Khilona (1942 film)

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Khilona
Directed bySarvottam Badami
Produced byAmar Pictures
Starring
Music byKhemchand Prakash
Production
company
Release date
1942
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Khilona (Khilauna/The Toy) is a 1942 social Hindi film directed by Sarvottam Badami.[1] The film was produced at Ranjit Studios by Amar Pictures. It had music by Khemchand Prakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra Chandra.[2] Khilona was one of the major films which brought the actress Snehprabha Pradhan into prominence.[3] The cast included Snehprabha Pradhan, P. Jairaj, Prabha, Satish, Kanhaiyalal and Pratima Devi.[4]

Cast[edit]

  • Snehprabha Pradhan as Asha
  • P. Jairaj as Amar
  • Prabha as Maya
  • Satish as Kishore
  • Kanhaiyalal
  • Pratima Devi as Lady Mazumdar
  • Baburao Sansare as Doctor
  • Nagendra as tailor
  • Pesi Patel

Music[edit]

The film had music by Khemchand Prakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra Chandra. The singers were Snehaprabha Pradhan, Khan Mastana and Sumati Trilokekar.[5] Khemchand Prakash was influenced by Prithviraj Kapoor to make the move from Calcutta to Bombay, where he mainly worked for Ranjit Movietone.

Song List[edit]

# Title Singer
1 "Bindiya Mori Chamakan Lagi" Snehaprabha Pradhan
2 "Mile Jule Sab Rang" Sumati Trilokekar, Khan Mastana
3 "Dil Unko Dhundta Hai Hum Dil Ko Dhundte Hain" Snehaprabha Pradhan, Khan Mastana
4 "Jamuna Kinare Mera Baagh Malaniya Radheshyam Ki" Snehaprabha Pradhan
5 "Mai Phiru Bajariya Saari Re" Snehaprabha Pradhan
6 "Ham Jinke Mehaman Bane Hain" Snehaprabha Pradhan
7 "Bhor Bhaye Ghar Aaye Balam More"
8 "Khilauna Hai Tu" Snehprabha Pradhan

References[edit]

  1. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. "Khilona". Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. July 1970. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. "Khilona". Alan Goble. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. "Khilona". Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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