| Jeevan Naiya | |
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| Directed by | Franz Osten |
| Written by | J. S. Kashyap Niranjan Pal |
| Produced by | Himanshu Rai |
| Starring | Devika Rani Ashok Kumar |
| Cinematography | Josef Wirsching |
| Music by | Saraswati Devi J.S. Kashyap (lyrics) |
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Running time | 140 min |
| Country | British Raj |
| Language | Hindi |
Jeevan Naiya is a 1936 Hindi film directed by Franz Osten, and produced by Himanshu Rai for his studio Bombay Talkies. It is famous for being the screen debut of early superstar Ashok Kumar. The film is about the ostracism of dancing girls. The film was one of several successful Bombay Talkies collaborations between Franz Osten, Himashu Rai, screenwriters J. S. Kashyap and Niranjan Pal, and their leading lady of the time, Devika Rani.[1]
It also featured the famous song Koi Humdum Na Raha, sung by Ashok Kumar, with music by Saraswati Devi and by Jamuna Swarup Kashyap (J. S. Kashyap), later sung by Kishore Kumar in the film Jhumroo (1961).[1]
- ^ a b "'This Kishore lad is no singer, I tell you'". Business Standard. 16 October 2010.