1937 film by Moti Gidwani From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kisan Kanya is a 1937 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by Ardeshir Irani under the banner of Imperial Pictures. Made using Cinecolor, the film is based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto that highlights the struggles of poor farmers.[2]
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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] |
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Running time | 137 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The film is historically significant as India’s first indigenously made colour film.[3][4][5] While V. Shantaram's Sairandhri (1933) featured scenes in colour, it was processed and printed in Germany,[6][7] distinguishing Kisan Kanya as the first colour film entirely produced within India.[3][5][8]
Film 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[2] whose process rights Irani had obtained from an American company.[2] The film performed moderately at the box-office.[2] Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto[2] and focused on the plight of poor farmers.[2]
The 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 |
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