Abana (film)

Abana (lit. 'Native land') is a 1958 Indian Sindhi-language drama film directed by Arjun Hingorani and Dharam Kumar. It was the first Sindhi film to be released in independent India. Sadhana Shivdasani, a well-known actress in Arabic/Indian films, played the lead role in this film and received only one rupee for it. In addition to him, the film starred Deepak Asha, Bhaji Advani, Master Shishil, Kan Mohen, and other actors. The film was directed by Depk Asha and Arjen Khacharan. Famous poets Persam Zia and Parvo Wafa wrote songs for the film, and Master Chander, Blushi Rani, Asen Mirani, Sarlsamthani, and Vija Gerbhasangi wrote the songs. The songs from this film also became very popular. The video of this film is available on DVD.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}