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Mohabbat Ki Kasauti

1934 Indian film

Mohabbat Ki Kasauti also called Rooplekha in Bengali was a 1934 Indian "semi-historical" bilingual film in Hindi and Bengali, directed by P. C. Barua for New Theatres.[1] Though Barua is consistently mentioned as director,[2][3] according to author J. K. Bajaj, Debaki Bose directed Rooplekha in 1934.[4] It had music by R. C. Boral and the cast included Rattanbai, K. L. Saigal, Pahari Sanyal, Noor Mohammed Charlie and Vishwanath.[5] Jamuna started her career with a small role in the Hindi version.[6]

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The film had Saigal playing the role of Akbar according to Pran Nevile,[7] but it has also been cited as a film based on a Buddhist fable.[8] The film was one of the first Indian Talkies to use the concept of flashback technique in the narrative.[9]

Cast

Soundtrack

The music direction was by R. C. Boral and the lyricist was Bani Kumar. There were 13 songs in the film with "Sab Din Hott Na Ek Samaan" sung by Saigal with lyrics by Surdas.

Track listing

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References

  1. [1]
    Pran Nevile (1 January 2004). K L Saigal: Immortal Singer and Superstar. Nevile Books. ISBN 978-81-901166-1-9. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    Gulazāra; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 672–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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    Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 299–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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    J.K. Bajaj (26 March 2014). On & Behind the Indian Cinema. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. pp. 1944–. ISBN 978-93-5083-621-7. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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    CITWF. "RoopLekha". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Roop Lekha (1934)". chiloka.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. [7]
    Neville, Pran (2011). K. L. Saigal A Definitive Biography. India: Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 12. ISBN 9780143414063.
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    Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. [9]
    Sukanya, sumi (1 January 2015). "Look back in wonder". the Telegraph. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.


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