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{{About||the 1957 film|Yahudi Ki Ladki (1957 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Yahudi Ki Ladki
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| director = [[Premankur Atorthy]]
| producer = [[New Theatres]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Yahudi Ki Ladki]]''|[[Agha Hashar Kashmiri]]}}
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| starring = [[K. L. Saigal]]<br>Rattan Bai<br>[[Pahari Sanyal]]<br>Nawab
| music = [[Pankaj Mullick]]
| cinematography = [[Nitin Bose]]
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| studio = New Theatres
| released = 1933
| runtime = 137 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Urdu]]/[[Hindi]]
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'''''Yahudi Ki Ladki''''' (The Jew's Daughter) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1933|1933]] [[Urdu]]/[[Hindi]] costume drama film directed by [[Premankur Atorthy]].<ref name=Crow>{{cite news|last1=Crow|first1=Jonathan|title=Yahudi Ki Ladki 1933|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/249861/Yahudi-Ki-Ladki/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120937/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/249861/Yahudi-Ki-Ladki/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2014|access-date=26 Aug 2014}}</ref> Produced by [[New Theatres]] Ltd.[[Calcutta]], the cast included [[K. L. Saigal]], Rattan Bai, [[Pahari Sanyal]], [[Gul Hamid]], Nawab and [[Kumar (actor)|Kumar]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Yahudi Ki Ladki 1933|url=http://www.citwf.com/film390322.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=26 Aug 2014}}</ref> The film was adapted from [[Agha Hashar Kashmiri]]’s play of the same name ''[[Yahudi Ki Ladki]]'' which had been written in Bengali as ''Misar Kumari''. He also wrote the screenplay and lyrics. The film saw [[Pankaj Mullick]]'s debut as a Hindi music director. The dialogues were by [[Wajahat Mirza]].<ref name=Willemen>{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha, Willemen|first1=Ashish, Paul|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|date=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135943257|edition=2 Revised.}}</ref> The story revolves around the rivalry and revenge between the Jewish merchant Prince Ezra and the Roman priest Brutus.

==Synopsis==
Prince Ezra (Nawab) is a Jewish merchant persecuted by the Romans, especially the Roman Priest Brutus. Ezra lives with his seven-year-old son Yameen. One day while playing with his catapult, Yameen manages to unintentionally hit the Priest Brutus as he’s walking past. The boy is taken prisoner and no imploring can change Brutus’ punishment. He has the boy thrown to the animals. Elias, Ezra’s devoted slave kidnaps Brutus’ young daughter Decia and brings her to a grief-stricken Ezra for revenge. Unable to harm her and missing Yameen, Ezra brings Decia up as his daughter and names her Hannah.

Years later, a grown Hannah (Rattan Bai) is rescued by the Roman Marcus ([[K. L. Saigal]]) from Roman soldiers who have accosted her. Since Marcus is in disguise of a Jew, Hannah believes him to be one and brings him home. The two fall in love though Marcus is engaged to the Princess Octavia (Tarabai). Hannah soon finds out that Marcus is a Roman. After some pleading and pacifying both Ezra and Hannah, Marcus manages to get Ezra to agree to their marriage. Ezra wants him to convert to a Jew and Marcus refuses and leaves. On reaching home he agrees to marry Octavia; on the day of the wedding Hannah recognises him. Both Ezra and Hannah plead with the Emperor to punish Marcus for being unfaithful. The Emperor orders for Marcus to be put on trial. Octavia begs Hannah to retract her statement. When she does so, Brutus has them arrested for lying against the prince. They are sentenced to be burnt. Ezra first extracts a promise from Brutus that on his telling him where his long lost daughter Decia is he will immediately have Hannah burnt in oil. Brutus impatiently agrees. Ezra now tells Brutus the truth about Hannah being his daughter Decia. Brutus is humbled as he realises the futility of race and religion. Hannah sees a saintly figure and follows him renouncing her life.

==Cast==
*[[K. L. Saigal]] as Prince Marcus
*Rattanbai as Decia/Hannah
*Nawab Kashmiri as Ezra
*[[Gul Hamid]]
*Tarabai as Princess Octavia
*[[Pahari Sanyal]] as the Roman Emperor
*[[Kumar (actor)|Kumar]]
*Nemo
*Ghulam Mohammed
*Radharani

==Music==
One reason for the popularity of New Theatres films was its music. It had three of the renowned music directors of its time working for them: [[Timir Baran]], [[R. C. Boral]] and [[Pankaj Mullick]]. ''Yahudi Ki Ladki'' film was the debut of Pankaj Mullick.<ref name=tripod>{{cite web|last1=Farooqui|first1=Dewan Zubair|title=New Theatres Calcutta Renowned music directors|url=http://members.tripod.com/oldies_club/new_theatres_calcutta.htm|website=members.tripod.com|access-date=26 Aug 2014}}</ref><ref name=planetradio>{{cite web|title=Pankaj Mullick|url=http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/article-musicdir/Pankaj-Mullick/916|website=planetradiocity.com|publisher=Planetradiocity.com|access-date=26 Aug 2014}}</ref> Saigal’s rendition of [[Ghalib]]’s ghazal "Nuktacheen Hai Ghame Dil" is considered a classic performance. Sung under the direction of Pankaj Mullick who composed it in Raag [[Bhimpalasi]], the only instruments used were the [[tabla]] and [[harmonium#On the Indian subcontinent|harmonium]].<ref name=Ganesh>{{cite book|last1=Anantharaman|first1=Ganesh|title=A History of the Hindi Film Song|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|location=India|isbn=9780143063407|pages=24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&q=Yahudi+Ki+Ladki|access-date=26 Aug 2014}}</ref> The other popular songs of K. L. Saigal from the film were "Lag Gayi Chot Karejwa Mein", "Yeh Tasarruf Allah Allah" and "Lakh Sahi Ab Pi Ki Batiyan".

===Songs===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer !! Min
|-
| 1
| "Ye Tasarruf Allah Allah Tere Maikhane Mein Hai"
| K. L. Saigal
| 3.16
|-
| 2
| "Lag Gayi Chot Karejwa Mein"
| K. L. Saigal
| 3.15
|-
| 3
| "Lakh Sahi Hain Pi Ki Batiyan"
| K. L. Saigal
| 3.07
|-
| 4
| "Nuktacheen Hai Ghame-Dil"
| K. L. Saigal
|
|-
| 5
| "Ab Shaad Hai Dil"
| Utpala Sen
| 3.09
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0155398 |title =Yahudi Ki Ladki }}
* [https://indiancine.ma/BID/info Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933)] on indiancine.ma

{{Premankur Atorthy}}

[[Category:1933 films]]
[[Category:1930s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Premankur Atorthy]]
[[Category:Films set in the Roman Empire]]
[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]
[[Category:Films about antisemitism]]
[[Category:1930s historical drama films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:1933 drama films]]

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