Sangeet Samrat Tansen

Sangeet Samrat Tansen
Directed byS. N. Tripathi
Produced bySur Singar Chitra
Starring
Music byS. N. Tripathi
Production
company
Sur Singar Chitra
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
Running time
170 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sangeet Samrat Tansen (King of Music- Tansen) is a 1962 Hindi biopic historical drama film directed by S. N. Tripathi.[1][2] Produced by Sur Singar Chitra it had lyrics by Shailendra and Swami Haridas with music by S. N. Tripathi.[3] One of the popular songs from this film was "Jhoomti Chali Hawaa" in Raga Sohni, sung by Mukesh for Bharat Bhushan.[4][5] The film starred Bharat Bhushan, Anita Guha, Sabita Chatterjee, David, Sapru and Mukri.[6]

The story is a biopic of the famous court singer musician, Mian Tansen, one of the Navaratnas in Emperor Akbar’s court.[7]

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  2. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 301–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Sangeet Samrat Tansen". Lyricsbogie.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Mukesh Classical List". singermukesh.com. SingerMukesh.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ Raheja, Dinesh. "Bharat Bhushan The Tragic Hero -Famous Songs". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Sangeet Samrat Tansen". Alan Goble. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. ^ Sumita S. Chakravarty (18 May 2011). National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema, 1947-1987. University of Texas Press. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-292-78985-2. Retrieved 29 October 2014.