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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = State Express<br />
| image = State Express poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Vijay Bhatt]]<br />
| producer = Vijay Bhatt<br />
| writer = Sampatlal Srivastava <small>(dialogue)</small><br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]]<br/>[[Sardar Akhtar]]<br/>Umakant<br/>Shirin<br />
| music = Lallubhai Nayak<br/>Pandit Anuj <small>(lyrics)</small><br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Prakash Pictures<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1938}}<br />
| runtime = 171 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
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'''''State Express''''' is a 1938 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Vijay Bhatt]] for his production company Prakash Pictures.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{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=PA279|access-date=11 January 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=279–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/state-express-movie/733|title=State Express (1938)|publisher=Gomolo.com|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref> The film's music was composed by Lallubhai Nayak and the dialogues were written by Sampatlal Srivastava. Zakaria Khan, named [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]] by Vijay Bhatt, and who was to become a famous character artist, started his career as a leading man in several of Bhatt's earlier films from ''Bombay Mail'' (1935) to ''Bijli'' (1939), including ''State Express''<ref name=Tehelka>{{cite web|last1=Ausaja|first1=S. M. M.|title=Romancing The Reel|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ws010308Romancing.asp|website=archive.tehelka.com|publisher=Anant Media Pvt. Ltd.|access-date=11 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204132116/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ws010308Romancing.asp|archive-date=4 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film starred Jayant, Sardar Akhtar, Umakant, Lallubhai Nayak, Shirin and Ismail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film332431.htm|title=State Express|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref><br />
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''State Express'' involved a masked heroine (Sardar Akhtar) who performed several stunts, a young prince (Jayant), and his scheming uncle. The film had the basic ‘stunt’ film features, masked characters, a gorilla, two dogs Tommy and Tiger (given poster credit) and crashing trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osianama.com/cine-ssb-1109345|title=Song Synopsis Booklet- State Express|publisher=Osianama.com|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]]<br />
* [[Sardar Akhtar]]<br />
* Umakant<br />
* Shirin<br />
* Zaverbhai<br />
* M. Zahur<br />
* Lallubhai Nayak<br />
* Ismail<br />
* Jehangir<br />
* Chhotejaan<br />
* Vithaldass<br />
* Athavale<br />
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==Review And Box office==<br />
''State Express'' is cited by Rajadhyaksha and Willemen as a "successful film" doing well at the box-office. The main draw of the film was a "performing gorilla" and Sardar Akhtar's songs and performance. The film was one of the "best stunt films" from Bhatt, who normally made mythologicals.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014"/><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by Lallubhai Nayak, with the lyricist being Pandit Anuj. The singers were Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Lallubhai Nayak and Rajkumari.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/song/nr767278|title=Songs-State Express (1938)|publisher=Muvyz, Inc|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Song List===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Aao Aao Aao Hey Prem Pujari Aao"<br />
| Sardar Akhtar<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Bane Na Prem Ka Deewana"<br />
| Sardar Akhtar<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Bana LeApni Bigadi Baat"<br />
| Rajkumari<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Baar Baar Man Ko Samjhaun"<br />
| Sardar Akhtar<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Sabse Shreshth Naari Sansar Hai Pujari"<br />
| Jayant, Lallubhai Nayak, Sardar Akhtar<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Panchhi Ban Ke Ud Jaaun"<br />
| Sardar Akhtar<br />
|-<br />
| 7<br />
| "Us But Ki Talaash Mein Main Jaun Kahan Kahan"<br />
| Sardar Akhtar<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id =0156702|title =Khwab Ki Duniya (1937) }}<br />
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{{Vijay Bhatt}}<br />
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