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{{Short description|1937 film by Moti Gidwani}} | |||
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| native_name | | native_name = Kisan Kanya | ||
| director = Moti Gidwani | | director = Moti Gidwani | ||
| producer = [[Ardeshir Irani]] | | producer = [[Ardeshir Irani]] | ||
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| starring = Padma Devi<br />Zillo<br />Ghulam Md<br />Nissar<br />Sayed Ahmed<br />Gani | | starring = Padma Devi<br />Zillo<br />Ghulam Md<br />Nissar<br />Sayed Ahmed<br />Gani | ||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| music = Ram Gopal Pandey | | music = Ram Gopal Pandey | ||
| cinematography = Rostam Irani | | cinematography = Rostam Irani | ||
| editing = | | editing = | ||
| studio = Imperial Films | | studio = Imperial Films | ||
| distributor = Supreme Film Distributors<ref name=osianama>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osianama.com/indian-film-cinema-publicity-memorabilia/song-synopsis-booklets/kisan-kanya-1937-1107147|title=KISAN KANYA 1937|website=Osianama|language=en|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> | | distributor = Supreme Film Distributors<ref name=osianama>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osianama.com/indian-film-cinema-publicity-memorabilia/song-synopsis-booklets/kisan-kanya-1937-1107147|title=KISAN KANYA 1937|website=Osianama|language=en|access-date=2019-08-29|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829210620/https://www.osianama.com/indian-film-cinema-publicity-memorabilia/song-synopsis-booklets/kisan-kanya-1937-1107147|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| released = | | released = {{Film date|1937|01|08}} | ||
| runtime = 137 min | | runtime = 137 min | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
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'''''Kisan Kanya''''' | '''''Kisan Kanya''''' is a 1937 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]]-language film directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by [[Ardeshir Irani]] under the banner of Imperial Pictures. Made using [[Cinecolor]], the film is based on a novel by [[Saadat Hasan Manto]] that highlights the struggles of poor farmers.<ref name="britannica" /> | ||
[[V. Shantaram]] | The film is historically significant as India’s first indigenously made [[colour film]].<ref name="colorsofindia">{{Cite web |title=First Color Film Made in India |url=http://www.thecolorsofindia.com/interesting-facts/cinema/first-color-film-made-in-india.html |access-date=2008-04-29 |publisher=colorsofindia.com}}</ref><ref name="RediffMovies">{{Cite web |title=Know more about Hindi cinema |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/may/27cinema.htm |access-date=2008-04-29 |work=rediff.com}}</ref><ref name="book1">{{cite book |last=Ganti |first=Tejaswini |url=https://archive.org/details/bollywoodguidebo0000gant |title=Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema |publisher=Routledge |year=2004 |isbn=0415288533 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bollywoodguidebo0000gant/page/208 208] |quote=kisan kanya color film story. |url-access=registration}}</ref> While [[V. Shantaram]]'s [[Sairandhri (1933 film)|''Sairandhri'']] (1933) featured scenes in colour, it was processed and printed in [[Germany]],<ref name="Culturopedia">{{Cite web |title=First in India |url=http://www.culturopedia.com/first_in_india_misc.html |access-date=2008-04-29 |publisher=culturopedia.com |archive-date=3 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503050834/http://www.culturopedia.com/first_in_india_misc.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="the_hindu">{{Cite web |title=A navrang of Shantaram's films |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/02/stories/2002050200380100.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901060422/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/02/stories/2002050200380100.htm |archive-date=1 September 2010 |access-date=2008-04-29}}</ref> distinguishing ''Kisan Kanya'' as the first colour film entirely produced within India.<ref name="colorsofindia" /><ref name="book1" /><ref name="culturopedia">{{Cite web |title=The Early Films (1930s-1960s) |url=http://www.culturopedia.com/Cinema/earlyera.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501231938/http://www.culturopedia.com/Cinema/earlyera.html |archive-date=1 May 2008 |access-date=2008-04-29 |publisher=culturopedia.com}}</ref> | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
* [[Padma Devi]] as Bansri | * [[Padma Devi]] as Bansri | ||
* [[Jilloo]] as Ramdai | * [[Jilloo]] as Ramdai | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
Film pioneer Ardeshir Irani, who had produced notable films as ''Nala Damayanti'' (1920) which was India's first international co-production<ref name="punjabilok">{{Cite web|url=http://www.punjabilok.com/misc/movies/first_indian_cinema.htm|title=The firsts in Indian cinema |access-date=2008-04-29|publisher=culturopedia.com|author=Subir Ghosh}}</ref> (with Italy) and India's first talkie ''[[Alam Ara]]'' (1931) conceived the idea of producing a color film. The result of his efforts was the color film ''Kisan Kanya'' made with the Cinecolor process<ref name="britannica">{{cite book | title=Encyclopedia of Hindi cinema| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Kisan+Kanya+film+cinecolor&pg=PT76 |author=Gulzar, Govind Nihalani |author2=Saibal Chatterjee |year=2003| pages=52| publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |isbn=8179910660}}</ref> whose process rights Irani had obtained from an American company.<ref name="britannica" /> The film performed moderately at the [[box-office]].<ref name="britannica" /> Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by [[Saadat Hasan Manto]]<ref name="britannica" /> and | Film pioneer Ardeshir Irani, who had produced notable films as ''Nala Damayanti'' (1920) which was India's first international co-production<ref name="punjabilok">{{Cite web|url=http://www.punjabilok.com/misc/movies/first_indian_cinema.htm|title=The firsts in Indian cinema |access-date=2008-04-29|publisher=culturopedia.com|author=Subir Ghosh}}</ref> (with Italy) and India's first talkie ''[[Alam Ara]]'' (1931) conceived the idea of producing a color film. The result of his efforts was the color film ''Kisan Kanya'' made with the Cinecolor process<ref name="britannica">{{cite book | title=Encyclopedia of Hindi cinema| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Kisan+Kanya+film+cinecolor&pg=PT76 |author=Gulzar, Govind Nihalani |author2=Saibal Chatterjee |year=2003| pages=52| publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |isbn=8179910660}}</ref> whose process rights Irani had obtained from an American company.<ref name="britannica" /> The film performed moderately at the [[box-office]].<ref name="britannica" /> Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by [[Saadat Hasan Manto]]<ref name="britannica" /> and focused on the plight of poor farmers.<ref name="britannica" /> | ||
== Songs == | == Songs == | ||
The film had music by Ram Gopal Pandey, and had ten songs:<ref>{{Cite web|url= | The film had music by Ram Gopal Pandey, and had ten songs:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/kisan_kanya.htm|title=Kisan Kanya : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Kisan Kanya (1937)|website=HindiGeetMala|language=en|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
|extra_column = Singer(s) | |extra_column = Singer(s) | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The first Indian color film to be made entirely in India (the earlier [[Sairandhri (1933 Marathi film)|Sairandhri (1933)]] was processed and printed in Germany). This film was also more favorably received than its predecessor. | * The first Indian color film to be made entirely in India (the earlier [[Sairandhri (1933 Marathi film)|Sairandhri (1933)]] was processed and printed in Germany). This film was also more favorably received than its predecessor. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of early color feature films]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]] | [[Category:Films based on Indian novels]] | ||
[[Category:Indian drama films]] | [[Category:Indian drama films]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 7 March 2026
| Kisan Kanya | |
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| Directed by | Moti Gidwani |
| Produced by | Ardeshir Irani |
| Written by | and Dialogue by: Sa'adat Hasan Manto |
| Screenplay by | Sa'adat Hasan Manto |
| Story by | Prof. M. Ziauddin |
| Starring | Padma Devi Zillo Ghulam Md Nissar Sayed Ahmed Gani |
| Music by | Ram Gopal Pandey |
| Cinematography | Rostam Irani |
Production company | Imperial Films |
| Distributed by | Supreme Film Distributors[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kisan Kanya is a 1937 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by Ardeshir Irani under the banner of Imperial Pictures. Made using Cinecolor, the film is based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto that highlights the struggles of poor farmers.[2]
The film is historically significant as India’s first indigenously made colour film.[3][4][5] While V. Shantaram's Sairandhri (1933) featured scenes in colour, it was processed and printed in Germany,[6][7] distinguishing Kisan Kanya as the first colour film entirely produced within India.[3][5][8]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Padma Devi as Bansri
- Jilloo as Ramdai
- Ghulam Mohammed as Randheer
- Nissar as Ramu
- Syed Ahmed as Muneem
- Gani Gani as the Zamindar (landlord)
Production[edit | edit source]
Film pioneer Ardeshir Irani, who had produced notable films as Nala Damayanti (1920) which was India's first international co-production[9] (with Italy) and India's first talkie Alam Ara (1931) conceived the idea of producing a color film. The result of his efforts was the color film Kisan Kanya made with the Cinecolor process[2] whose process rights Irani had obtained from an American company.[2] The film performed moderately at the box-office.[2] Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto[2] and focused on the plight of poor farmers.[2]
Songs[edit | edit source]
The film had music by Ram Gopal Pandey, and had ten songs:[10]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aisa Nagar Basaya Jis Me" | Padma Devi, Nissar | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Bolo Aali Mere Sune Shant Hriday Me" | Padma Devi, Nissar | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Chain Mera Chheen Liya Hain" | Gulshan Sufi | |
| 4. | "Chal Ri Sakhi Tu Gagar Lekar" | Padma Devi, Zilloo | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Dhaan Ke Pole Bhar Bhar Baandhe" | ||
| 6. | "Dil Bas Me Nahi Hai Mera" | Padma Devi | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Maati Hamaari Janani Hain" | ||
| 8. | "Mujhe Jungle Ki Rani" | ||
| 9. | "Saajan Preet Ko Tod Naa Jaana" | ||
| 10. | "Teri Kat Gayee Jeevan Dor" | Shah Ali |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The first Indian color film to be made entirely in India (the earlier Sairandhri (1933) was processed and printed in Germany). This film was also more favorably received than its predecessor.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "KISAN KANYA 1937". Osianama. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Gulzar, Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopedia of Hindi cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica. p. 52. ISBN 8179910660.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "First Color Film Made in India". colorsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ↑ "Know more about Hindi cinema". rediff.com. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ganti, Tejaswini (2004). Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema. Routledge. pp. 208. ISBN 0415288533.
kisan kanya color film story.
- ↑ "First in India". culturopedia.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ↑ "A navrang of Shantaram's films". Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ↑ "The Early Films (1930s-1960s)". culturopedia.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ↑ Subir Ghosh. "The firsts in Indian cinema". culturopedia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ↑ "Kisan Kanya : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Kisan Kanya (1937)". HindiGeetMala. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Kisan Kanya on IMDb
- Kisan Kanya on indiancine.ma