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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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The Secretary
सचिव
Directed byChaturbhuj Doshi
Produced byChandulal Shah
Starring
Music byGyan Dutt
Production
company
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The Secretary is a 1938 Hindi-language Indian comedy film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. The film was produced by Chandulal Shah under the Ranjit Pictures banner.[1] The music was provided by Gyan Dutt with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.[2] The main cast was Noor Mohammed Charlie, Trilok Kapoor, Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.[3]

The film is about an heiress, played by Madhuri, who falls in love with her father's secretary played by Trilok Kapoor.[4]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Debut direction[edit | edit source]

According to Narwekar, Secretary was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929.[5] 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.[6][7] The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and Gujarati. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production[8] along with his other films like Gunsundari (1948).

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

# 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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Secretary". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Secretary (1938)". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Secretary". Alan Goble. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 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 ..."
  5. ↑ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Patel, Baburao (April 1938). "Studio Close-ups". Filmindia. 3 (12): 58. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Vats, Rohit. "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The founding fathers of motion pictures". innlive.in.com. IBN Live. Retrieved 8 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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