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{{Infobox film
| name = Dastan
| image = Dastan1950.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Abdul Rashid Kardar]]
| producer = [[Abdul Rashid Kardar]]
| writer = [[S.N. Banerjee]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Suraiya]]|[[Raj Kapoor]]|[[Veena (actress)|Veena]]}}
| music = [[Naushad]]
| cinematography = [[Dwarka Divecha]]
| editing = Iqbal<br>[[G. G. Mayekar|G.G. Mayekar]]
| distributor =
| released = 1950
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Dastan''''' or '''''Dastaan''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1950|1950]] [[Bollywood]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Abdul Rashid Kardar]]. A box office success, the film became the third highest earning film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 1,15,00,000 and net of Rs. 65,00,000 .<ref>{{cite web|author=Box Office India|title=Top Earners 1950|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=155&catName=MTk1MA|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|accessdate=10 July 2008}}</ref> The film starred [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Suraiya]], [[Veena (actress)|Veena]], Suresh, Al Nasir, [[Murad (actor)|Murad]], and [[Shakila (actress)|Shakila]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Dastaan|url=http://www.citwf.com/film80356.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=21 March 2015}}</ref>

The story, a tragic melodrama, was a narrative in flashback.<ref name=IndiaVideo>{{cite web|title=Dastan (1950)|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/cinema/dastan-hindi-film-7687.php|website=indiavideo.org/|publisher=Invis Multimedia Pvt. Ltd|accessdate=21 March 2015|ref=100 Years Of Bollywood}}</ref> It was inspired by the film ''[[Enchantment (1948 film)|Enchantment]]'' (1948), directed by [[Irving Reis]].<ref name="Garga1996">{{cite book|author=Bhagwan Das Garga|title=So many cinemas: the motion picture in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXRZAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=21 March 2015|year=1996|publisher=Eminence Designs|isbn=978-81-900602-1-9}}</ref> Cited as "one of the biggest commercial hits" by Patel, Suraiya's acting was stated to have "over-shadowed" that of Raj Kapoor.<ref name="Patel2012">{{cite book|author=Bhaichand Patel|title=Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQL4dkVAnPIC&pg=PA70|accessdate=21 March 2015|year=2012|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-670-08572-9|pages=70–}}</ref> However, ''Dastan'' was Suraiya's last major success as an actress, following which her popularity waned and she was replaced by [[Madhubala]] as the top female star.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-17|title=Top Actress|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104803/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-06|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Suraiya]] as Indira
* [[Raj Kapoor]] as Raj
* [[Veena (actress)|Veena]] as Rani
* [[Suresh (Hindi films actor)|Suresh]] as Ramesh
* Al Nasir as Kundan
* Protima Devi as Ramesh's mom
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Father
* Banerji as Shambhu Dada
* Lakshman
* [[Surendra (actor)|Surinder]]
* [[Shakila (actress)|Shakila]]
* Baby Anwari
* Swartha
* Krishna Kumar

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Naushad]] and the lyricist was [[Shakeel Badayuni]]. The singers were [[Suraiya]] and [[Mohammed Rafi]].<ref name=MySwar>{{cite web|title=Dastan (1950)|url=http://myswar.com/album/dastaan-1950|website=myswar.com|publisher=MySwar|accessdate=21 March 2015}}</ref> Some of the notable numbers from this film included Suraiya's "Ta Ra Ri Ra Ra Ri", "Yeh Mausam Aur Yeh Tanhai", "Ae Sham Tu Bata" and "Naam Tera Hai Zuban Par".<ref name="Patel2012"/>

===Song list===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Ta Ra Ri Ra Ra Ri"
| [[Suraiya]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Aaya Mere Dil Mein Tu"
| [[Suraiya]]
|-
| "Ye Mausam Aur Ye Tanhai"
| [[Suraiya]]
|-
| "Ae Shama Tu Bata"
| [[Suraiya]]
|-
| "Nainon Mein Preet Hai"
| [[Suraiya]]
|-
| "Mohabbat Badhakar"
| [[Suraiya]]
|-
| "Naam Tera Hai Zabaan Par"
| [[Suraiya]]
|-
| "Dil Dhadak Dhadak, Dil Phadak Phadak"
| [[Suraiya]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Dil Ko Teri Tasveer Se"
| [[Suraiya]], [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0042380|title=Dastan }}

{{A. R. Kardar}}

[[Category:1950 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1950 drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Naushad]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. R. Kardar]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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