Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1947 film)

Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
Directed by Vijay Bhatt
Produced by Vijay Bhatt
Written by Pandit Girish
Story by Pandit Girish
Starring Arun Ahuja
Mridula
Yakub
Leela Pawar
Music by Khemchand Prakash
Cinematography Yusuf Mulji
Edited by Pratap Dave
Release dates
 1947
Running time
 133 min
Country India
Language Hindi

Samaj Ko Bada This World) is an Indian 1947 Hindi social melodrama film directed by Vijay Bhatt. Produced under the Prakash Pictures banner,[1] its music composer was Khemchand Prakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra, Roopdas, and Qamar Jalalabadi.[2] The story, screenplay and dalogues were by Pandit Girish. Its cinematographer was Yusuf Mulji and the film starred Arun Ahuja, Mridula, Yakub, Leela Pawar, Umakant and Bikram Kapoor.[3]

Bhatt's social film dealt with the issue of "mismatched" marriages and advocated divorce, setting a partner free in order to choose their own mate.[4] Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1970) is a film of the same name directed by V. Madhusudan Rao and produced by Gemini, however it had no relation to the 1947 film,[5] but was instead a remake of A. Vincent's award-winning Malayalam Thulabharam (1968)[6]

Plot

Kishore (Arun) and Manorama (Mridula) are in love with but unable to get married. Mridula's father is a clerk, who can't afford to pay the dowry demanded by Arun's family. Jayant (Yakub) is a widower, and Mridula is married off to him. His cruel behaviour becomes apparent when he starts torturing Mridula soon after their marriage. Arun's parents get him married to the rich Champa (Leela Pawar) who is in love with someone else. Arun helps her get married to Naresh, the man she loves, by giving her a divorce. Arun watches the torture inflicted on Mridula and the story then continues through tense scenes where eventually Arun kills Jayant and unwittingly Mridula too, following which he's sent to a mental asylum having been declared insane.

Cast

Crew

The film's crew consisted of:

Soundtrack

Samaj Ko Badal Dalo was one of the early films for which Mohammed Rafi recorded songs in Bombay. The others were Gaon Ki Gori (1946) and Jugnu (1947).[7] The music direction was by Khemchand Prakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra, Roopdas and Qamar Jalabadi. The playback singers were Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Arun Kumar Ahuja and Amirbai Karnataki.[8]

Songlist

# Title Singer Lyricist
1 Aye Ji Mat Pucho Kuch Baat Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Arun Kumar Pandit Indra
2 Dhire Dhire Chale Aao Pandit Indra
3 Tu Kyun Yaad Aata Hai Yaad Aane Wale Qamar Jalalabadi
4 Naina Ro Ro Ke Rah Gaye Amirbai Karnataki Roopdas
5 Tori Unchi Atariya Pe Aaun Kaise Pandit Indra
6 Ek Surat Saloni Re Nainon Mein Bas Gayi Roopdas
7 Bikhar Gayi Aasha Ki Badri Bikhar Gayi Roopdas

References

  1. ↑ "Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1947)". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Album-Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1947)". MySwar. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Samaj Ko Badal Dalo". Alan Goble. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Indian History Congress (2007). Proceedings - Indian History Congress. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Shankar's weekly. 1970. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Students' Britannica India. Popular Prakashan. 2000. pp. 238–. ISBN 978-0-85229-760-5. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Songs Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1947)". Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

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