Meri Bahen

Meri Bahen
Meri Bahen
Directed by	Hemchander Chunder
Written by	Binoy Chatterjee
Produced by	New Theatres
Starring	K. L. Saigal; Sumitra Devi; Akhtar Jehan; Chandravati; Madan Puri
Music by	Pankaj Mullick
Release date	1944;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Meri Bahen (also called My Sister) is a 1944 Hindi language film.^[1] It was the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 1944.^[2] Produced by New Theatres, Ltd. Calcutta, and directed by Hemchander Chunder. It starred K. L. Saigal, Sumitra Devi, Akhtar Jehan, Chandrabati Devi, Nawab, and Tulsi Chakraborty.^[3] The music direction was by Pankaj Mullick with lyrics by Pandit Bhushan.^[4]^[5]

The film is cited as Saigal's best film at New Theatres technically. Set against the backdrop of World War II in Calcutta, it was the story of a schoolteacher and his young sister. The film followed his rise to fame as a singer and the changes in his relationships following a bomb-raid.

Cast

K. L. Saigal as Ramesh
Sumitra Devi as Krishna
Devi Mukherjee as Shankar, Ramesh's friend
Akhtar Jehan as Bimala, Ramesh's sister
Hiralal as a Naib, Munshi
Chandravati Devi as Rekha, drama lead heroine
Tulsi Chakraborty as Chaudhary
Madan Puri as a doctor who treat Bimla in the hospital
Nawab as drama company owner
Devika Mukherjee as
Tandon as
Rajlaxmi Shorey as

Soundtrack

The film had music composed by Pankaj Mullick, assisted by Biran Bal and Hiten Bannerji, with lyrics by Pandit Bhushan. The singers were K. L. Saigal, Pankaj, Rekha Mallick, Vimala, Ila Ghosh, and Utpala Sen.^[5] According to Vijay Ranchan, Pankaj had composed two versions of the song "Piya Milan Ko Jana" in Kapal Kundala (1939), directed by Phani Majumdar. Mullick used one version of the song in Meri Bahen in his and Ila Ghosh's voice.^[6]

Music

All music was composed by Pankaj Mullick.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Main In Phoolon Ke Sang"	Vimala
2	"Do Naina Matware Tihare"	K. L. Saigal
3	"Chhupo Naa Chhupo Naa O Pyari Sajaniya"	K. L. Saigal
4	"Haay Kis But Ki Mohabbat Mein"	K. L. Saigal
5	"Ae Qatib-E-Taqdeer"	K. L. Saigal
6	"Suno Ek Hare Ped Ki Daali Par"	Rekha Mullick
7	"Jal Jaane Do Is Duniya Ko"	Utpala Sen
8	"Panchhi Kaahe Hota Udas"	K. L. Saigal
9	"Piya Milan Ko Jaana"	Pankaj Mullick, Ila Ghosh

References

^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 1994. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
^ "Top Earners 1944". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
^ "Meri Bahen (1944)". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
^ "My Sister". Cinemas of India. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Songs-Meri Bahen". MySwar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
^ Ranchan, Vijay (2 January 2014). Story of a Bollywood Song. Abhinav Publications. p. 27. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

External links

Meri Bahen at IMDb

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[RajadhyakshaWillemen2014-1] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 1994. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[2] "Top Earners 1944". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

[Gomolo-3] "Meri Bahen (1944)". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[4] "My Sister". Cinemas of India. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[MySwar-5] "Songs-Meri Bahen". MySwar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[Ranchan2014-6] Ranchan, Vijay (2 January 2014). Story of a Bollywood Song. Abhinav Publications. p. 27. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

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