| Nastik | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Nastik_(1954).jpg) Song synopsis booklet cover | |
| Directed by | I. S. Johar |
| Written by | Ramma Johar |
| Screenplay by | I. S. Johar |
| Story by | I. S. Johar |
| Produced by | S. Mukherjee |
| Starring | Nalini Jaywant Ajit Ulhas Raj Mehra |
| Cinematography | Dronacharya |
| Edited by | Babu Lavande D. N. Pai (Supervisor) |
| Music by | C. Ramchandra |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Filmistan Ltd. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Nastik (transl. The Atheist) is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film written and directed by I. S. Johar.[1] It was produced by Filmistan Ltd.. Its cinematographer was Dronacharya, and the choreography was by the Indian classical dancer Lachhu Maharaj and Narendra Sharma. The dialogues were by Mrs. Ramma Johar. C. Ramchandra composed the music while the lyricist was Kavi Pradeep.[2] Known for his "patriotic" lyrics, Pradeep's "immortal" song "Dekh Tere Sansar Ki Haalat Kya Ho Gayi Bhagwan" (See What Your World Has Come To, God) sung by him, remains popular.[3] The film starred Nalini Jaywant, Ajit, Raj Mehra, Ulhas, Mehmood and Roopmala.[4]
The film was dubbed into Tamil and released in 1962 as Madadhipathi Magal (transl. The Abbot's Daughter).[5][6] Dialogues and lyrics were written by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam.[7]
Opening with a philosophical verse from Kabir,[8] the film is set against the back drop of Partition with its ensuing riots and violence, and using actual footage of refugees.[9] The story is about a man who loses his faith in God when his parents are killed in the rioting, and his brother and sister die as refugees when the priest refuses to help them. He sets out to avenge his siblings' death.
- ^ Kavita Daiya (4 February 2011). "5-The Early History of National Cinema, Before and After 1947". Violent Belongings: Partition, Gender, and National Culture in Postcolonial India. Temple University Press. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-1-59213-744-2. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Cast and Crew-Nastik 1954". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Gulazāra; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). "The Playback Era". Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 306–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Nastik". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017.
- ^ "ஹீரோவானார் டிஎம்எஸ்!" [TMS became a hero!]. Dinakaran (in Tamil). 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Kavignar Pon. Sellamuthu. Kavignar Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam Thirai Isai Padalgal [Film lyrics of Poet Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]. Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). Second edition November 2016. p. 191.
- ^ "Nastik - Ajit, Nalini Jaywant, I.S. Johar". SEPL Vintage. 20 March 2014.
- ^ Rachel Dwyer; Senior Lecturer in Indian Studies Rachel Dwyer (27 September 2006). Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-1-134-38070-1. Retrieved 31 July 2015.