Bharosa (1940 film)

Bharosa
Chandra Mohan and Sardar Akhtar in Bharosa (1940)
Directed bySohrab Modi
Written byLalchand Bismil
Produced bySohrab Modi
Starring
CinematographyY. D. Sarpotdar
Music byG. P. Kapoor
Production
company
Minerva Movietone
Release date
  • 15 August 1940 (1940-08-15)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Bharosa (Trust) is a 1940 Hindi/Urdu social melodrama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi.[1] Made under the Minerva Movietone banner, the story and lyrics were by Lalchand Bismil, with cinematography by Y. D. Sarpotdar.[2] The music was composed by G. P. Kapoor, and the cast included Chandra Mohan, Sardar Akhtar, Mazhar Khan, Sheela, Maya Devi and Eruch Tarapore.[3][4]

The film revolves around an incestuous relationship that develops unwittingly between a brother and sister. The theme was "considered to be quite revolutionary" with a "daring" "thematic climax".[5]

  1. ^ Crow, Jonathan (2014). "Bharosa (1940) Overview". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 284–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Bharosa". Alan Goble. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Bharosa (1940)". Indiancin.ma. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. ^ Gangar, Amrit (2008). Sohrab Modi The Great Mughal of Historicals. New Delhi, India: Wisdom Tree. p. 29. ISBN 9788183281089.