Sagina (film)
| Sagina | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
| Produced by | J.K. Kapur |
| Written by |
Tapan Sinha (screenplay) Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue) |
| Story by |
Rupadarshi narrator = Dilip Kumar |
| Starring |
Dilip Kumar Saira Banu Aparna Sen |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | Bimal Mukherjee |
| Edited by | Subodh Roy |
Release dates | 1974 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Sagina is a 1974 Hindi movie, produced by J.K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Aparna Sen and Om Prakash. It was a remake of a Bengali version called Sagina Mahato which was released in 1970, directed by Tapan Sinha, with the same lead pair in the cast.[1]
Plot
Sagina is a factory laborer,and aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the Tea gardens of North-Eastern India.[2]
Cast
- Dilip Kumar as Sagina Mahato
- Saira Banu as Lalita
- Aparna Sen as Secretary Vishaka Devi
- Anil Chatterjee as Aniruddha
- Chinmoy Roy
- Rajni Gupta
- Kalyan Chatterjee
- Bhanu Bannerjee
- Kader Khan as Anupam Dutt
- K.N. Singh as Factory owner
- Om Prakash as Guru'
Music
The film has music by S.D. Burman and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and is also famous for one of its song Saala mein to sahab ban gaya, sahab ban ke kaisa tan gaya sung by Kishore Kumar and picturised on Dilip Kumar. Other numbers include, Uparwala dukhiyon ki nahi sunta tha by Kishore Kumar, Gajab chamki bindiya tori aadhi raat by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar and Tumre sang to rain bitayee sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar.[1]
Awards and legacy
The film won the 1974 Filmfare Best Art Direction Award for Sudhendu Roy. In the 1975 film Chupke Chupke a billboard featuring the poster can briefly be seen.
References
- 1 2 Suresh Kohli (27 December 2012). "Sagina (1974)". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ Sinha, Tapan (1974-07-15), Sagina, retrieved 2016-04-09
External links
- Sagina at the Internet Movie Database