| Pooja | Abdul Rashid Kardar | Sardar Akhtar, Sitara Devi, Zahur Raja, Mina, Satish, Sunalini Devi, Bhudo Advani, Kanhaiyalal, Shakir, Jyoti, Amir Banu, Sankatha Prasad, Ram Avtar | Social | Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Shatir Ghaznavi |
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Two sisters Rama (Sardar Akhtar) and Lachhi (Sitara Devi)
spend their time teasing each other. Rama's marriage is fixed with
Darpan (Zahur Raja). However, the marriage is called off and Rama is
married off to someone else. Unable to bear the humiliation, Darpan
supposedly rapes Lachhi, as it's not made clear whether she was a
willing partner. In the meantime, Rama's husband dies and she is now
living a widowed life. When its learnt that Lachhi is pregnant, Rama
takes her in and brings up Bina (Baby Meena) as her own daughter. Bina
assumes Lachhi is just a maid working in her house. Much later, Bina
finds out the truth about Lachhi being her mother.
Pooja deals with the "shattering consequences of feudal sexual codes".[5]
Kardar was interested in themes involving "sexual abnormality". He had earlier used the idea in his film Pagal, which dealt with a "psychotic doctor" given to sexual obsession.[5]
Sitara's role of the unwed mother in the film was appreciated.[6]
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Pooja (Worship) is a 1940 Indian Hindi/Urdu-language psychological drama film directed by A. R. Kardar.[1] The music director was Anil Biswas,
with lyrics by Khan Shatir Ghaznavi. Produced by National Studios, the
story, screenplay and dialogue writer was M. Sadiq and the
cinematographer was P. G. Kukde.[2] The film starred Sardar Akhtar, Zahur Raja, Sitara Devi, Jyoti, Sankatha Prasad, Sunalini Devi, Bhudo Advani and Baby Meena (Meena Kumari).[3]
The story involves two sisters, Rama and Lachhi. The younger sister Lachhi, is raped by the rejected suitor of the other sister and gets pregnant. The film then follows the child being brought up by Rama while the real mother, Lachhi, works as a maid in the same house.[4]
| Pooja | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Abdul Rashid Kardar |
| Produced by | National Studios |
| Written by | M. Sadiq |
| Starring | Sardar Akhtar Sitara Devi Zahur Raja Jyoti Sunalini Devi |
| Music by | Anil Biswas |
| Cinematography | P. G. Kukde |
Production
company |
National Studios
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Release date
| 1940 |
Running time
| 191 minutes |
| Country | British India |
| Language | Hindi |
The story involves two sisters, Rama and Lachhi. The younger sister Lachhi, is raped by the rejected suitor of the other sister and gets pregnant. The film then follows the child being brought up by Rama while the real mother, Lachhi, works as a maid in the same house.[4]
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Sitara Devi, Sardar Akhtar and Baby Meena in a still from the film
Cast
- Sardar Akhtar as Rama
- Zahur Raja as Darpan
- Sitara Devi as Lachhi
- Baby Meena as Bina
- Kanhaiyalal
- Bhudo Advani
- Sankatha Prasad
- Sunalini Devi
- Sayani Atish
- Satish
- Amir Bano
Production
Sitara Devi and Zahur Raja
Sitara's role of the unwed mother in the film was appreciated.[6]
Soundtrack
The music director was Anil Biswas, while the lyricist was Shatir Ghaznavi. The singers were Sitara Devi, Sardar Akhtar, Zahur Raja, Jyoti, Tara Harish and Anil Biswas.[7]Song List
| # | Title | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaj Piya Ghar Aayenge" | Sardar Akhtar, Sitara Devi |
| 2 | "Aaja Sajaniya Aaja" | Zahur Raja |
| 3 | "Chal Prem Ke Pankh Lagaayein" | Tara Harish, Jyoti |
| 4 | "Ek Baat Kahun Main Sajan" | Sardar Akhtar, Zahur Raja |
| 5 | "Gori Gori Gwaalan Ki Chhori" | Sitara Devi |
| 6 | "Jeevan Hai Ek Prem Kahani" | Anil Biswas |
| 7 | "Jhoolo Jhoolo Meri Asha Nit Nainan Mein Jhoolo" | Sitara Devi |
| 8 | "Kaun Gumaan Bhari Re Baasuriya" | Chorus |
| 9 | "Lat Uljhi Suljha Ja Balam" | Jyoti |
| 10 | "Mori Bagiya Mein Aayenge Mali" | Jyoti |
| 11 | "Sukh Kya Dukh Kya Jeevan Kya" | Zahur Raja |
References
- "Pooja (1940)". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Ltd. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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Sardar Akhtar | ... | Rama |
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Jyoti | ... | Bina |
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