Prarthana (1943 film)
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| Prarthana | |
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| Directed by | Sarvottam Badami |
| Produced by | Sohrab Modi |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Saraswati Devi |
Production company | Minerva Movietone |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Prarthana (transl. Prayer) is a 1943 Indian Hindi-language social film directed by Sarvottam Badami for Sohrab Modi's Minerva Movietone.[1][2] The music director was Saraswati Devi and the lyricist was Safdar Aah Sitapuri.[3] Having worked for Madan Theatres Ltd and Sagar Movietone in the 1930s, the famous singer and actress Kajjanbai returned to work after a hiatus of four years working for studios like Minerva Movietone.[4][5] Prarthana is cited as "probably" her last film before her death in 1945.[6] The film starred Motilal, Kajjanbai, Sabita Devi, Sajjan, Nimabalkar, K. N. Singh, Sadat Ali, Mehboob Khan and Abu Bakar.[7]
- Motilal as Kedar
- Kajjanbai as Sunderabai
- Sabita Devi as Paroo
- K. N. Singh as Doctor
- Sajjan as Bhai
- Sadat Ali as Mukund Lal
- Mehboob Khan as Ramu Kaka
- Ghulam Hussain as Behari Lal
- Abu Bakar as Buddhu
- I.T. Nimbalkar as Seth Ramdassi
- Menaka Devi as Kusum
- Shorrey as Sir. Shantilal