Ek Din Ka Sultan

Ek Din Ka Sultan
Directed bySohrab Modi
Produced bySohrab Modi
Starring
  • Mehtab
  • Wasti
  • Sadiq Ali
  • Pratima Devi
CinematographyY. D. Sarpotdar
Music by
Production
company
Minerva Movietone
Release date
  • 1945 (1945)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ek Din Ka Sultan (King For A Day) is a 1945 Hindi/Urdu historical drama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi with story by Agha Jani Kashmiri.[1] The production company was Minerva Movietone with cinematography by Y. D. Sarpotdar.[2] The music was composed by Rafiq Ghaznavi, Shanti Kumar Desai and D. Gadkar with lyrics by Wali Saheb.[3] The stars featuring in the film were Mehtab, Wasti, Pratima Devi, Ghulam Hussain and Ghory.[4]

The film was a "minor historical" using a small incident from the time of Emperor Humayun's reign. Gangar cites that Ek Din Ka Sultan was hailed as a "well-directed" film with "some beautiful production values".[1]

Cast

  • Sohrab Modi
  • Mehtab
  • Wasti
  • Sadiq Ali
  • Ghulam Mohammed
  • A. Shah
  • Pratima Devi
  • Ghory
  • Amir Banu
  • Shantarin

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by three music directors, Rafiq Ghaznavi, Shanti Kumar Desai and Dattaram V. Gadkar with the lyrics written by Wali Saheb. Playback singing was provided by Amirbai Karnataki, G. M. Durrani, Zohrabai Ambalewali and Rafiq Ghaznavi.[5]

Song List

# Title Singer Composer
1 "Meri Banri Ki God Hari" Zohrabai Ambalewali D. Gadkar
2 "Ho Ho Khwaja Ajmeri" Zohrabai Ambalewali D. Gadkar
3 "Saza Naseeb Ne De Di" Amirbai Karnataki D. Gadkar
4 "Kisi Ke Kooche Mein Gardan Kataane Jaate Hain" G. M. Durrani Rafiq Ghaznavi
5 "Garibon Ki Duniya Jahan Se Nirali" Amirbai Karnataki Rafiq Ghaznavi
6 "Hum Bahisht Ke Maalik" Chorus Rafiq Ghaznavi
7 "Unse Jo Sahab Salamat Ho Gayi" Amirbai Karnataki Shanti Kumar
8 "Duniya Hai Ek Kahani" Shanti Kumar
9 "Falak Ke Chand Ka Hamne Jawab Dekh Liya" G. M. Durrani Shanti Kumar

References

  1. ^ a b Gangar, Amrit (2008). Sohrab Modi The Great Mughal of Historicals. New Delhi, India: Wisdom Tree. p. 60. ISBN 9788183281089.
  2. ^ "Ek Din Ka Sultan". The Rest. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Ek Din Ka Sultan". MySwar.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Ek Din Ka Sultan". Alan Goble. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Songs Ek Din Ka Sultan". Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 29 December 2014.