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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
|name = Sheela aka Pind Di Kurhi | |name = Sheela aka Pind Di Kurhi | ||
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|released = {{Film date|1935|||British India}} | |released = {{Film date|1935|||British India}} | ||
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|language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] | |language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] | ||
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'''''Sheela''''' ({{ | '''''Sheela''''' ({{langx|pa|ਸ਼ੀਲਾ}}), also known as '''''Pind Di Kurhi''''' ({{langx|pa|ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਕੁੜੀ}}), sometimes spelled as '''''Pind Di Kurri''''' or Sheila, is a 1935 Indian [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] film directed by K.D. Mehra.<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=sheila+first+sound&pg=PA20|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema via Google Books website|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|date=2014-07-10|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135943189|pages=20}}</ref><ref name=citwf>{{cite web|url=https://www.citwf.com/person61787.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2021|access-date=3 February 2025|title=Noor Jehan or Nurjehan filmography|website=Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website|author=Alan Goble|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426072817/https://www.citwf.com/person61787.htm}}</ref> | ||
It is the first [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] language film with sound<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&q=sheela+first+punjabi+sound+film&pg=PA164|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas via Google Books website|last1=Gokulsing|first1=K. Moti|last2=Dissanayake|first2=Wimal|date=2013-04-17|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136772849|pages=164}}</ref> and was made in Calcutta and released in Lahore, [[British India]].<ref name=bfi/> | |||
According to [[British Film Institute]] website, "In 1935, Noor Jehan traveled to Calcutta with her sister Eidan, cousin Haider Bandi and brother Shafi. Calcutta was an important centre for films...." back in 1935.<ref name=bfi/> | |||
Mubarak Ali Khan and K.D. Mehra composed the music. Baby [[Noor Jehan]] (1926–2000), at age 8 or 9, was for the first time introduced as an actress and singer.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url= http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/noorjehan/melody.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061217120110/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/noorjehan/melody.html|url-status=dead|date=2002|archive-date=17 December 2006|title=The Melody Queen (Noor Jehan profile)|publisher=British Film Institute (bfi.org.uk) website|access-date=3 February 2025|author=Nasreen Rehman}}</ref> | |||
==Cast== | |||
* Nawab Begum as Sheila/Pind Di Kurri<ref name=Cinemaazi>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/sheila---pind-di-kuri|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2021|access-date=3 February 2025|title=Sheila/ Pind Di Kuri (1935 film)|website=India Cinema Heritage Foundation (Cinemaazi.com) website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022091931/https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/sheila---pind-di-kuri}}</ref> | |||
* Baby [[Noor Jehan]] as Paro<ref name=bfi/><ref name=citwf/> | |||
* Mubarak | |||
* Pushpa Rani | |||
* Haider Bandi<ref name=bfi/><ref name=Cinemaazi/> | |||
* Eidan Bai<ref name=bfi/> | |||
* K. L. Rajpal as Kidar<ref name=Cinemaazi/> | |||
* Nawazish Ali as Kidar's father<ref name=Cinemaazi/> | |||
* A. R. Kashmiri as Dollah<ref name=Cinemaazi/> | |||
* Bawa Rahim Bux as Taya<ref name=Cinemaazi/> | |||
==Popular film songs== | |||
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! Song title || Sung by || Lyrics by || Music by || Film notes | |||
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| ''Lang Aaja Pattan Chena Daa, O' Yaar''<ref name=bfi/> ||Noor Jehan<ref name=bfi/> ||Traditional Punjabi folk song ||Mubarak Ali Khan|| Noor Jehan's (1926–2000) first recorded film song as a child actress and singer in Calcutta in 1935. This film was made in Calcutta and then released in Lahore, [[British India]].<ref name=bfi/> | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*{{IMDb title|0239975}} | |||
[[Category:1935 films]] | [[Category:1935 films]] | ||
[[Category:Punjabi-language Indian films]] | |||
[[Category:1930s Punjabi-language films]] | [[Category:1930s Punjabi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | [[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:23, 14 May 2025
| Sheela aka Pind Di Kurhi | |
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| Directed by | K. D. Mehra |
| Produced by | Indira Movie Tone |
| Starring | Noor Jehan Mubarak Pushpa Rani Haidar Bandi Eidan Bai |
| Music by | Mubarak Ali Khan K. D. Mehra |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
Sheela (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), also known as Pind Di Kurhi (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), sometimes spelled as Pind Di Kurri or Sheila, is a 1935 Indian Punjabi film directed by K.D. Mehra.[1][2][3]
It is the first Punjabi language film with sound[4] and was made in Calcutta and released in Lahore, British India.[1]
According to British Film Institute website, "In 1935, Noor Jehan traveled to Calcutta with her sister Eidan, cousin Haider Bandi and brother Shafi. Calcutta was an important centre for films...." back in 1935.[1]
Mubarak Ali Khan and K.D. Mehra composed the music. Baby Noor Jehan (1926–2000), at age 8 or 9, was for the first time introduced as an actress and singer.[1]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Nawab Begum as Sheila/Pind Di Kurri[5]
- Baby Noor Jehan as Paro[1][3]
- Mubarak
- Pushpa Rani
- Haider Bandi[1][5]
- Eidan Bai[1]
- K. L. Rajpal as Kidar[5]
- Nawazish Ali as Kidar's father[5]
- A. R. Kashmiri as Dollah[5]
- Bawa Rahim Bux as Taya[5]
Popular film songs[edit | edit source]
| Song title | Sung by | Lyrics by | Music by | Film notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Aaja Pattan Chena Daa, O' Yaar[1] | Noor Jehan[1] | Traditional Punjabi folk song | Mubarak Ali Khan | Noor Jehan's (1926–2000) first recorded film song as a child actress and singer in Calcutta in 1935. This film was made in Calcutta and then released in Lahore, British India.[1] |
See also[edit | edit source]
- Heer Ranjha first Punjabi feature film in 1932 directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Nasreen Rehman (2002). "The Melody Queen (Noor Jehan profile)". British Film Institute (bfi.org.uk) website. Archived from the original on 17 December 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema via Google Books website. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 9781135943189.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alan Goble. "Noor Jehan or Nurjehan filmography". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ↑ Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas via Google Books website. Routledge. p. 164. ISBN 9781136772849.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Sheila/ Pind Di Kuri (1935 film)". India Cinema Heritage Foundation (Cinemaazi.com) website. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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