The Secretary (1938 film)

The Secretary
सचिव
Directed byChaturbhuj Doshi
Produced byChandulal Shah
Starring
Music byGyan Dutt
Production
company
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The Secretary is a 1938 Hindi-language Indian comedy film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. The film was produced by Chandulal Shah under the Ranjit Pictures banner.[1] The music was provided by Gyan Dutt with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.[2] The main cast was Noor Mohammed Charlie, Trilok Kapoor, Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.[3]

The film is about an heiress, played by Madhuri, who falls in love with her father's secretary played by Trilok Kapoor.[4]

Cast

Debut direction

According to Narwekar, Secretary was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929.[5] However, as cited by Filmindia and Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, this was reportedly his second film, with Gorakh Aaya which was also made the same year, being his first.[6][7] The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and Gujarati. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production[8] along with his other films like Gunsundari (1948).

Soundtrack

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Kyun Tune Ki Nadani" Wahidan Bai
2 "Nahin Nahin Kholoon Ghunghat Pat Saiyan" Wahidan Bai
3 "Kahan Chhupa Hai Chitchor" Kalyani Das
4 "Karoongi Aaj Piya Sang" Rajkumari
5 "Kaun Raahe Tu Jaaye Musafir" Kalyani Das
6 "Chalte Jaana, Chalte Jaana"
7 "Jodi Bani Nirali Babu"
8 "Saj Lun Baanke Gahnwa"
9 "Bhaiya Kisan Jab Aave"
10 "Hai Teer Ya Nashtar"

References

  1. ^ "Secretary". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Secretary (1938)". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Secretary". Alan Goble. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ^ Sanjit Narwekar Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy 8129126257 2012 "His first film The Secretary (1938) was a riotous comedy about a rich heiress (Madhuri), who falls in love with her father's secretary (Trilok Kapoor). She inherits her father's business after remember that while they do so, they establish a standard ..."
  5. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ^ Patel, Baburao (April 1938). "Studio Close-ups". Filmindia. 3 (12): 58. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  8. ^ Vats, Rohit. "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The founding fathers of motion pictures". innlive.in.com. IBN Live. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.


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