Neecha Nagar
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Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Translation) is a 1946 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Chetan Anand, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and Hayatullah Ansari, and produced by Rashid Anwar and A. Halim. It was a pioneering effort in social realism in Indian cinema and paved the way for many such parallel cinema films by other directors, many of them also written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. It starred Chetan Anand's wife Uma Anand, with Rafiq Anwar, Kamini Kaushal, Murad, Rafi Peer, Hamid Butt, and Zohra Sehgal. Script error: No such module "Lang". (Lowly City) was a Hindi film adaptation in an Indian setting of Russian writer Maxim Gorky's 1902 play The Lower Depths.
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Overview
It was based on a Hindi story, Script error: No such module "Lang"., written by Hayatullah Ansari, which in turn was inspired by Gorky's The Lower Depths. It took an expressionist look at the gulf between the rich and poor in society.[5][6]
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Cast
- Rafiq Anwar as Balraj
- Uma Anand as Maya
- Kamini Kaushal as Rupa
- Murad as Hakim Yaqub Khan Sahab
- Rafi Peer as Sarkar
- S.P. Bhatia as Sagar
- Hamid Butt as Yaqoob Chacha
- Mohan Saigal as Raza
- Zohra Sehgal as Bhabi
- B. M. Vyas as Balraj's brother
Soundtrack
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The music of the film was composed by Ravi Shankar with lyrics by Mammohan Anand and Vishwamitra Adil.
- "Utho Ke Hame Waqt Ki Gardish" - chorus
- "Kab Tak Gahri Raat Rahegi" - Lakshmi Shankar
- "Birha Ki Aag" - Geeta Dutt
- "Dil Mein Samaake" - N/A
- "Ek Nirali Jyot Bujhi Hai" - N/A
- "Haiya Ho Haiya" - N/A
- "Hum Rukenge Bhi Nahi" - N/A
- "So Na O Nanhi" - Lakshmi Shankar
Awards
Citations
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- ↑ Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939–54)
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- ↑ History will never forget Chetan Anand Template:Webarchive 13 June 2007.
- ↑ Maker of innovative, meaningful movies The Hindu, 15 June 2007.
References
- Script error: No such module "Lang". at the New York Times
- Remembering Chetan Anand and Neecha Nagar, Hindustan Times, 29 September 2007
External links
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- Script error: No such module "Lang". on YouTube
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- 1946 films
- 1940s Hindi-language films
- 1940s Indian films
- Palme d'Or winners
- Films based on The Lower Depths
- Films directed by Chetan Anand
- Films about social realism
- Films about poverty in India
- Films scored by Ravi Shankar
- Films with screenplays by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Indian drama films
- 1946 drama films
- Indian black-and-white films
- Hindi-language drama films