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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1945 Indian Hindi-language film}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kurukshetra<br />
| image = Kurukshetra (1945 film).jpeg<br />
| caption = Theatrical poster<br />
| director = Rameshwar Sharma<br />
| producer = Unity Pictures<br />
| writer = <br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[K. L. Saigal]]|Radharani|Nawab|Shanti}}<br />
| music = Ganpat Rao<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| studio = Unity Pictures<br />
| released = 1945<br />
| runtime = 135 min<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Kurukshetra''''' is a 1945 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film directed by Rameshwar Sharma.<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Kurukshetra (1945)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/kurukshetra-movie/1304|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo.com|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> Produced Under the banner of Unity Pictures it starred [[K. L. Saigal]] as [[Karna]], [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]] as [[Krishna]], Radharani, Nawab, Shanti, Biman Bannerji and Shamli and had music composed by Ganpatrao.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|last1=CITWF|title=Kurukshetra (1945)|url= http://www.citwf.com/film190773.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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The film was cited as an offbeat film of [[K. L. Saigal]], directed by a relatively unknown director; it's stated to be a "forerunner" to later Art Cinema.<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Hero Vol.1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT80|access-date=1 February 2015|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9|pages=80–}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[K. L. Saigal]] as Karna<br />
* Nawab Kashmiri as Yudhisthira<br />
* [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]] as [[Krishna]]<br />
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]] as [[Duryodhana]]n<br />
* Kashmiri as [[Draupadi]]<br />
* Shamli as Padmavati<br />
* Udwadia as Bhanumati<br />
* Shanti as [[Kunti]]<br />
* Radharani<br />
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]]<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The lyrics were written by Jameel Mazhari while the singers were Saigal, Radharani, Satya Choudhary and Kalyani Das.<ref name="MySwar">{{cite web|title=Kurukshetra (1945)|url=http://myswar.com/album/kurukshetra-1945|website=myswar.com|publisher=MySwar.com|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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The music director was Pandit Ganpat Rao who was a classical musician and had trained under [[Abdul Karim Khan]];<ref name="RagaSpirit">{{cite web|title=Raga Spirit-Kaivalya Kumar Gurav|url=http://www.ragaspirit.com/2013/bios13.html|website=ragaspirit.com|publisher=Raga Spirit|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> the only other film he composed music for was ''Bebus'' (1950) where he was co-credited with S. K. Pal.<ref name="HindiGeetmala">{{cite web |title=Bebus (1950) |url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/bebus.htm |access-date=1 February 2015 |website=hindigeetmala.net |publisher=Hindi Geetmala}}</ref> The lyrics were written by Jameel Mazhari while the singers were Saigal, Radharani, Satya Choudhary and Kalyani Das.<ref name="MySwar">{{cite web|title=Kurukshetra (1945)|url=http://myswar.com/album/kurukshetra-1945|website=myswar.com|publisher=MySwar.com|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Song List===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Aaj Kirnon Ka Karke Singaar Chali"<br />
| Chorus<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Aayi Hai Tu Toh, Kaise Dil Apna Dikhaoon Main"<br />
| K. L. Saigal<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Kidhar Hai Tu Ae Meri Tamanna"<br />
| K. L. Saigal<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Tu Aa Gayi Dil Ki Tamanna Jaag Uthi"<br />
| K. L. Saigal<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Mohabbat Ke Gul Hain"<br />
| K. L. Saigal<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Mere Sapno Ke Baasi"<br />
| Kalyani Das<br />
|-<br />
| 7<br />
| "Ae Dukhi Mann"<br />
| Radharani<br />
|-<br />
| 8<br />
| "Dil Bekaraar So Ja"<br />
| Radharani<br />
|-<br />
| 9<br />
| "Kya Karna Hai Pooch Rahe"<br />
| Satya Choudhary<br />
|-<br />
| 10<br />
| "Bin Kaaj Aaj Maharaj Laaj Gayi Mer"<br />
| Radharani<br />
|-<br />
| 11<br />
| "Ae Baavle Man Kya Karoon"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 12<br />
| "Gaj Vadan Gun Sadan"<br />
| Chorus<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id =0381350 |title =Kurukshetra (1945) }}<br />
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[[Category:1945 films]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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