| Directed by | Sarvottam Badami |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai |
| Produced by | Sagar Movietone |
| Starring | Template:Ubl |
| Cinematography | Faredoon Irani
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| Music by | Anil Biswas
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi
|
Kokila (Template:Trans) is a 1937 Hindi social family drama film directed by Sarvottam Badami.[1] The music was composed by Anil Biswas with lyrics written by Siddiqui and Zia Sarhadi.[2] The story was adapted from the well-known novel Kokila, written by Gujarati writer Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai.[3] The film starred Motilal, Sabita Devi, Shobhna Samarth, Maya Bannerjee, Sitara Devi, Pesi Patel, Siddiqui and Kayam Ali.[4]
Cast
- Motilal
- Sabita Devi
- Shobhna Samarth
- Sitara Devi
- Sankata Prasad
- Maya Bannerjee
- Pesi Patel
- Kayam Ali
- Siddiqui
Review and Box Office
The film was not a success with Baburao Patel of Filmindia in his December 1937 editorial claiming it had "failed rather badly".[3] However, it had a large audience attendance in the first week and that according to Patel was due to Sabita Devi. The screenplay was considered a poor adaptation of the story. Patel was critical of Motilal and Siddiqui's performances while praising Maya Bannerjee and Sankatha Prasad for their efforts.[5] Shobhna Samarth had made her entry in films through Nigah-e-Nafrat (1935), but came into prominence with her roles in films like Do Diwane (1936) and Kokila.[6]
Music
The music was composed by Anil Biswas with lyrics by Siddiqui and Zia Sarhadi The singers were Sabita Devi, Maya Bannerjee, Anil Biswas and Dattaram Kadam.[5][7]
Song List
| # | Title | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auron Ka Jag Kya Hai" | Dattaram Kadam |
| 2 | "Din Ki Ghadiyan Roye Bitai" | |
| 3 | "Sajan Ke Waste Main Bhon Le Jaoongi" | |
| 4 | "Sagar Gaaye parvat Gaaye, Gaaye Koyal Ban Ki" | Anil Biswas |
| 5 | "Nainan Ke Sain Se Bulayi Ho Shyam Mohe" | |
| 6 | "Mohe Ghar Ke Dwar Pe Laaga Jaamuniya Ka Ped" | Anil Biswas |
| 7 | "Jeevan Mein Sikh Paaya Humne" |
References
- ↑ Kokila (1937). Gomolo.com.
- ↑ Anil Biswas Filmography-Kokila pg 7. survey.giitaayan.com. SurveyGiitaayan.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kokila - Review. Filmindia({Template:Date).
- ↑ Kokila 1937. Alan Goble.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Patel, p. 5
- ↑ Shobhana Samarth(21 February 2014).
- ↑ Kokila 1937. Muvyz, Inc.