Sathi (1938 film)

Sathi
Directed by Phani Majumdar
Produced by New Theatres
Starring K. L. Saigal
Kanan Devi
Boken Chatto
Shyam Laha
Music by R. C. Boral
Cinematography Dilip Gupta
Sudish Ghatak
Production
company
New Theatres
Release dates
1938
Running time
137 min
Country India
Language Hindi

Sathi (The Companion) is a 1938 Indian Bengali film directed by Phani Majumdar and produced by New Theatres.[1] It was the Bengali version of Street Singer and the film was the debut of Phani Majumdar as a director.[2] The film was one of Saigal’s "most famous films" and a "classic" as far the music and songs of the films were concerned.[1] The music was composed by R. C. Boral with lyrics by Ajoy Bhattacharya.[3] The cast of the film included K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi, Boken Chatto, Amar Mullick, Sailen Chowdhury and Shyam Laha.[4] The story involved two young street children growing up together singing on the streets and hoping to make it big in show world.

Cast

Music

The music was composed by R. C. Boral with lyrics by Ajoy Bhattacharya.[5] Songlist:

# Title Singer
1 "Raakhal Raja Re" Kanan Devi
2 "Jhumar Jhumar Nupur Baaje" K. L. Saigal
3 "Shonaar harin aaye re aaye" Kanan Devi
4 "Ae Gaan Tomaar Sheesh" K. L. Saigal
5 "Prem Bhikhaari Premer Jogi" Kanan Devi
6 "Paaye Cholaar Pother Kathaa Ki Jaane Re Jogi" Kanan Devi
7 "Ghor Je Aamaay Daak Diyechhe" Kanan Devi
8 "Tomare Bhulte Paarina" Kanan Devi

References

  1. 1 2 Rajadhyaksha, Willemen, Ashish, Paul (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2, revised ed.). Routledge. p. 277. ISBN 9781135943257. Retrieved 3 Sep 2014.
  2. Raj, Ashok (2009). Hero Vol.1, Volume 1 Bollywood series. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 9789381398029. Retrieved 3 Sep 2014.
  3. "Kanan Devi Bangla Gaan". kanan-devi-bangla.tripod.com. Retrieved 3 Sep 2014.
  4. "Saathi 1938". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 3 Sep 2014.
  5. "Kanan Devi Bangla Gaan". kanan-devi-bangla.tripod.com. Retrieved 3 Sep 2014.


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