Diwana (1952 film)

Diwana
Directed byA. R. Kardar
Written byJagdish Kanwal[1]
Story byS. N. Banerji
Produced byA. R. Kardar
Starring
CinematographyDwarka Divecha
Art by:
M. R. Achrekar
Edited byM. S. Hajee
Music byNaushad
Production
company
Distributed byKardar Productions
Release date
  • 21 May 1952 (1952-05-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Diwana is a 1952 Bollywood romantic drama movie directed and produced by Abdul Rashid Kardar.[1] It was written by S. N. Banerji and edited by M. S. Hajee.[1] It narrates the tragic love story of a prince and a nomadic woman who marry each other, become separated and when they finally reunite together they find themselves bereaved at the loss of their only son. It stars Suraiya, Sumitra and Suresh in the leading roles, with Shyam Kumar, Ramesh, Madan Puri, S N Banerji, Amirbai Karnataki, Mumtazbai, Neelambai and Amir Bano in supporting roles. The dialogues of this film were written by Jagdish Kanwal.[1] The music was composed by the renowned musician Naushad, with lyrics penned by Shakeel Badayuni.[2][1][3][4]

The film went on to become a huge success and celebrated a Silver Jubilee.

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  2. ^ "Diwana Cast, Trailers, Reviews, Music – Indian Film History". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Deewana (1952) – Flikbase". www.flikbase.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Diwana (1952)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.