Kisan Kanya was a 1937 Hindi Cinecolor feature film which was directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Pictures. It is largely remembered by the Indian public on account of it being India's first indigenously made colour film.[2][3][4][5]
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| Kisan Kanya | |
| Directed by | Moti Gidwani |
| Written by | and Dialogue by: Sa'adat Hasan Manto |
| Screenplay by | Sa'adat Hasan Manto |
| Story by | Prof. M. Ziauddin |
| Produced by | Ardeshir Irani |
| Starring | Padma Devi Zillo Ghulam Md Nissar Sayed Ahmed Gani |
| Cinematography | Rostam Irani |
| Music by | Ram Gopal Pandey |
Production company | Imperial Films |
| Distributed by | Supreme Film Distributors[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
V. Shantaram had earlier produced a Marathi film Sairandhri (1933) which had scenes in color.[6][7] However, the film was processed and printed in Germany[6] Kisan Kanya was, therefore, India's first indigenously made color film.[6] Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto[8] and focussed on the plight of poor farmers.[8]
Cast
edit- Padma Devi as Bansri
- Jilloo as Ramdai
- Ghulam Mohammed as Randheer
- Nissar as Ramu
- Syed Ahmed as Muneem
- Gani Gani as the Zamindar (landlord)
Production
editFilm pioneer Ardeshir Irani, who had produced notable films as Nala Damayanti (1920) which was India's first international co-production[9] (with Italy) and India's first talkie Alam Ara (1931) conceived the idea of producing a color film. The result of his efforts was the color film Kisan Kanya made with the Cinecolor process[8] whose process rights Irani had obtained from an American company.[8] The film performed moderately at the box-office.[8] Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto[8] and focused on the plight of poor farmers.[8]
Songs
editThe film had music by Ram Gopal Pandey, and had ten songs:[10]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aisa Nagar Basaya Jis Me" | Padma Devi, Nissar | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Bolo Aali Mere Sune Shant Hriday Me" | Padma Devi, Nissar | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Chain Mera Chheen Liya Hain" | Gulshan Sufi | |
| 4. | "Chal Ri Sakhi Tu Gagar Lekar" | Padma Devi, Zilloo | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Dhaan Ke Pole Bhar Bhar Baandhe" | ||
| 6. | "Dil Bas Me Nahi Hai Mera" | Padma Devi | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Maati Hamaari Janani Hain" | ||
| 8. | "Mujhe Jungle Ki Rani" | ||
| 9. | "Saajan Preet Ko Tod Naa Jaana" | ||
| 10. | "Teri Kat Gayee Jeevan Dor" | Shah Ali |
Trivia
edit- The first Indian color film to be made entirely in India (the earlier Sairandhri (1933) was processed and printed in Germany). This film was also more favorably received than its predecessor.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "KISAN KANYA 1937". Osianama. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "First Color Film Made in India". colorsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ "Know more about Hindi cinema". rediff.com. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ Ganti, Tejaswini (2004). Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema. Routledge. pp. 208. ISBN 0415288533.
kisan kanya color film story.
- ^ "The Early Films (1930s-1960s)". culturopedia.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ a b c "First in India". culturopedia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ "A navrang of Shantaram's films". Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Gulzar, Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopedia of Hindi cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica. p. 52. ISBN 8179910660.
- ^ Subir Ghosh. "The firsts in Indian cinema". culturopedia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ "Kisan Kanya : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Kisan Kanya (1937)". HindiGeetMala. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links
edit- Kisan Kanya at IMDb
- Kisan Kanya on indiancine.ma