Daulat (1949 film)
Daulat (transl. "Money") is a 1949 Indian comedy film[1] directed by Sohrab Modi, produced by Minerva Movietone and starring Madhubala and Mahipal in lead roles.[2] The music for the film was composed by Hanuman Prasad. It revolves around a young man trying to impress a rich father in order to marry his beautiful daughter.[3]
| Daulat | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sohrab Modi |
| Produced by | Minerva Movietone |
| Story by | P. K. Atre |
| Starring | Madhubala Mahipal Jankidas |
| Music by | Hanuman Prasad |
| Cinematography | Y. D. Sarpotdar |
Release date | April 1, 1949 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Daulat was a commercial failure, and was panned by critics for its direction and story. No print of the film is known to survive today, making it a lost film.
Plot
An old wealthy man (Jankidas), who lives with his wife and young and beautiful daughter Nirmala (Madhubala), does not allow any other man to enter his house. He thinks that Nirmala's beauty would attract the man. On the other hand, Nirmala has too many suitors, one of them being Suresh (Mahipal). She is in love with Suresh, and so is he. When meeting her father to ask for Nirmala's hand for marriage, he ends up creating a bad impression in front of him. The rest of the film revolves around how Suresh tries to please Nirmala's father, which leads to hilarious situations.
Cast
- Madhubala as Nirmala
- Mahipal as Suresh
- Jankidas as Mr. Sinha
- Leela Mishra as Mrs. Sinha
- Ghulam Hussain
Soundtrack
The music director was Hanuman Prasad and playback singing was given by Zohrabai Ambalewali, Shankardas Gupta and Lalita Deulkar.
| # | Song | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tum Ek Nazar Dekh Chule" | Zohrabai Ambalewali, Shankardas Gupta |
| 2 | "Hai Kahani Preet Ki" | Lalita Deulkar, Zohrabai Ambalwali |
| 3 | "Mohabbat Ki Sabha Mein" | |
| 4 | "Rangeeli Dulhan, Sharmeeli Dulhan" | |
| 5 | "Zara Pucho Pucho Shararat" | |
| 6 | "Dil Kha Kar Chot Judaai Ki" | Zohrabai Ambalewali |
| 7 | "Main Jaa Na Saku" | |
| 8 | "Prem Nagar Ke Governor" | |
| 9 | "Thandi Hawa Ka Jhokha Aaya" | Zohrabai Ambalewali |
Reception
Daulat was a commercial failure and badly received by critics. In filmindia's review, Baburao Patel titled it as "A Damn Idiotic Picture". Patel wrote, "The whole picture is a criminal waste of celluloid with everything from the story to direction down to acting being of third class standard." He said the Modi has a "crude and peculiar taste of comedy", and Madhubala is cast in a role in which she has "got nothing to do."[3]
References
- "Dawlat (1949) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Dawlat (1949) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Daulat (1949) - Review. New York The Museum of Modern Art Library. Bombay. 1949.CS1 maint: others (link)