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{{Infobox film
| name = Prarthana
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| director = [[Sarvottam Badami]]
| producer = [[Sohrab Modi]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]]|[[Jehanara Kajjan]]|[[Sabita Devi]]|[[K. N. Singh]]}}
| music = [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| studio = Minerva Movietone
| released = 1943
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Prarthana''''' ({{Trans|Prayer}}) is a 1943 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language social film directed by [[Sarvottam Badami]] for [[Sohrab Modi]]'s Minerva Movietone.<ref name="IndianCinema">{{cite book|title=Indian cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uJkAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=8 October 2014|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|isbn=978-81-230-0646-8}}</ref><ref name="Willemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|author3=Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA82|accessdate=8 October 2014|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=82–}}</ref> The music director was [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]] and the lyricist was Safdar Aah Sitapuri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/gn634100/songs/#tabs |title=Prarthana 1943|publisher=Muvyz, Inc|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref> Having worked for [[Madan Theatres Ltd]] and [[Sagar Movietone]] in the 1930s, the famous singer and actress [[Jehanara Kajjan]] returned to work after a hiatus of four years working for studios like Minerva Movietone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cineplot.com/encyclopedia/jahanara-kajjan/ |title=Jahanara Kajjan|publisher=Cineplot.com|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pasupuleti|first1=Kamalakar|title=Jahanara Kajjan Forgotten Actress|url=http://kamalp.blogspot.in/2012/10/jahan-ara-kajjan-forgotten-actress.html|website=kamalp.blogspot.in|publisher=Kamalakar Pasupuleti|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref> ''Prarthana'' is cited as "probably" her last film before her death in 1944.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollywoodsky.com/sabita-devi-jahan-ara-kajjan-movie-prarthana-1944/ |title=Prarthana|publisher=Bollywoodsky|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref> The film starred [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]], Jahanara Kajjan, [[Sabita Devi]], Sajjan, Nimabalkar, [[K. N. Singh]], Sadat Ali, Mehboob and Abu Bakar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film277581.htm|title=Prarthana|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]]
* [[Kajjanbai]]
* [[Sabita Devi]]
* [[K. N. Singh]]
* [[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]]
* Nimbalkar
* Sajjan
* Sadat Ali
* Mehboob
* Ghulam Hussain
* Abu Bakar
* Nimbalkar
* Menaka.
* Shorrey.

==Music==
The music was by [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]] with lyrics by Safdar Aah. The singers were Jahanara Kajjan, Vasant, Rehmat Bai and Moolchand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/prarthna_1943.htm|title=Prarthana 1943|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref> The song "Aaya Sawan Aaja" sung by Kajjan with relative ease, was in the raga [[Brindabani Sarang]].<ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book|author=Ashok Damodar Ranade|title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&pg=PA181|accessdate=8 October 2014|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-64-4|pages=181–}}</ref> Other popular songs of Kajjan from this film are, "Kahe Neha Lagaye Sajaniya" and "Ek Dhundhla Sa Mohabbat Ka Hai Nasha Baaki".<ref name=Pasupuleti>{{cite web|title=Jahanara Kajjan Forgotten Actress}}</ref>

===Song List===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Aaya Sawan Aa Jaa Saajan" -----Raga Bindravani Sarang. Tal Dadra.
| Jahanara Kajjan
|-
| 2
| "Ek Dhundhla Sa Mohabbat Ka Hai Nasha Baaki" ----Raga Jaunpuri.
| Jahanara Kajjan
|-
| 3
| "Kahe Neha Lagaye Sajaniya" -----Raga Pilloo.
| Jahanara Kajjan
|-
| 4
| "Mohabbat Ka Rasta Dikhaya Na Hota" ----Raga Bhim Palasi.
| Jahanara Kajjan
|-
| 5
| "Tumhare Darshan Ka Naina Taras Gaye Ho" ----Raga Gond Tal Kaharawa.
| Jahanara Kajjan
|-
| 6
| "Gajare Wali Najariya Milaye Ja" ----Raga Des Tal Kaharawa.
| Rehmat Bai,Moolchand
|-
| 7
| "Khel Ye Sansar Hai Jaan Ki Hain Baaziyan" ----Raga Kafi. Tal Dadra.
| Vasant
|-
| 8
| "Hari Aate Hai" ----Raga Aman Kalyan. Tal Kaharawa.
| Vasant
|-
| 9
| "Chhip Na Saka Ab Chhipane Wala" -----Raga Mond. Tal Kaharawa.
|
|-
| 10
| "Do Jeevan Mein Gaanth Lagi" ----Raga Bihag. Tal Dadra.
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0155042 |title =Prarthana (1943) }}

{{Sarvottam Badami}}

[[Category:1943 films]]
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sarvottam Badami]]
[[Category:1943 drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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