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	'''''Neecha Nagar''''' ({{trans\|Lowly City}}) is a 1946 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film, directed by [[Chetan Anand (director)\|Chetan Anand]], written by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] and [[Hayatullah Ansari]], and produced by Rashid Anwar. It was a pioneering effort in [[social realism]] in [[Cinema of India\|Indian cinema]] and paved the way for many such [[parallel cinema]] films by other directors, many of them also written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. It starred Chetan Anand's wife [[Uma Anand]], with Rafiq Ahmed, [[Kamini Kaushal]], Rafi Peer, Hamid Butt, and [[Zohra Sehgal]]. ''Neecha Nagar'' (Lowly City) was a Hindi film adaptation in an Indian setting of [[Maxim Gorky]]'s 1902 play ''[[The Lower Depths]]''.		'''''Neecha Nagar''''' ({{trans\|Lowly City}}) is a 1946 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film, directed by [[Chetan Anand (director)\|Chetan Anand]], written by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] and [[Hayatullah Ansari]], and produced by Rashid Anwar. It was a pioneering effort in [[social realism]] in [[Cinema of India\|Indian cinema]] and paved the way for many such [[parallel cinema]] films by other directors, many of them also written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. It starred Chetan Anand's wife [[Uma Anand]], with Rafiq Ahmed, [[Kamini Kaushal]],[[Murad (actor)\|Murad]], Rafi Peer, Hamid Butt, and [[Zohra Sehgal]]. ''Neecha Nagar'' (Lowly City) was a Hindi film adaptation in an Indian setting of [[Maxim Gorky]]'s 1902 play ''[[The Lower Depths]]''.

	''Neecha Nagar'' became the first [[Cinema of India\|Indian film]] to gain recognition at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], after it shared the [[Palme d'Or\|Grand Prix du Festival International du Film]] (Best Film) award at the [[1946 Cannes Film Festival\|first Cannes Film Festival]] in 1946 with eleven of the eighteen entered feature films.<ref>[[Palme d'Or#Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939–54)\|Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939–54)]]</ref> It's the only Indian film to be ever awarded a [[Palme d'Or]].		''Neecha Nagar'' became the first [[Cinema of India\|Indian film]] to gain recognition at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], after it shared the [[Palme d'Or\|Grand Prix du Festival International du Film]] (Best Film) award at the [[1946 Cannes Film Festival\|first Cannes Film Festival]] in 1946 with eleven of the eighteen entered feature films.<ref>[[Palme d'Or#Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939–54)\|Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939–54)]]</ref> It's the only Indian film to be ever awarded a [[Palme d'Or]].
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	* [[Uma Anand]] as Maya		* [[Uma Anand]] as Maya
	* [[Kamini Kaushal]] as Rupa		* [[Kamini Kaushal]] as Rupa
			* [[Murad (actor)\|Murad]] as Hakim Yaqub Khan Sahab
	* Rafi Peer as Sarkar		* Rafi Peer as Sarkar
	* S.P. Bhatia as Sagar		* S.P. Bhatia as Sagar

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			==Soundtrack==
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			The music of the film was composed by [[Ravi Shankar]].

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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	==References==		==References==
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071017043608/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/254145/Neecha-Nagar/overview ''Neecha Nagar'' at the ''New York Times'']		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071017043608/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/254145/Neecha-Nagar/overview ''Neecha Nagar'' at the ''New York Times'']
	* [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c3a2b8c4-3287-4ce1-ae20-705e339d4636&MatchID1=4577&TeamID1=7&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1148&PrimaryID=4577&Headline=Remembering+Chetan+Anand+and+EMNeecha+Nagar%~~2fEM~~ Remembering Chetan Anand and Neecha Nagar], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 29 September 2007		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090527040054/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c3a2b8c4-3287-4ce1-ae20-705e339d4636&MatchID1=4577&TeamID1=7&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1148&PrimaryID=4577&Headline=Remembering+Chetan+Anand+and+EMNeecha+Nagar%2FEM Remembering Chetan Anand and Neecha Nagar], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 29 September 2007

	==External links==		==External links==

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{{short description|1946 film by Chetan Anand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Neecha Nagar
| image = Neecha Nagar.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]
| producer = Rashid Anwar A. Halim
| writer = [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]
| story = [[Hayatullah Ansari]]
| narrator =
| starring = Rafiq Ahmed [[Uma Anand]] [[Kamini Kaushal]] Rafi Peer Hamid Butt [[Zohra Sehgal]]
| music = [[Ravi Shankar]]
| cinematography = Bidyapati Ghosh
| editing =
| studio = India Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1946|9|29}} ({{small|[[1946 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating Zohra Segal| website=Google.com| date=29 September 2020 | url=https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-zohra-segal| access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
[[File:Neecha Nagar (1946).webm|thumb|''Neecha Nagar'']]
'''''Neecha Nagar''''' ({{trans|Lowly City}}) is a 1946 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film, directed by [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]], written by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] and [[Hayatullah Ansari]], and produced by Rashid Anwar. It was a pioneering effort in [[social realism]] in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]] and paved the way for many such [[parallel cinema]] films by other directors, many of them also written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. It starred Chetan Anand's wife [[Uma Anand]], with Rafiq Ahmed, [[Kamini Kaushal]], Rafi Peer, Hamid Butt, and [[Zohra Sehgal]]. ''Neecha Nagar'' (Lowly City) was a Hindi film adaptation in an Indian setting of [[Maxim Gorky]]'s 1902 play ''[[The Lower Depths]]''.

''Neecha Nagar'' became the first [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] to gain recognition at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], after it shared the [[Palme d'Or|Grand Prix du Festival International du Film]] (Best Film) award at the [[1946 Cannes Film Festival|first Cannes Film Festival]] in 1946 with eleven of the eighteen entered feature films.<ref>[[Palme d'Or#Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939–54)|Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (1939–54)]]</ref> It's the only Indian film to be ever awarded a [[Palme d'Or]].

==Overview==
It was based on a Hindi story, ''Neecha Nagar'', written by [[Hayatullah Ansari]], which in turn was inspired by Russian writer [[Maxim Gorky]]’s ''[[The Lower Depths]]''. It took an expressionist look at the gulf between the rich and poor in society.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/chetan-anand-140607.html History will never forget Chetan Anand] 13 June 2007.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081016143853/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/06/15/stories/2007061551020100.htm Maker of innovative, meaningful movies] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 15 June 2007.</ref>

''Neecha Nagar'' is the debut film of actress [[Kamini Kaushal]] and for [[Ravi Shankar]] as a music director.

==Cast==
* Rafiq Anwar as Balraj
* [[Uma Anand]] as Maya
* [[Kamini Kaushal]] as Rupa
* Rafi Peer as Sarkar
* S.P. Bhatia as Sagar
* Hamid Butt as Yaqoob Chacha
* Mohan Saigal as Raza
* [[Zohra Sehgal]] as Bhabi
* [[B. M. Vyas]] as Balraj's brother

==Awards==
;[[1946 Cannes Film Festival]]
*[[Palme d'Or|Grand Prix du Festival International du Film]]

==Citations==
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==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071017043608/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/254145/Neecha-Nagar/overview ''Neecha Nagar'' at the ''New York Times'']
* [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c3a2b8c4-3287-4ce1-ae20-705e339d4636&MatchID1=4577&TeamID1=7&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1148&PrimaryID=4577&Headline=Remembering+Chetan+Anand+and+EMNeecha+Nagar%2fEM Remembering Chetan Anand and Neecha Nagar], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 29 September 2007

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0154942|title=Neecha Nagar}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4vJQC-QJU ''Neecha Nagar''] on YouTube

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