardar production spent rupees seventy five thousand in 1944 to make ‘Rattan’. The music by Naushad Ali 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 Bano as Basant Kumar
- Azoorie
- Chanda
- Ghulab
- Manju
- Badri Prasad
- Rajkumari Shukla
- Wasti
Music
The film had music by Naushad, with lyrics by the renowned poet of the 1940s D. N. Madhok
- "Ankhiyan Milake Jiya" - Zohrabai Ambalawali
- "Rimjhim Barse Badarwa Mast Hawaen Aayin Piya Ghar Aaja" - Zohrabai Ambalawali
- "Hindustan Ke Hum Hain" - Mohammad Rafi
- "Milke Bichhad Gayin Ankhiyan" - Amirbai Karnataki
- "Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes Laga Kar Thes" -Karan Dewan
- "O janne wale Balamvaa Laut ke Aa Laut ke Aa" Sung by Amirbai Karnataki and Shyam Kumar
- "Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes Laga Kar Thes"
- "Pardesi Balma Baadal Aaya"
References
- ↑ "Top Earners 1944". Box Office India. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
External links
- Ratan at the Internet Movie Database