Khandaan (film)

Khan Daan (family), also spelled as Khandaan, is a 1942 Bollywood film directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and produced by D.M. Pancholi,[1][2] starring Pran, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Mohammed and M. Ajmal.[3]

Khandan
Khandaan
Directed byShaukat Hussain Rizvi
Produced byPancholi Pictures
Written byImtiaz Ali Taj
Story bySyed Imtiaz Ali Taj
StarringPran
Noor Jehan
Manorama
M. Ajmal
Ghulam Mohammed
Ibrahim
Music byGhulam Haider
Edited byM.A.Latif
Production
company
P.H.P Lahore
Release date
  • 25 April 1942 (25 April 1942)
Running time
2 hours 54 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

It was written by author Imtiaz Ali Taj and made in Pancholi's Lahore studio. For the first time in British India, there was a lot of "ahead of film release" publicity for this film. As a result, this became a much-awaited film for the Indian public and became a hit film when released.[4]

Plot

This was mainly a Noor Jehan musical about a man seduced by a gold-digging woman. The man later kills her along with her new lover and then the man is jailed. When he is released, he finds employment as a gardener and becomes a father-figure to his employer's son Anwar and to Anwar's fiancée Zeenat (Noor Jehan). This allows him to prevent Anwar from perpetuating precisely the same crime for which he had been jailed as history repeats itself. This film alleges, men are constantly threatened by women and only paternal wisdom can save them from the untoward desires of women. Future famous film directors Ramesh Saigal and S. K. Ojha assisted in this film. source: Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema , New Revised Edition 1999.

Cast
  • Noor Jehan. as Zeenat[3]
  • Manorama as Nargis[3]
  • Ghulam Mohammed as Amjad
  • Pran Krisnan as Anwar
  • M. Ajmal as Iqbal[3]
  • Ibrahim (Heengwala) as Akbar
  • Durga Mota as Augustus
  • Baby Akhtar as Najma[3]
  • Nafees Begum as Mother
  • G. N. Butt as Ramsaran
  • M. Channi as Nisar

Music

The music was composed by Ghulam Haider[2] and the lyrics by M. D. Taseer, Nazim Panipati and D. N. Madhok. The playback singers include Noor Jehan, Shamshad Begum, Ghulam Haider and Nasim Akhtar. This film was a landmark movie for Ghulam Haider and Noor Jehan as well as the film director Shaukat Hussain Rizvi. All 3 ended up becoming well-sought-after persons, when this film became a mega-hit musical movie.[2][5]

1. "Mere Liye Jahan Mein Chaen Hai Naa Qaraar Hai" - Noor Jehan[3]

2. "Too Kaunsi Badli Mein Mere Chand Hai Aaja" - Noor Jehan

3. "Khelenge Hum Aankh Macholi" - Noor Jehan

4. "Mere Baagh Ka Mali Phir Aagaya" - Shamshad Begum

5. "Maar Gayi Re Hamein Teri Nazaria" - Noor Jehan

6. "Udja Udja Panchhi Udja" - Noor Jehan & Ghulam Haider[3]

7. "Chalo Paniya Bharan Ko Chalein" – Shamshad Begum & Nasim Akhtar[3]

8. "Mere Mann Ka Panchhi Kyun Bole" – Noor Jehan

9. "Meri Ammi Ka Raj Bhala" - Shamshad Begum

References
  1. "Top earners of 1942". BoxOffice India website. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. Karan Bali (31 March 2014). "Ghulam Haider (a profile)". Upperstall.com website. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. Film review of Khandaan (1942 film) on indiancine.ma website Retrieved 7 November 2020
  4. Karan Bali (1 November 2019). "Film review of Khandaan (1942 film)". Upperstall.com website. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. Khandaan (1942 film) on MuVyz.com website Retrieved 7 November 2020
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