Shahjehan
1946 film
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Shahjehan is a 1946 Indian Hindi language film. The film was directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar and written by Kamal Amrohi.
| Shahjehan | |
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| Directed by | A. R. Kardar |
| Written by | A. R. Kardar |
| Screenplay by | A. R. Kardar |
| Story by | Kamal Amrohi |
| Produced by | A. R. Kardar |
| Starring | K. L. Saigal Ragni Kanwar Nasreen P. Jairaj |
| Cinematography | Dwarkadas Divecha |
| Edited by | Moosa Mansoor |
| Music by | Naushad |
Production company | Kardar Productions |
| Distributed by | Kardar Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
It starred K. L. Saigal, Ragini, Kanwar, Nasreen and P. Jairaj.[1][2] The music was composed by Naushad with Majrooh Sultanpuri making his debut as a film song lyricist. Khumar Barabankvi was the other lyricist in this film.[3]
The story is a fictionalized account of an episode during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan, with the fiction also linking it to the building of the Taj Mahal.
It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1946.[4]
Cast
- K. L. Saigal as Suhail[1][5]
- P. Jairaj as Shirazi[1]
- Ragni as Ruhi[1][5]
- Kanwar as Shah Jahan
- Nasreen as Mumtaz
- Mohammed Afzal Rizvi as Jwala Singh
- Sulochana Chatterjee as Janfiza
- Rehman as Ghulam[1][2]
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Naushad.[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya" | Majrooh Sultanpuri[3] | K. L. Saigal | |
| 2. | "Ghum Diye Mustakil" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | K. L. Saigal | |
| 3. | "Jab Usne Gesu Bikhrayen" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Shamshad Begum | |
| 4. | "Mere Sapnon Ki Rani" | Majrooh Sutlanpuri | K. L. Saigal, Mohammed Rafi | |
| 5. | "Chaah Barbaad Karegi" | Khumar Barabankvi | K. L. Saigal | |
| 6. | "Ae Dil-E-Beqarar" | Khumar Barabankvi | K. L. Saigal | |
| 7. | "Aag Lagi Dil Mein Woh" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Naseem Akhtar | |
| 8. | "Jawani Ke Daaman Ko" | Majrooh Sutlanpuri | Shamshad Begum | |
| 9. | "Kar Lijiye Chal Kar Meri" | Majrooh Sultanpuri | K. L. Saigal |
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