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Song : main kya jaanuun Kya jaaduu Hai...
A tribute to the first super star of Indian Cinema...K L Saigal..
Film : Zindagi (1940).The Life ,
Singer : Kundan Lal Saigal,
Lyricist :Kidar Nath Sharma ,
Music Direcyor : Pankaj Mullick,
Director: P.C. Barua,
Writers: Javed Hussain (dialogue),
Cast : K. L. Saigal, Jamuna Barua, Pahari Sanyal, Shyam Laha, Sitara Devi,Nemo, Vikram Kapoor,Rajani Rani,Manorama
Producer : Birendranath Sircar,
Production Co.: New Theatres Ltd, Calcutta
Lyrics:-
Main Kyaa Jaanuun Kyaa (jaaduu Hai - 3) - 2
In Do Matavale Nainon Mein (jaaduu Hai - 3)
Main Kyaa Jaanuun...
Ek Ek Athah Sagar Sa Hai - 2
In Do Matavale Nainon Mein (jadu Hai - 3)
Main Kyaa Jaanuun...
(man Puchh Raha Hai Ab Mujhase
Nainon Ne Kaha Hai Kya Tujhse ) - 2
Jab Nain Mile (nainon Ne Kaha - 2)
Jab Nain Mile Nainon Ne Kaha
Ab Nain Base Ke Nainon Mein
Main Kyaa Jaanuun..
Zindagi (The Life) is a 1940 Hindi-language film, directed by Pramathesh Barua and produced by Birendranath Sircar. Starring K. L. Saigal, Jamuna Barua, Pahari Sanyal, Shyam Laha, Sitara Devi, and Nemo,it revolves around Ratan, an unemployed university graduate, and his relationship with Shrimati, who is on the run from her cruel husband.
Earning ₹5.5 million net (valued at about ₹39.78 crore in 2009), Zindagi was the highest grossing Indian film at the time of its release, before its record was broken by Khazanchi in 1941.
The film has been described as one of Barua's "most beautiful films, and his last for New Theatres".It was the last film by Barua for New Theatres.Barua later married Jamuna as his second wife.This film was remade into Bengali as Priyo Bandhabi in 1943 directed By Soumen Mukherjee. No copy of the film is known to exist, making it a lost film..
Storyline:-
The movie is about gambling bum named Ratan (K.L. Saigal) who runs into the beautiful Shrimati (Jamuna Barua), an errant wife of an abusive husband.
In a park, the vagabond gambler Ratan (Saigal) encounters Shrimati (Jamuna) who has escaped from her brutal husband. They soon team up and start begging for donations for a fake charity. With the money, they rent an apartment and live together until Shrimatis father dies and she inherits his wealth. Feeling like she must atone for her sins, she devotes herself to social work and adopts an orphan named Lakhia, but he discovers that he cannot live without her, while she, feeling she must pay for her guilty life, rejects him. To ensure a happy ending, the two meet again as though on the threshold of a new afterlife..
Credits ...
Saigal as Ratan, The Vagabond
Pahari Sanyal as Ratan's friend
Asalata as Ratan's friends's mistress
Jamuna as Mrs. X. (Shrimati)
Sham Laha as Shrimati's husband
Nemo as Shrimati's father
Sitara as Shrimati's sister
Promotional activities...
An advertisement of Zindagi compares Gothe and Voltaire's notions of life with that of Baura's.
It was a film that not only challenged social mores but also explored the complexities and consequent disillusionment of an unusual platonic relationship between an unmarried couple living together. Not surprisingly, it created quite a stir upon its release. The film contains the evergreen Saigal song ‘So jaa rajkumari, so jaa’.
Critical reception..
Zindagi generally received positive reviews for critics. The Bombay Chronicle lauded the film for Pankaj Mullick's "divine music", two songs of Segal that are "the soul of melody and pathos," the "cynical" humour of the first half of the film and the "subtle, heart-wrenching" emotionalism of the second half. They also praised the "haunting" performance of Jamuna.
Filmindia called the film an "all smoke" and described it as generally "too intellectual" for the average audience.
Bhagwan Das Garga writes, "The plot is slight but Barua's nuanced characterization and wealth of observation makes it a richly rewarding work."
Controversies....
In a frame sequence of the 1939 film Aadmi by V. Shantaram, which was simultaneously released along with Zindagi, the romantic "pessimism" of Barua was caricatured. According to Garga, this incident provided enough "grist" for the news media.An unnamed Gujarati weekly remarked, "Shantaram's eye is on life, Barua's on death."Jamil Ansari, a critic, strongly defended Zindagi. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas compared the two films and wrote.
The music composer was Pankaj Mullick with lyrics by Kidar Sharma and Arzu Lucknavi.
One of the memorable songs from the film was "So Ja Rajkumari Soja". This lullaby was made famous in this film.
All songs are sung by K. L. Saigal.
No. Title Singer Length
1."Hey Diwana Hoon, Diwana Hoon"K. L. Saigal3:45
2."Bichhada Sajan Aaj Mila Hai"K. L. Saigal
3."So Ja Rajkumari So Ja"K. L. Saigal2:5
4."Door Door Hare Bhare Is Ban Mein"K. L. Saigal
5."Jeevan Asha Ye Hai Meri"K. L. Saigal3:00
6."Kaajar Kaahe Daarun Nainan Mein"K. L. Saigal
7."Main Kya Jaanu Kya Jaadu Hai"K. L. Saigal