Karwan-E-Hayat
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- Premankur Atorthy
- Hem Chandra Chunder
- K. L. Saigal
- Rattan Bai
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| Screenplay by | Hakim A. Shuja |
| Produced by | New Theatres |
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| Cinematography | Krishna Gopal |
| Edited by | Subodh Mitter |
| Music by | Mihir Bhattacherji |
Production company | New Theatres Ltd |
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Running time | 122 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Karwan-E-Hayat is a 1935 Urdu/Hindi costume action-adventure film.[1] The film is directed by Premankur Atorthy, with assistance by Hemchandra, for New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta; and it was produced by Lahore branch of New Theatres. The cast included K. L. Saigal, Rattan Bai, Pahari Sanyal, Rajkumari, Shyama Zutshi, Gul Hamid, Rajkumari, Molina, Shyama Zutshi, Siddiqi, Kapoor and Rana.[2] The cinematographer was Krishna Gopal, with music composed by Mihir Kiran Bhattacharya and his brother Timir Baran Bhattacharya, with lyrics by Hakim Ahmad Shuja Pasha.[3] The film, a costume drama, involved the Prince Pervez on the run from an arranged marriage to a princess, only to fall in love with her when they meet in unusual circumstances.
Pervez (K. L. Saigal), heir to the throne of Kascand flees from his kingdom when he finds that his mother (Shyama Zutshi) along with the Wazir (Gul Hamid), has arranged his marriage with the princess (Rajkumari) of Bijapore. Tikkim, wants to marry the princess and he has her kidnapped by the gypsies. Pervez during his escape meets some gypsies who have the kidnapped princess with them. He joins the gypsies and travels with them as a commoner. Zarina (Rattan Bai) one of the gypsy girls falls in love with Pervez. Pervez and the princess find out the truth about each other and fall in love. Together, they defeat the villain Tikkim.
Cast
Cast according to the opening credits of the film
- Saigal as Parvez
- T. R. Rajakumari as Princess of Vijaypore
- Nawab as Emir of Tikkim
- Hamid as Prime Minister
- Shyama Zutshi as Queen Mother
- Pahari Sanyal as Rahat
- Siddiqui as Ajaib
- Kapoor as Suhail
- Nemo as Gypsy Witch
- Ratan Bai as Zarina
- Malina as Sonia