Kokila (transl. Nightingale) 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]
| Kokila | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sarvottam Badami |
| Written by | Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai |
| Produced by | Sagar Movietone |
| Starring |
|
| Cinematography | Faredoon Irani |
| Music by | Anil Biswas |
Production company | Sagar Movietone |
| Distributed by | Supreme Film Distributors, Bombay |
Release date | 30 October 1937 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast edit
- Motilal
- Sabita Devi
- Shobhna Samarth
- Sitara Devi
- Sankata Prasad
- Maya Bannerjee
- Pesi Patel
- Kayam Ali
- Siddiqui
Review and Box Office edit
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 edit
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 edit
| # | Title | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auron Ka Jag Kya Hai" | Dattaram Kadam |
| 2 | "Din Ki Ghadiyan Roye Bitai" | Anil Baswas |
| 3 | "Sajan Ke Waste Main Bhon Le Jaoongi" | Dattaram
Kadam |
| 4 | "Sagar Gaaye parvat Gaaye, Gaaye Koyal Ban Ki" | Anil Biswas |
| 5 | "Nainan Ke Sain Se Bulayi Ho Shyam Mohe" | Dattaram
Kadam |
| 6 | "Mohe Ghar Ke Dwar Pe Laaga Jaamuniya Ka Ped" | Anil Biswas |
| 7 | "Jeevan Mein Sikh Paaya Humne" | Dattaram
Kadam |
References edit
- ^ "Kokila (1937)". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Anil Biswas Filmography-Kokila pg 7" (PDF). survey.giitaayan.com. SurveyGiitaayan.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ a b Patel, Baburao (December 1937). "Kokila - Review". Filmindia. 3 (8): 35. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Kokila 1937". Alan Goble. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ a b Patel, p. 5
- ^ Joshi, Lalit Mohan (21 February 2014). "Shobhana Samarth". Guardian News and Media Limited. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Kokila 1937". Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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