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Snehlata
Directed byBalwant Bhatt
Produced byVijayshankar Bhatt
Starring
  • Jayant
  • Gulab
  • Panna
  • Umakant
  • Rajkumari
  • Shirin Banu
  • Lalobhai
Music byLallubhai Naik
Production
company
Prakash Pictures
Release date
  • 1936 (1936)
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati, Hindi

Snehlata, also known as Bharat Ki Devi, is a 1936 Gujarati and Hindi language film directed by Balwant Bhatt and produced by Vijayshankar Bhatt.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Successful businessman Sudhakar who falls in love with a college girl Snehlata. The love-story progresses in a love triangle and ends in a tragedy.[1]

Cast[edit | edit source]

The cast is as follows:[1]

  • Jayant
  • Gulab
  • Panna
  • Umakant
  • Rajkumari
  • Shirin Banu
  • Lalobhai
  • Jai Writer

Production[edit | edit source]

When talkie films were started, Balwant Bhatt and Vijayshankar Bhatt established Prakash Pictures. Following success of Sansarleela (1934), they produced black-and-white film Snehlata in Gujarati as well as Hindi.[1]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Hindi[edit | edit source]

Snehlata/Bharat Ki Devi
Soundtrack album by
Lallubhai Naik
Released1936
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageHindi
LabelSaregama
External audio
Saregama

All lyrics written by Vijayshankar Bhatt[2], all music composed by Lallubhai Naik.

Track listing
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Sambhal Kar Rakh Kadam"  Rajkumari Dubey  
2. "Tum Ho Kisi Ke Ghar Ke Ujale"  Rajkumari Dubey  
3. "Moorakh Man Bharmane"  Rajkumari Dubey  
4. "Hey Dhanya Tu Bharat Naari"  Rajkumari Dubey  

Gujarati[edit | edit source]

The songs of Gujarati version of film had become popular.[1] "Tame Mara Devna Didhel Chho" was written Jhaverchand Meghani and had become popular.[3] The soundtrack is as follows:[4]

All lyrics written by Raghunath Brahmabhatt[1], all music composed by Lallubhai Naik[1].

Track listing
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Vishay Premna Panth Jagatma"  Rajkumari Dubey  
2. "Tame Mara Devna Didhel Chho"  Rajkumari Dubey 3:11
3. "Tame Harya Amari Chhe Jeet Mano Ne Tame Man Ghela"     
4. "Bharan Panghatava Akeli May Gai Ree"     
5. "Palpal Amari Ankhathi Aaghaa Kadi Jasho Nahi"     
6. "Aavo Naseeb Ajamavava Khulla Amara Dwar Chhe"     
7. "Madhura Sandeh Kaink Lave Jeevan Jagaveshi"     
8. "Surana Shuddha Premine Badha Raspan Ochha Chhe.."  Lallubhai Naik, Ismail  
9. "Sahu Sahuni Mastima Baheni Mast Bani Sahu Dole"  Rajkumari Dubey  
10. "Kya Chhe Musafir Sukh Jagatma Fogat Fanfa Mare"     
11. "Kyare Nazar Pade E Murti Mruduta Bhari"     
12. "Hai Aaj Jagat Tu Tyagi Thai Amar Puri Anuragi"  Rajkumari Dubey  

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Thanki, Harsukh. "સ્નેહલતા". Gujarati Vishwakosh (in ગુજરાતી). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. "Snehlata (1936)". MySwar. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મોની ગઈકાલ : ભાગ – ૭". www.newzviewz.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. Raghuvasnhi, Harish (March 1995). ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ ગીતકોશ (૧૯૩૨ – ૧૯૯૪) [Gujarati Film Geet Kosh (1932 – 1994)] (First ed.). Surat: Harish Raghuvanshi. p. 4-5.

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