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{{Infobox film
| name = Karwan-E-Hayat
| image = Karwan-E-Hayat.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption =
| director = {{ubl|[[Premankur Atorthy]]|Hem Chandra Chunder}}
| producer = [[New Theatres]]
| screenplay = Hakim A. Shuja
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[K. L. Saigal]]|Rattan Bai}}
| music = Mihir Bhattacherji
| cinematography = Krishna Gopal
| editing = Subodh Mitter
| distributor =
| studio = [[New Theatres]] Ltd
| released = 1935
| runtime = 122 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Urdu language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Karwan-E-Hayat''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1935|1935]] [[Urdu]]/[[Hindi]] costume action-adventure film.<ref name=Crow>{{cite news|last1=Crow|first1=Jonathan|title=Karwan-E-Hayat 1933|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253863/Karwan-E-Hayat/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903145205/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253863/Karwan-E-Hayat/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2014|accessdate=27 Aug 2014}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Premankur Atorthy]], with assistance by Hemchandra, for [[New Theatres]] Ltd. Calcutta; and it was produced by Lahore branch of New Theatres. The cast included [[K. L. Saigal]], Rattan Bai, [[Pahari Sanyal]], Rajkumari, Shyama Zutshi, [[Gul Hamid]], Rajkumari, Molina, Shyama Zutshi, Siddiqi, Kapoor and Rana.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Karwan-E-Hayat|url=http://www.citwf.com/film181765.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=27 Aug 2014}}</ref> The cinematographer was Krishna Gopal, with music composed by Mihir Kiran Bhattacharya and his brother Timir Baran Bhattacharya, with lyrics by [[Hakim Ahmad Shuja]] Pasha.<ref name=Willemen>{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha, Willemen|first1=Ashish, Paul|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|date=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135943257|edition=2, Revised|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&q=karwan-e-hayat+1935&pg=PA1994-IA303|accessdate=27 Aug 2014}}</ref> The film, a costume drama, involved the Prince Pervez on the run from an arranged marriage to a princess, only to fall in love with her when they meet in unusual circumstances.

==Plot==
Pervez ([[K. L. Saigal]]), heir to the throne of Kascand flees from his kingdom when he finds that his mother (Shyama Zutshi) along with the Wazir ([[Gul Hamid]]), has arranged his marriage with the princess (Rajkumari) of Bijapore. Tikkim, wants to marry the princess and he has her kidnapped by the gypsies. Pervez during his escape meets some gypsies who have the kidnapped princess with them. He joins the gypsies and travels with them as a commoner. Zarina (Rattan Bai) one of the gypsy girls falls in love with Pervez. Pervez and the princess find out the truth about each other and fall in love. Together, they defeat the villain Tikkim.

==Cast==
''Cast according to the opening credits of the film''
* [[K. L. Saigal|Saigal]] as Parvez
* Rajkumari as Princess of Vijaypore
* Nawab as Emir of Tikkim
* [[Gul Hamid|Hamid]] as Prime Minister
* Shyama Zutsie as Queen Mother
* [[Pahari Sanyal]] as Rahat
* Siddiqui as Ajaib
* Kapoor as Suhail
* Nemo as Gypsy Witch
* [[Rattan Bai|Ratan Bai]] as Zarina
* Malina as Sonia

==Music==
The music of ''Karwan-E-Hayat'' has been credited to two music directors, Mihir Kiran Bhattacharya and Timir Baran Bhattacharya, with lyrics by Hakim Ahmad Shuja Pasha, the famous Urdu poet and writer from [[Lahore]]. Some sources credit R. C. Boral for the music as well, but there is no documentary basis for it. Three of the songs in the film were released on 78 rpm records, and all of them are credited to Timir Baran as a composer. The film's booklet mentions only the name of Mihir Kiran Bhattacharya as the composer, but no single song has been specifically attributed to him as such. The definitive information is available from a: Hindi Film Geet Kosh, compiled by Har Mandir Singh 'Hamraaz', b: photos of some labels of the film's 78 rpm records are available at www.kundanlalsaigal.com, c: a book on Saigal named JAB DIL HI TOOT GAYAA.

===Songs===
<ref name=muvyz>{{cite web|title=Karwan-E-Hayat 1935|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/es130670/songs/#tabs|website=muvyz.com|publisher=Muvyz, Inc.|accessdate=27 Aug 2014}}</ref><ref name=earthmusic>{{cite web|title=Karwan-E-Hayat|url=http://www.earthmusic.net/hindi-film-songs.php?movie=Karwan-E-Hayat|website=earthmusic.net|publisher=Earth Music Network|accessdate=27 Aug 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer !! Min
|-
| 1
| "Dil Se Teri Nigah"
| [[K. L. Saigal]]
| 3.24
|-
| 2
| "Hairat -E- Nazar Aakhir"
| K. L. Saigal
| 3.15
|-
| 3
| "Koi Preet Ki Reet Bata De"
| K. L. Saigal, [[Pahari Sanyal]]
| 3.06
|-
| 4
| "Ye Kuch Ke Waqt Kaisii Awaaz"
| Pahari Sanyal
| 3.21
|-
| 5
| "Shehron Mein Wo Baat Kahaan"
| K. L. Saigal
|
|-
| 6
| "Ab Kaise Chhupaaoon Main Dil Ki Baat"
|
|
|-
| 7
| "Chal Ae Ri Sakhi Ab Aise Nagar"
|
|
|-
| 8
| "Oye Hoye Ri Nindiya Mori"
|
|
|-
| 9
| "Ishq Bina Kya Jeevan Hai"
|
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0154719 |title =Karwan-E-Hayat }}

{{Premankur Atorthy}}

[[Category:1935 films]]
[[Category:1930s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Premankur Atorthy]]
[[Category:1930s historical adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian action adventure films]]
[[Category:1930s action adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian historical adventure films]]

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