Patanga (1949 film)

Patanga
Directed byH. S. Rawail
Written byRajendra Krishan
Screenplay byAnjana Rawail
Story byAnjana Rawail
StarringNigar Sultana
Shyam
Yakub
Gope
CinematographyJamshed R. Irani
Edited byPrabhakar Gokhale
Music byC. Ramchandra
Production
company
Distributed byVarma Films
Release date
  • 1949 (1949)
Running time
143 mins.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Patanga is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film. It was the first film produced and distributed by Varma Films;[1] yet, it was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1949.[2] The film was directed by H. S. Rawail based on a story written by his wife Anjana Rawail.[3] Rajendra Kumar, who would become one of the leading actors in Indian cinema, worked in Patanga as an assistant to director H.S. Rawail [4] and also had a cameo in the film. A duet sung against the backdrop of WW2, "Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon", picturised on actor Gope and lead heroine Nigar Sultana became popular.[5] The playback singers for the song were C. Ramchandra, who also composed the music for the film, and Shamshad Begum.[6][7] The cast included Nigar Sultana, Shyam, Yakub, Gope, Purnima, Shyama, Randhir and Mohana.[8]

  1. ^ "Patanga". Filmindia. 15 (5): 312. May 1949. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Top Earners 1949". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ^ Harnam Singh Rawail at IMDb
  4. ^ Rajendra Kumar – Memories Archived March 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "The Superhits of Shamshad Begum". rediff.com. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). "Lost In The Shadows". Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. p. 40. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ^ Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon (MP3)
  8. ^ "Patanga". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 31 August 2015.