Ladies Only (1939 film)
| Ladies Only | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sarvottam Badami | 
| Produced by | Sagar Movietone | 
| Screenplay by | Zia Sarhadi | 
| Story by | Sarvottam Badami | 
| Starring | |
| Music by | Anupam Ghatak | 
| Cinematography | Faredoon Irani A. Irani | 
| Edited by | Shamshudin Kadri | 
Production company  | Sagar Movietone    | 
| Distributed by | Kapurchand Limited | 
Release date  | 1939 | 
Running time  | 158 min | 
| Country | India | 
| Language | Hindi | 
Ladies Only is a 1939 Indian Hindi-language social comedy film directed by Sarvottam Badami.[1] Produced by Sagar Movietone, it had music by Anupam Ghatak and starred Surendranath, Sabita Devi, Bibbo and Prabha.[2] This was the last comedy film made by Sarvottam Badami before he left Sagar Movietone. He joined his mentor Ambalal Patel, at Sudama Pictures to start making "socially relevant" films.[3]
The story involved three girls from different region (States) meeting at a railway station, and their relationship with each other thereafter.[3]
Plot[edit]
Three girls from different regions of India, Sabita Devi (Gujarat), Bibbo (Punjab), and Prabha (Bengal) meet at a railway station. With no place to stay they decide to find accommodation together. A cook (Bhudo Advani) joins them speaking the language from each state. A young crook (Surendra) enters their life and trouble starts brewing between the girls when they all fall in love with him.
Cast[edit]
Credits adapted from the films's pressbook:[4]
- Sabita Devi as Sarojini
 - Surendranath as Satish
 - Bibbo as Asha
 - Prabha as Chhaya
 - Advani as Jayaram
 - Harish as Harish
 - Pande as Press Proprietor
 - Krishnakumari as Mrs. Durgadas
 - Gulzar as Indira
 - Sunalini Devi as Headmistress
 - Kaushalya as Indoo
 
Music[edit]
Music was composed by Anupam Ghatak with lyrics by Zia Sarhadi and Pandit Indra Chandra.[5]
Song List[edit]
| # | Title | 
|---|---|
| 1 | "Aaye Piharva Aaye Aaye" | 
| 2 | "Ashram ashram Hum Banaye" | 
| 3 | "Banayi Batiyan Mose Kahe Ko Jhoothi" | 
| 4 | "Chamke Poonam Ko Poonam Ka Chand" | 
| 5 | "Jaldi Pee Ko Paana Mushkil" | 
| 6 | "Meri Sejon Ko Mehman Hai Nadan" | 
| 7 | "Paniya Bharan Panghat Pe Gayi Main" | 
| 8 | "Sagar Ke Marg Ghar Baithe Ganga Aayi" | 
| 9 | "Soye Bin Dekhoon Sapna Yeh Haal Raat Din Apna" | 
| 10 | "Tere Tirchhe Nishane Yahan Seedhe Lage" | 
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ladies Only 1939". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
 - ↑ "Ladies Only 1937". Alan Goble. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
 - ↑ "Ladies Only (1939 film)'s Pressbook". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
 - ↑ "Ladies Only 1939". Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
 
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