Kaneez (1949 film)
Kaneez | |
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Directed by | Krishan Kumar |
Screenplay by | Hasrat Lucknavi |
Story by | Hasrat Lucknavi |
Produced by | Krishan Kumar |
Starring | Munawar Sultana Shyam Kuldeep Kaur Ramesh Sinha Khwaja Sabir Nazir Kashmiri Urmila Devi Jillo Bai Tiwari |
Music by | Ghulam Haider Hansraj Behl O.P. Nayyar (Film score) |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Kaneez is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed and produced by Krishan Kumar, starring Shyam, Munawar Sultana and Kuldip Kaur in lead roles.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Sabira is the daughter of a wealthy man, Akbar, who is cheated by his manager, Hamid, and forced into a mental home. Sabira marries Hamid's son, Akhtar, but the marriage is destroyed by a woman called Darling, who is after Akhtar for his money. Sabira is forced to become a servant in her own house, but she recovers her place as the mistress as Darling is exposed and Akhtar realized her worth for him.
Cast
[edit]- Munawwar Sultana as Sabira, Akbar's daughter[1][2]
- Shyam as Akhtar, Hamid's son[1][2]
- Urmila Devi as Hamida
- Kuldip Kaur as Miss Darling[1]
- Jillo as Sakira
- Khwaja Sabir as Hamid Ul Hasan, Akbar's manager[2]
- Shyama as Suraiya[2]
- S.K. Prem as Anwar
- Ramesh Sinha as Seth Akbar
- Bibi as Sakira
- Nazir Kashmiri as Family Doctor
- Baby Anwari as Young Hamida
- Baby Urmila as Young Sabira
- Master Naresh as Young Akhtar
Music
[edit]The music was composed by the two very well known composers then, Ghulam Haider and Hansraj Behl[1] with a large playback of Shamshad Begum, Mohammad Rafi, Surinder Kaur,[1][3] Geeta Dutt, Zeenat Begum, G. M. Durrani,[4] S. D. Batish and Rajkumari Dubey. The lyrics were written by Hasrat Lucknavi, Sarshar Sailani, Shahir Ghaznavi and Harishchandra Akhtar. O.P. Nayyar composed the background music.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Kaneez (a film review)". upperstall.com website. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Kaneez (1949 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Surindar Kaur - Umeedon Par Udaasi Chha Gaii - Kaneez (1949) on YouTube
- ^ "Kaneez (1949 film) - Cast and crew". Cinestaan.com website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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