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| director = [[A. R. Kardar]] | | director = [[A. R. Kardar]] | ||
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| studio = Playart Phototone/United Player's Corporation | | studio = Playart Phototone/United Player's Corporation | ||
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| released = {{ | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1930||}} | ||
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| country = [[British India]] | | country = [[British India]] | ||
| language = Silent film | | language = Silent film | ||
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'''''Sarfarosh''''' also called '''''Brave Hearts''''' was a | '''''Sarfarosh''''' also called '''''Brave Hearts''''' was a 1930 Indian [[silent film]] directed by [[A. R. Kardar]].<ref name="GulazāraChatterjee2003">{{cite book|author1=Gulazāra|author2=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT593|accessdate=23 March 2015|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=593–}}</ref> Made as action adventure film based on the [[RKO Pictures|RKO]] dramas, it was produced by Kardar's production company, "Playart Phototone".<ref name="Nowell-Smith1996">{{cite book|author=Geoffrey Nowell-Smith|title=The Oxford History of World Cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordhistoryofw00geof|url-access=registration|accessdate=23 March 2015|date=17 October 1996|publisher=Oxford University Press, UK|isbn=978-0-19-811257-0}}</ref> According to Hameeduddin Mahmood, the films had double titles up until the mid-1930s; the [[Hindi]]/[[Urdu]] name for the home market (India), and the English name for the overseas market.<ref name="Mahmood1974">{{cite book|author=Hameeduddin Mahmood|title=The kaleidoscope of Indian cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KP0vAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=21 March 2015|year=1974|publisher=Affiliated East-West Press}}</ref> Kardar gave up acting after having starred in ''[[Husn Ka Daku]]'' (1929) and cast [[Gul Hamid]] in the main role. He also gave Rafiqe Ghaznavi a break as an actor in the film. Ghaznavi went on to become a famous music director.<ref name=FTVGI>{{cite web|title=A. R. Kardar|url=http://filmtvguildindia.org/Founders.html#apkardar|website=filmtvguildindia.org/|publisher=The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd.|accessdate=23 March 2015|ref=Founder Members|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330062416/http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/founders.html#apkardar|archivedate=30 March 2015}}</ref> | ||
The cinematographer was K. V. Machve, and the actors were Gul Hamid, Ghulam Qadir, Miss Gulzar, Rafiqe Ghaznavi and Mumtaz.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Sarfarosh (1930)|url=http://www.citwf.com/film305827.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=23 March 2015}}</ref> | The cinematographer was K. V. Machve, and the actors were Gul Hamid, Ghulam Qadir, Miss Gulzar, Rafiqe Ghaznavi and Mumtaz.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Sarfarosh (1930)|url=http://www.citwf.com/film305827.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=23 March 2015}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:40, 14 May 2021
| Sarfarosh | |
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| Directed by | A. R. Kardar |
| Produced by | Playart Phototone |
| Starring | Gul Hamid Gulzar Rafiqe Ghaznavi Ghulam Qadir |
| Cinematography | K. V. Machve |
Production company | Playart Phototone/United Player's Corporation |
Release date |
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| Country | British India |
| Language | Silent film |
Sarfarosh also called Brave Hearts was a 1930 Indian silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.[1] Made as action adventure film based on the RKO dramas, it was produced by Kardar's production company, "Playart Phototone".[2] According to Hameeduddin Mahmood, the films had double titles up until the mid-1930s; the Hindi/Urdu name for the home market (India), and the English name for the overseas market.[3] Kardar gave up acting after having starred in Husn Ka Daku (1929) and cast Gul Hamid in the main role. He also gave Rafiqe Ghaznavi a break as an actor in the film. Ghaznavi went on to become a famous music director.[4]
The cinematographer was K. V. Machve, and the actors were Gul Hamid, Ghulam Qadir, Miss Gulzar, Rafiqe Ghaznavi and Mumtaz.[5]
Cast
- Gul Hamid
- Ghulam Qadir
- Hiralal
- Miss Gulzar
- Mumtaz
- Rafiq Gazanavi
Release
The film, like Husn Ka Daku (1929) was released at Deepak Cinema, in the Bhati Gate area of Lahore.[4] The film was made in thirty weeks and made "1,170 rupees, 2 annas and 6 paisa", making it the "Most successful" film until that time.[6]
References
- ↑ Gulazāra; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 593–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Geoffrey Nowell-Smith (17 October 1996). The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-19-811257-0. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Hameeduddin Mahmood (1974). The kaleidoscope of Indian cinema. Affiliated East-West Press. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A. R. Kardar". filmtvguildindia.org/. The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sarfarosh (1930)". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Khalid, Haroon. "Long-lost siblings". hrisouthasian.org. HRI Southasian. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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