Sindoor (1947 film)

Sindoor
Screen shot from Sindoor
Directed byKishore Sahu
Produced bySasadhar Mukherjee Productions
Starring
Music byKhemchand Prakash
Production
company
Filmistan
Release date
  • 1947 (1947)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sindoor is a 1947 Hindi social film directed by Kishore Sahu.[1] The film was produced Sasadhar Mukherjee Productions for Filmistan and had the actor Mehmood in one of his early films.[2] The story, dialogues and part of the lyrics were written by Kishore Sahu. One of the lyricists was Qamar Jalalabadi, with music composed by Khemchand Prakash. The film starred Kishore Sahu, who played the hero,[3] with Shamim Bano, Paro Devi, Gulab, Mehmood, Pratima Devi, Sushil Sahu and Moni Chatterjee.[4]

The film revolves around the social issue of widow remarriage and was cited as being of "social relevance". The theme of widow remarriage was considered "controversial" in the 1940s, with the film stated to be bold in showing the hero accepting the widow at the end of the film. The climax scene, according to a report in the Illustrated Weekly of India is "remembered" even now, with Sahu being cited as a "socially conscious film-maker".[5]

  1. ^ "Sindoor (1947)". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. ^ Hanif Zaveri (1 January 2005). Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods. Popular Prakashan. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-81-7991-213-3. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. ^ Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. pp. 53–. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Sindoor (1947)". citwf. com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India. July 1975. p. 96. Retrieved 17 March 2015.