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	\| name = Street Singer		\| name = Street Singer
	\| image =		\| image =
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	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Phani Majumdar]]		\| director = [[Phani Majumdar]]
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	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| studio = [[New Theatres]]		\| studio = [[New Theatres]]
	\| released = 24 ~~November 1938~~<ref name=Retrore>{{cite web\|title=The Street Singer - 1938\|date=2017\|url=http://retrore.blogspot.in/2017/05/the-street-singer-1938.html\|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>		\| released = {{Film date\|1938\|11\|24\|df=yes\|ref1=<ref name=Retrore>{{cite web\|title=The Street Singer - 1938\|date=2017\|url=http://retrore.blogspot.in/2017/05/the-street-singer-1938.html\|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>}}
	\| runtime = 135 min		\| runtime = 135 min
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
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	'''''Street Singer''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1938\|1938]] ~~Hindi~~ film directed by [[Phani Majumdar]]. It was produced by [[New Theatres]] Calcutta and was Phani Majumdar's first Hindi film as a director.<ref name=William>{{cite book\|last1=Van der Heide\|first1=William\|title=Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures\|date=2002\|publisher=Amsterdam University Press\|isbn=9789053565803\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3HTdu1HuWQC&q=Street+singer+1938+story&pg=PA258}}</ref> The film was made in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] as ''[[Sathi (1938 film)\|Sathi]]'' in the same year.<ref name=Pran>{{cite book\|last1=Nevile\|first1=Pran\|title=K. L. Saigal The Definitive Biography\|date=2011\|publisher=Penguin Books\|location=India\|isbn=9780141406343\|pages=144}}</ref> It ~~starred~~ [[K. L. Saigal]], [[Kanan Devi]], Jagdish Sethi and Bikram Kapoor.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web\|last1=CITWF\|title=Street Singer\|url=http://www.citwf.com/film335130.htm\|website=citwf.com\|publisher=Alan Goble\|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> The music was composed by [[R. C. Boral]] with lyrics written by Arzu (Arzoo) Lucknavi.<ref name=hindigeetmala>{{cite web\|title=Street Singer 1938\|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/street_singer.htm\|website=hindigeetmala.net\|publisher=hindigeetmala\|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> Two street urchins dream of singing and making it big in the glamorous world of theatre in Calcutta. They grow up with the girl being employed while the boy is not. The story follows them through first their enchantment and then the disillusionment with the theatre. Finally both choose to return to their roots in the village.		'''''Street Singer''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1938\|1938]] Indian film directed by [[Phani Majumdar]]. It was produced by [[New Theatres]] of [[Calcutta]] and was Phani Majumdar's first [[Hindi cinema\|Hindi film]] as a director.<ref name=William>{{cite book\|last1=Van der Heide\|first1=William\|title=Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures\|date=2002\|publisher=Amsterdam University Press\|isbn=9789053565803\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3HTdu1HuWQC&q=Street+singer+1938+story&pg=PA258}}</ref> The film was made in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] as ''[[Sathi (1938 film)\|Sathi]]'' in the same year.<ref name=Pran>{{cite book\|last1=Nevile\|first1=Pran\|title=K. L. Saigal The Definitive Biography\|date=2011\|publisher=Penguin Books\|location=India\|isbn=9780141406343\|pages=144}}</ref> It stars [[K. L. Saigal]], [[Kanan Devi]], Jagdish Sethi and Bikram Kapoor.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web\|last1=CITWF\|title=Street Singer\|url=http://www.citwf.com/film335130.htm\|website=citwf.com\|publisher=Alan Goble\|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> The music was composed by [[R. C. Boral]] with lyrics written by [[Arzoo Lakhnavi\|Arzu (Arzoo) Lucknavi]].<ref name=hindigeetmala>{{cite web\|title=Street Singer 1938\|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/street_singer.htm\|website=hindigeetmala.net\|publisher=hindigeetmala\|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> Two [[Street children in India\|street urchins]] dream of singing and making it big in the glamorous world of theatre in Calcutta. They grow up with the girl being employed while the boy is not. The story follows them through first their enchantment and then the disillusionment with the theatre. Finally both choose to return to their roots in the village.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Bhulwa helps Manju escape from a burning orphanage and from the care of the tyrannical manager of the orphanage. The two street urchins go from village to village, singing and making money. Bhulwa’s big dream is to someday sing in a theatre in Calcutta. Several years later both are singing on the streets in Calcutta and Manju ~~([[Kanan Devi]])~~ is employed by a theatre to sing. Bhulwa ~~([[K. L. Saigal]])~~ encourages her through her nervousness and she becomes a popular singer. However her attitude towards servants and other people changes and Bhulwa is disappointed and tells her off. Bhulwa is still struggling but manages to get a chance to sing on the radio. Manju ~~comes to know~~ of his singing assignment when she listens to him sing on the radio. Feeling slighted she decides to sing Bhulwa’s song in a new style, the way the actor-manager Kailash wants. She leaves a message with the servant asking him to send Bhulwa to the theatre. Bhulwa gets drenched in the rain and is feverish but he goes to listen to Manju. On hearing the new tune given to his favourite song he gets aggressive on the stage and then leaves from there. Manju by now is repentant and decides to search for him. She asks the manager-actor Kailash to drive her and searches the roads by which both had travelled to come to the city. She spies Bhulwa in a boat which is being tossed around due to the wind and storm. The boat crashes against the banks. Manju rushes to Bhulwa and cradles his head on her lap. Kailash leaves them, while both look towards the road leading to the village.		Bhulwa helps Manju escape from a burning [[orphanage]] and from the care of the tyrannical manager of the orphanage. The two street urchins go from village to village, singing and making money. Bhulwa’s big dream is to someday sing in a theatre in [[Calcutta]]. Several years later both are singing on the streets in Calcutta and Manju is employed by a theatre to sing. Bhulwa encourages her through her nervousness and she becomes a popular singer. However her attitude towards servants and other people changes and Bhulwa is disappointed and tells her off. Bhulwa is still struggling but manages to get a chance to sing on the [[Radio in India\|radio]].

			Manju learns of his singing assignment when she listens to him sing on the radio. Feeling slighted she decides to sing Bhulwa’s song in a new style, the way the actor-manager Kailash wants. She leaves a message with the servant asking him to send Bhulwa to the theatre. Bhulwa gets drenched in the rain and is feverish but he goes to listen to Manju. On hearing the new tune given to his favourite song he gets aggressive on the stage and then leaves from there. Manju by now is repentant and decides to search for him. She asks the manager-actor Kailash to drive her and searches the roads by which both had travelled to come to the city. She spies Bhulwa in a boat which is being tossed around due to the wind and storm. The boat crashes against the banks. Manju rushes to Bhulwa and cradles his head on her lap. Kailash leaves them, while both look towards the road leading to the village.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	The songs became popular making K. L. Saigal and Kanan Devi a craze in India.<ref name=Patel /> Saigal's song [[Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Hi Jaaye]] is associated with him as "an immortal singer".<ref name=Pran /> The music was by [[R. C. Boral]] and lyrics by Arzu Lucknavi. The bhairavi thumri "Babul Mora" is by Wajid Ali Shah.		The songs became popular making [[K. L. Saigal]] and [[Kanan Devi]] a craze in India.<ref name=Patel /> Saigal's song "[[Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Hi Jaaye]]" is associated with him as "an immortal singer".<ref name=Pran /> The music was by [[R. C. Boral]] and lyrics by [[Arzoo Lakhnavi\|Arzu Lucknavi]]. The bhairavi thumri "Babul Mora" is by [[Wajid Ali Shah]].

	===Track listing===		===Track listing===
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	\| 1		\| 1
	\| "[[Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Hi Jaaye]]"		\| "[[Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Hi Jaaye]]"
	\| K. L. Saigal		\| [[K. L. Saigal]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2		\| 2
	\| "Suqun Dil Ko Mayassar"		\| "Suqun Dil Ko Mayassar"
	\| K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi		\| K. L. Saigal, [[Kanan Devi]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3		\| 3
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	\| K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi		\| K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}6
			\| "Khalo Madam Khana"
			\| Khemchand Prakash

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:1938 films]]		[[Category:1938 films]]
	[[Category:~~Indian films]]~~		[[Category:1938 Hindi-language films]]
	~~[[Category:1930s~~ Hindi-language films]]
	[[Category:Films directed by Phani Majumdar]]		[[Category:Films directed by Phani Majumdar]]
	[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]		[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
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			[[Category:Films about theatre]]
			[[Category:Films about music and musicians]]
			[[Category:Films about orphans]]
			[[Category:Films shot in Kolkata]]
			[[Category:Films set in Kolkata]]
			[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
			[[Category:Films about singers]]
			[[Category:Films about street performance]]
			[[Category:Films about homelessness]]
			[[Category:Films about poverty in India]]
			[[Category:New Theatres films]]

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{{About|the 1938 Hindi film|similar uses|Street singer (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Street Singer
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Phani Majumdar]]
| producer = [[New Theatres]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[K. L. Saigal]]<br>[[Kanan Devi]]<br>Jagdish Sethi<br>Bikram Kapoor
| music = [[R. C. Boral]]
| cinematography = Dilip Gupta<br>Sudish Ghatak
| editing =
| distributor =
| studio = [[New Theatres]]
| released = 24 November 1938<ref name=Retrore>{{cite web|title=The Street Singer - 1938|date=2017|url=http://retrore.blogspot.in/2017/05/the-street-singer-1938.html|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>
| runtime = 135 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Street Singer''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1938|1938]] Hindi film directed by [[Phani Majumdar]]. It was produced by [[New Theatres]] Calcutta and was Phani Majumdar's first Hindi film as a director.<ref name=William>{{cite book|last1=Van der Heide|first1=William|title=Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures|date=2002|publisher=Amsterdam University Press|isbn=9789053565803|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3HTdu1HuWQC&q=Street+singer+1938+story&pg=PA258}}</ref> The film was made in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Sathi (1938 film)|Sathi]]'' in the same year.<ref name=Pran>{{cite book|last1=Nevile|first1=Pran|title=K. L. Saigal The Definitive Biography|date=2011|publisher=Penguin Books|location=India|isbn=9780141406343|pages=144}}</ref> It starred [[K. L. Saigal]], [[Kanan Devi]], Jagdish Sethi and Bikram Kapoor.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|last1=CITWF|title=Street Singer|url=http://www.citwf.com/film335130.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> The music was composed by [[R. C. Boral]] with lyrics written by Arzu (Arzoo) Lucknavi.<ref name=hindigeetmala>{{cite web|title=Street Singer 1938|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/street_singer.htm|website=hindigeetmala.net|publisher=hindigeetmala|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> Two street urchins dream of singing and making it big in the glamorous world of theatre in Calcutta. They grow up with the girl being employed while the boy is not. The story follows them through first their enchantment and then the disillusionment with the theatre. Finally both choose to return to their roots in the village.

==Plot==
Bhulwa helps Manju escape from a burning orphanage and from the care of the tyrannical manager of the orphanage. The two street urchins go from village to village, singing and making money. Bhulwa’s big dream is to someday sing in a theatre in Calcutta. Several years later both are singing on the streets in Calcutta and Manju ([[Kanan Devi]]) is employed by a theatre to sing. Bhulwa ([[K. L. Saigal]]) encourages her through her nervousness and she becomes a popular singer. However her attitude towards servants and other people changes and Bhulwa is disappointed and tells her off. Bhulwa is still struggling but manages to get a chance to sing on the radio. Manju comes to know of his singing assignment when she listens to him sing on the radio. Feeling slighted she decides to sing Bhulwa’s song in a new style, the way the actor-manager Kailash wants. She leaves a message with the servant asking him to send Bhulwa to the theatre. Bhulwa gets drenched in the rain and is feverish but he goes to listen to Manju. On hearing the new tune given to his favourite song he gets aggressive on the stage and then leaves from there. Manju by now is repentant and decides to search for him. She asks the manager-actor Kailash to drive her and searches the roads by which both had travelled to come to the city. She spies Bhulwa in a boat which is being tossed around due to the wind and storm. The boat crashes against the banks. Manju rushes to Bhulwa and cradles his head on her lap. Kailash leaves them, while both look towards the road leading to the village.

==Cast==
*[[K. L. Saigal]]
*[[Kanan Devi]]
*[[Jagdish Sethi|Jagdish]]
*[[Chaman Puri]] as Munshi also writer in theatre
*Bikram Kapoor
*Shabir
*A. H. Shore
*Shyam Laha

==Production==
Street Singer. was [[Phani Majumdar]]'s first and most famous Hindi film.<ref name=William /> Saigal and Kanan Devi were a sensation nationwide following this film.<ref name=Patel>{{cite book|last1=Patel|first1=Bhaichand|title=Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema -KL Saigal|date=2012|publisher=Penguin Books|location=India|isbn=9780670085729|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQL4dkVAnPIC&q=Street+singer+1938+story&pg=PA13|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> The film helped establish Kanan Devi’s popularity and her ‘melody queen’ status.<ref name=Nevile>{{cite book|last1=Nevile|first1=Pran|title=K L Saigal: Immortal Singer and Superstar|date=2004|publisher=Nevile Books|location=India|isbn=9788190116619|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfZkAAAAMAAJ&q=Street+Singer+1938}}</ref> It is also ranked as one of Saigal’s greatest hits, where his rendition of [[Wajid Ali Shah]]’s [[Bhairavi (Hindustani)|Bhairavi]] [[thumri]] "[[Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye]]" is considered a classic.<ref name=Ganesh>{{cite book|last1=Anantharaman|first1=Ganesh|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books|location=India|isbn=9780143063407|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&q=Street+Singer+1938&pg=PA143|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref> Majumdar considered Saigal an exceptional artist. He felt he could pan the camera on his face irrespective of who was giving the dialogues. When Saigal sang "Babul Mora', he requested Majumdar not to use recording and playback (his own song) on him, but to let him sing live on the sets. He sang the song pacing the streets with the [[Harmonium#On the Indian subcontinent|harmonium]].

==Soundtrack==
The songs became popular making K. L. Saigal and Kanan Devi a craze in India.<ref name=Patel /> Saigal's song [[Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Hi Jaaye]] is associated with him as "an immortal singer".<ref name=Pran /> The music was by [[R. C. Boral]] and lyrics by Arzu Lucknavi. The bhairavi thumri "Babul Mora" is by Wajid Ali Shah.

===Track listing===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "[[Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Hi Jaaye]]"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 2
| "Suqun Dil Ko Mayassar"
| K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi
|-
| 3
| "Lachhami Murat Daras Dikhaaye "
| K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi
|-
| 4
| "Jeevan Been Madhur Na Baaje"
| K. L. Saigal
|-
| 5
| "Sanwariya Prem Ki Bansi Suna "
| K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0030806 |title =Street Singer }}

[[Category:1938 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1930s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Phani Majumdar]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1938 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]