Thes (film)

Thes
Directed byKidar Sharma
Produced byKidar Sharma
Munshiram Varma
StarringShashikala
Purnima
Bharat Bhushan
Music bySnehal Bhatkar
Production
company
Oriental Pictures
Distributed byVarma Films
Release date
  • 1949 (1949)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Thes (English: Hit Hard) is a 1949 Hindi film directed by Kidar Sharma.[1] The main stars of the film were Shashikala, Purnima and Bharat Bhushan.[2][3]

Produced by Oriental Pictures with distribution rights owned by Varma Films, the two companies collaborated in 1949 with two films (Thes and Neki Aur Badi),[4] after the success of their previous box-office hit, Suhaag Raat, which was the seventh highest-grossing film of 1948.[5]

A distinctive feature of Thes was the ensemble used in the film. Shashikala, the female lead for Thes, would go on to act in over a hundred films in her career spanning around six decades,[6] eventually getting the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian awards.[7][8] Purnima, who would go on to act in a majority of films by Varma Films, was praised by Filmindia, one of the most popular magazines of its time,[9] for her promising role in Thes.[10] Also noteworthy was that the filmmakers of Thes not only used the same director, Kidar Sharma, of their recent hit film Suhaag Raat, but also used other members of Suhaag Raat’s ensemble to create a template for success. Like in Suhaag Raat, the lead male actor of Suhaag Raat, Bharat Bhushan, played the lead role in Thes. Further, the music of Thes was composed by Snehal Bhatkar, the same person who had composed the music of Suhaag Raat.[11]

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  6. ^ "Veteran actor Shashikala dies at 88". The Economic Times. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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  9. ^ Bhawana Somaaya (1 January 2008). Fragmented Frames: Reflections of a Critic. Pustak Mahal. p. 20. ISBN 978-81-223-1016-0. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Purnima has a pleasant face for the screen and promises a good future in 'Thes'". Filmindia: 15. June 1949. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Lyrics and video of Songs from the film Suhag Raat (1948)". Hindigeetmala.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.