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{{Infobox film
| name =Bhakta Surdas
| image =Bhakta_Surdas.jpg

| caption =
| director =[[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
| producer =[[Chandulal Shah]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring =[[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]]<br/>[[K. L. Saigal]]
| music = [[Gyan Dutt]]<br />[[D. N. Madhok]] (lyrics)
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Ranjit Studios
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1942}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Bhakta Surdas''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1942|1942]] Indian [[Hindi film|Hindi language film]] devotional film.<ref name="Gomolo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/bhakta-surdas-movie/993|title=Bhakta Surdas (1942)|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=23 September 2014|archive-date=24 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041738/http://www.gomolo.com/bhakta-surdas-movie/993|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It was the third highest grossing Indian film of 1942.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1942|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=147&catName=MTk0Mg==|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=26 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016214548/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=147&catName=MTk0Mg==|archive-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was K. L. Saigal's first film after his move to [[Bombay]] from [[Calcutta]].<ref name="Patel2012">{{cite book|author=Bhaichand Patel|title=Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6yQYcxZ8wmsC&pg=PT35|accessdate=23 September 2014|date=24 January 2012|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-598-5|pages=35–}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]] for [[Ranjit Studios]]. It had music by [[Gyan Dutt]] with lyrics by [[D. N. Madhok]]. [[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]], after acting in several less popular films, finally became a big success with this film.<ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book|author=Ashok Damodar Ranade|title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&pg=PA331|accessdate=19 September 2014|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-64-4|pages=331–}}</ref> The cast included [[K. L. Saigal]], Khursheed, Monica Desai, Nagendra, M. Saigal and N. Desai.<ref name="citwf">{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film35640.htm|title=Bhakta Surdas|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[K. L. Saigal]]
* [[Khursheed Bano|Khursheed]]
* Monica Desai
* Nagendra
* M. Saigal
* N. Desai
* Gharpure
* Kesarbai
* B. Sharma
* Bashir

==Music==
Considered as a high point in Saigal's singing career, the film had music by [[Gyan Dutt]] with lyrics by [[D. N. Madhok]].<ref name=Nevile>{{cite book|last1=Nevile|first1=Pran|title=K. L. Saigal The Definitive Biography|date=2011|publisher=Penguin Books|location=India|isbn=9780143414063|pages=59}}</ref> His songs "Kadam Chale Aage, Man Pachhe Bhaage" and "Nainheen Ko Raah Dikha Prabhu" were big successes.<ref name=Nevilep61>{{cite book|title=K. L. Saigal The Definitive Biography|pages=61}}</ref> "Madhukar Shyam Hamare Chor", "Panchhi Baawra, Chand Se Preet Lagaye", "Sar Par Kadam Ki Chhaiyan" (Raag Bhairavi) and "Maiya Mori Main Nahi Maakhan Khayo" are considered as "Immortal bhajans" as are several other "unforgettable songs" from the film.<ref name="Nihalani2003">{{cite book|author1=Gulazāra|author2=Govind Nihalani|author3=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT308|accessdate=30 September 2015|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=308–}}</ref>

===Song list===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Nainheen Ko Raah Dikha Prabhu"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 2
| "Nis Din Barsat Nain Hamaare"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 2
| "Kadam Chale Aage Man Paachhe Bhaage"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 3
| "Madhukar Shyaam Hamaare Chor"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 4
| "Maiya Mori Mai Nahi Makhan Khayo"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 5
| "Din Se Dugunee Ho Jaye Ratiya Hai"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 6
| "Rain Gayi Ab Hua Savera"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 7
| "Manwa Krishna Naam Rate Ja"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 8
| "Madhur Madhur Gaa Re Manawa"
| Khursheed
|-
| 9
| "Chandani Rat Aur Tare Khile Ho"
| Khursheed, Saigal
|-
| 10
| "Sar Pe Kadamb Ki Chhainya Muraliya Baje Re"
| Saigal, Rajkumari
|-
| 11
| "Panchhi Bawara Chand Se Preet Lagaaye"
| Khursheed
|-
| 12
| "Naina Re Dekhe Unake Nain"
| Khursheed
|-
| 13
| "Jis Jogi Ka Jog Liya"
| Khursheed, Saigal
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0213510|title=Bhukt Surdas }}

[[Category:1942 films]]
[[Category:1942 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1942 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Gyan Dutt]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1940s biographical films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
[[Category:Hindi-language biographical films]]

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