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	\| director = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]		\| director = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
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	'''''The Secretary''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1938\|1938]] [[Hindi]]-language Indian comedy film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. The film was produced by Chandulal Shah under the Ranjit Pictures banner.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gomolo.com/secretary-movie-cast-crew/730\|title=Secretary\|publisher=Gomolo.com\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> The music was provided by [[Gyan Dutt]] with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.<ref name=Muvyz>{{cite web\|title=Secretary (1938)\|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/td376676/songs/#tabs\|website=muvyz.com\|publisher=Muvyz, Inc\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> The main cast was [[Noor Mohammed Charlie]], [[Trilok Kapoor]], Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.citwf.com/film310462.htm\|title=Secretary\|publisher=Alan Goble\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref>		'''''The Secretary''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1938\|1938]] [[Hindi]]-language Indian comedy film directed by [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]. The film was produced by [[Chandulal Shah]] under the [[Ranjit Studios\|Ranjit Pictures]] banner.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gomolo.com/secretary-movie-cast-crew/730\|title=Secretary\|publisher=Gomolo.com\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> The music was provided by [[Gyan Dutt]] with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.<ref name=Muvyz>{{cite web\|title=Secretary (1938)\|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/td376676/songs/#tabs\|website=muvyz.com\|publisher=Muvyz, Inc\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> The main cast was [[Noor Mohammed Charlie]], [[Trilok Kapoor]], Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.citwf.com/film310462.htm\|title=Secretary\|publisher=Alan Goble\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref>

	The film is about an heiress, played by Madhuri, who falls in love with her father's secretary played by Trilok Kapoor.<ref>Sanjit Narwekar ''Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy'' 8129126257 2012 "His first film The Secretary (1938) was a riotous comedy about a rich heiress (Madhuri), who falls in love with her father's secretary (Trilok Kapoor). She inherits her father's business after remember that while they do so, they establish a standard ..."</ref>		The film is about an heiress, played by Madhuri, who falls in love with her father's secretary played by Trilok Kapoor.<ref>Sanjit Narwekar ''Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy'' 8129126257 2012 "His first film The Secretary (1938) was a riotous comedy about a rich heiress (Madhuri), who falls in love with her father's secretary (Trilok Kapoor). She inherits her father's business after remember that while they do so, they establish a standard ..."</ref>
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	==Debut direction==		==Debut direction==
	According to Narwekar, ''Secretary'' was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929.<ref name="Narwekar2012">{{cite book\|author=Sanjit Narwekar\|title=Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbSbAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT62\|accessdate=8 December 2014\|date=12 December 2012\|publisher=Rupa Publications\|isbn=978-81-291-2625-2\|pages=62–}}</ref> However, as cited by ''Filmindia'' and Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, this was reportedly his second film, with ''Gorakh Aaya'' which was also made the same year, being his first.<ref name=Filmindia>{{cite journal\|last1=Patel\|first1=Baburao\|title=Studio Close-ups\|journal=Filmindia\|date=April 1938\|volume=3\|issue=12\|pages=58\|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia19373803unse#page/n317/mode/2up\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book\|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha\|author2=Paul Willemen\|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA95\|accessdate=8 December 2014\|date=10 July 2014\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7\|pages=1994–}}</ref> The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]]. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production<ref name=IBN>{{cite web\|last1=Vats\|first1=Rohit\|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The founding fathers of motion pictures\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/100-years-of-indian-cinema-the-founding-fathers-of-motion-pictures/375863-8-66.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141208142354/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/100-years-of-indian-cinema-the-founding-fathers-of-motion-pictures/375863-8-66.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 December 2014\|website=innlive.in.com\|publisher=IBN Live\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> along with his other films like ''Gunsundari''.		According to Narwekar, ''Secretary'' was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929.<ref name="Narwekar2012">{{cite book\|author=Sanjit Narwekar\|title=Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbSbAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT62\|accessdate=8 December 2014\|date=12 December 2012\|publisher=Rupa Publications\|isbn=978-81-291-2625-2\|pages=62–}}</ref> However, as cited by ''Filmindia'' and Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, this was reportedly his second film, with ''Gorakh Aaya'' which was also made the same year, being his first.<ref name=Filmindia>{{cite journal\|last1=Patel\|first1=Baburao\|title=Studio Close-ups\|journal=Filmindia\|date=April 1938\|volume=3\|issue=12\|pages=58\|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia19373803unse#page/n317/mode/2up\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book\|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha\|author2=Paul Willemen\|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA95\|accessdate=8 December 2014\|date=10 July 2014\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7\|pages=1994–}}</ref> The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]]. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production<ref name=IBN>{{cite web\|last1=Vats\|first1=Rohit\|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The founding fathers of motion pictures\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/100-years-of-indian-cinema-the-founding-fathers-of-motion-pictures/375863-8-66.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141208142354/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/100-years-of-indian-cinema-the-founding-fathers-of-motion-pictures/375863-8-66.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 December 2014\|website=innlive.in.com\|publisher=IBN Live\|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> along with his other films like ''[[Gunsundari (1948 film)\|Gunsundari]]'' (1948).

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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{{short description|1938 Hindi-language Indian comedy film by Chaturbhuj Doshi}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
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| name = The Secretary<br>सचिव
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
| producer = [[Chandulal Shah]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Noor Mohammed Charlie]]<br>Madhuri<br>[[Trilok Kapoor]]<br>Wahidan Bai
| music = [[Gyan Dutt]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| studio = [[Ranjit Studios]]
| released = 1938
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| website =
}}

'''''The Secretary''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1938|1938]] [[Hindi]]-language Indian comedy film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. The film was produced by Chandulal Shah under the Ranjit Pictures banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/secretary-movie-cast-crew/730|title=Secretary|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> The music was provided by [[Gyan Dutt]] with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.<ref name=Muvyz>{{cite web|title=Secretary (1938)|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/td376676/songs/#tabs|website=muvyz.com|publisher=Muvyz, Inc|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> The main cast was [[Noor Mohammed Charlie]], [[Trilok Kapoor]], Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film310462.htm|title=Secretary|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref>

The film is about an heiress, played by Madhuri, who falls in love with her father's secretary played by Trilok Kapoor.<ref>Sanjit Narwekar ''Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy'' 8129126257 2012 "His first film The Secretary (1938) was a riotous comedy about a rich heiress (Madhuri), who falls in love with her father's secretary (Trilok Kapoor). She inherits her father's business after remember that while they do so, they establish a standard ..."</ref>

==Cast==
* Madhuri
* [[Trilok Kapoor]]
* Charlie
* Kalyani
* Wahidan Bai
* Rajkumari

==Debut direction==
According to Narwekar, ''Secretary'' was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929.<ref name="Narwekar2012">{{cite book|author=Sanjit Narwekar|title=Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbSbAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT62|accessdate=8 December 2014|date=12 December 2012|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-81-291-2625-2|pages=62–}}</ref> However, as cited by ''Filmindia'' and Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, this was reportedly his second film, with ''Gorakh Aaya'' which was also made the same year, being his first.<ref name=Filmindia>{{cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Baburao|title=Studio Close-ups|journal=Filmindia|date=April 1938|volume=3|issue=12|pages=58|url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia19373803unse#page/n317/mode/2up|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA95|accessdate=8 December 2014|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=1994–}}</ref> The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production<ref name=IBN>{{cite web|last1=Vats|first1=Rohit|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The founding fathers of motion pictures|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/100-years-of-indian-cinema-the-founding-fathers-of-motion-pictures/375863-8-66.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141208142354/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/100-years-of-indian-cinema-the-founding-fathers-of-motion-pictures/375863-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2014|website=innlive.in.com|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> along with his other films like ''Gunsundari''.

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Kyun Tune Ki Nadani"
| Wahidan Bai
|-
| 2
| "Nahin Nahin Kholoon Ghunghat Pat Saiyan"
| Wahidan Bai
|-
| 3
| "Kahan Chhupa Hai Chitchor"
| Kalyani Das
|-
| 4
| "Karoongi Aaj Piya Sang"
| Rajkumari
|-
| 5
| "Kaun Raahe Tu Jaaye Musafir"
| Kalyani Das
|-
| 6
| "Chalte Jaana, Chalte Jaana"
|
|-
| 7
| "Jodi Bani Nirali Babu"
|
|-
| 8
| "Saj Lun Baanke Gahnwa"
|
|-
| 9
| "Bhaiya Kisan Jab Aave"
|
|-
| 10
| "Hai Teer Ya Nashtar"
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0214104 |title =Secretary }}

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[[Category:1938 comedy films]]
[[Category:1930s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1938 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Gyan Dutt]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language comedy films]]

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