Sathi (1938 film)

Sathi
Directed byPhani Majumdar
Produced byNew Theatres
StarringK. L. Saigal
Kanan Devi
Boken Chatto
Shyam Laha
CinematographyDilip Gupta
Sudish Ghatak
Music byR. C. Boral
Production
company
New Theatres
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Sathi (English: The Companion) is a 1938 Indian Bengali film directed by Phani Majumdar and produced by New Theatres.[1] It was the Bengali version of Street Singer and the film was the debut of Phani Majumdar as a director.[2] The film's cast includes K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi, Boken Chatto, Amar Mullick, Sailen Chowdhury, and Shyam Laha.[3] The story involves two young street children growing up together, singing in the streets and hoping to make it big in the show world. The film was one of Saigal's "most famous films" and a "classic" as far the music and songs of the films were concerned.[1] The music was composed by R. C. Boral with lyrics by Ajoy Bhattacharya.[4]

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  2. ^ Raj, Ashok (2009). Hero Vol.1, Volume 1 Bollywood series. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 9789381398029. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Saathi 1938". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Kanan Devi Bangla Gaan". kanan-devi-bangla.tripod.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.