Nasib
1949 Singaporean film
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Nasib (Fate[1]) is a 1949 Singaporean Malay-language black-and-white romantic drama film directed by B. S. Rajhans;[2][3] it stars S. Roomai Noor, Siput Sarawak, Daeng Harris, and P. Ramlee.[4] The film was one of eight popular productions made by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1940s.
Siput Sarawak
Daeng Harris
P. Ramlee
company
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| Directed by | B. S. Rajhans |
| Starring | S. Roomai Noor Siput Sarawak Daeng Harris P. Ramlee |
| Music by | Osman Ahmad |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | Malay |
Plot
Kassim is banished from his home by his elder brother and sister-in-law, who plotted to keep the family inheritance to themselves. Kassim and his two close friends attempt to make a living by fishing at sea. But their boat topples over and they drift to a secluded island. There, they chance upon a pirates’ lair in a cave and seize the ill-gotten treasure that the pirates had hidden.
Cast
- S. Roomai Noor as Kasim
- Siput Sarawak as Princess Rohana
- Daeng Harris as Puteh
- Momo Latiff as Chorus girl
- Nona Asiah as Chorus girl
- P. Ramlee as Baki
- Haji Gong as Kalam
- Jaafar Wiryo as Pirate chief
- Tina as Zainab
- Normala as Delima
- Panna as Maid
- Zainab as Maid
- Junaidah as Maid
Production
This black-and-white film was directed by B. S. Rajhans for Shaw Brothers Studio.[5] Filming lasted six months in their studios on Ampas Road and on location in neighbouring islands and rural areas in Singapore and British Malaya.[5] This film stars S. Roomai Noor and Siput Sarawak in a leading role.[5] The cast includes Daeng Harris, Momo Latiff, Nona Asiah, and P. Ramlee in a supporting role.[5][6] The Indonesian actress Zainab made her Singapore film debut in Nasib in the role of a singer and dancer.[7]
Release and reception
Nasib was released in July 1949 in Singapore.[5] The film, one of eight popular films produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1940s.,[8] was "well received".[9]