Parwana (1947 film)
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| Directed by | J. K. Nanda |
| Produced by | R. B. Haldia |
| Written by | D. N. Madhok |
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K. L. Saigal Suraiya Nazma K. N. Singh Baby Khurshid |
| Music by | Khurshid Anwar |
| Cinematography | Dilip Gupta |
| Edited by | N. R. Chowhan |
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Release date
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1947 |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Parwana (Moth) is a 1947 Hindi drama film. It was produced by R. B. Haldia and Pratap A. Rana, and directed by J. K. Nanda. The songs were composed by Khurshid Anwar and became popular. The lyrics were written by D. N. Madhok and Naqshab. The film starred K. L. Saigal, Suraiya, Najma, K. N. Singh, Baby Khurshid and Azurie. It was K. L. Saigal's last film and was released in February 1947,one month after his death in January 1947. Suraiya who had stated in an interview that she was a big fan of Saigal's, had already acted in two films with him. The first two were Tadbir (1945) and Omar Khaiyyam (1946). Parwana was their third film together and the most famous.
The story is about Inder played by K. L. Saigal, who is from a well to do family and considerate towards the poor and needy. This causes jealousy and misunderstanding in his life.
Inder (K. L. Saigal) goes to the market-place and buys bananas along with the basket from a blind banana seller, which he gets distributed among the poor. He then leads the blind man to his house. He’s concerned about the old man’s young daughter Sakina (Baby Khurshid) who’s been unwell. He treats her as his sister and feels she should be shown to a doctor for her daily fever. Sakina makes wooden toys and she has made some for him. Inder pays her saying he’ll sell them to a shopkeeper from where he will get money. Inder stays with his rich father, mother and three small brothers. The father’s concerned about Inder’s benevolent nature and tells his wife that it’s time to get him married. The mother shows Inder a photo of Rupa (Nazma). Inder wants to meet Rupa and talk to her before getting married but Rupa’s father refuses. He says Rupa sees Inder through her father’s eyes and after marriage will see the world through her husband’s, that is, Inder's eyes. Inder is not happy but he leaves. He and Rupa are married and he is enthralled by her beauty.
Sakina has made a shawl for Inder's wife as a wedding gift and she asks Inder to present it to her. However, Rupa is suspicious of Inder’s staying out late and thinks the gift is actually for Inder. She tells him that he is a debauch spending time with loose character women who sell themselves for the price of a shawl. A message arrives for him that Sakina is not well. He insists on bringing her home in the hope of taking good care of her. Rupa sees a young woman who is Sakina’s Aunt accompanying them in the buggy and jumps to the conclusion that she’s the woman called Sakina with whom Inder spends his time. While Inder goes to ring for the doctor Rupa taunts Sakina about her Aunt and in the argument that follows slaps Sakina. Inder drops Sakina back home but himself goes into a state of shock. The doctor suggests a hill station for him to recover. His condition is further worsened when he finds out that Sakina has died. He refuses to interact with anyone and stops talking to his wife. With the love and pressure from his younger brothers he agrees to go to the hill station.
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