Baap Beti is a 1954 Indian Hindi film directed by Bimal Roy. The film was produced by Gopi Rohra and stars Nalini Jaiwant, as well as Asha Parekh as a child artist.[1]

Baap Beti
Directed byBimal Roy
Produced byGopi Rohra
StarringNalini Jaiwant
Asha Parekh
Nazir Hussain
Music byRoshan
Production
company
Bhagyalaxmi Chitra Mandir
Release date
1954

Production edit

Baap Beti is the only film by Roy to be adapted from a Western literary work, namely Maupassant "Simon's Papa".[2]

Release edit

The film was a "debacle".[3]

Songs edit

  1. "Duniya Bananewale Ramoji" - Lata Mangeshkar
  2. "Koyal Bole Ku Papiha Bole Pi" - Lata Mangeshkar
  3. "Le Chal Ri Nindiya Le Chal Hame Tu Chanda" - Lata Mangeshkar
  4. "Andhere Se Ujale Ki Taraf Le Ja Hame" - Lata Mangeshkar

References edit

  1. ^ Joshi, Sumit. Bollywood Through Ages. Best Book Reads. ISBN 978-1-311-67669-6.
  2. ^ Chatterji, Shoma A. (30 June 2017). The Cinema of Bimal Roy: An ′Outsider′ Within. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-93-86062-87-1.
  3. ^ Bhattacharya, Rinki Roy (15 July 2009). Bimal Roy: The Man who spoke in pictures. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-818-4.

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