Musafir (1957 film)

Musafir
Poster
Directed byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Written byRajinder Singh Bedi
Screenplay byRitwik Ghatak
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced byHrishikesh Mukherjee
StarringDilip Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Shekhar
Suchitra Sen
Usha Kiran
Nirupa Roy
Narrated byBalraj Sahni
CinematographyKamal Bose
Edited byDas Dhaimade
Music bySalil Chowdhury
Distributed byFilm Group
Release date
  • 26 April 1957 (1957-04-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Musafir (lit.'Traveller') is a 1957 Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, being his directorial debut. The screenplay and story were written by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ritwik Ghatak respectively. The film is about a house and the lives of three families who live in it, so in essence, it is three stories linked by the house. The first part stars Suchitra Sen, Shekhar in the lead role; The second part stars Kishore Kumar, Nirupa Roy, in the lead roles; The third part stars Dilip Kumar, Usha Kiran in the lead roles.[1] The film was a profitable venture for Hrishikesh Mukherjee.[2]

  1. ^ "BLAST FROM THE PAST: Musafir 1957". The Hindu. 25 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ^ "BoxOffice India.com". 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2021.