Gaon Ki Gori

Gaon Ki Gori is a 1945 Indian Bollywood film.[1] It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1945. Directed by K. Amarnath, it had music composed by Shyam Sunder with lyrics by Wali Saheb. The cast included Noor Jehan, Durga Khote, Nazir, Jagdish Sethi, Mishra, Shanta Patel, Ibrahim, Nawaz, Chandrika, Ghosh, Rama Shukul, Anant Marathe, Rajkumari Shukla, Bikram Kapoor, Geeta Nizami, Rajkumari Kapoor, Ghulam Rasool and M.A. Khan.[2]

Gaon Ki Gori
Directed byK. Amarnath
Produced byRamneek Productions
Written bySafdar Faizpuri
Screenplay byK. Amarnath
Story byK. Amarnath
StarringNoor Jehan
Durga Khote
Nazir
Music byShyam Sunder
CinematographyL. N. Varma
Edited byB. K. Mistry
Release date
1945
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

A noteworthy feature of this film is that it has the first Hindi song sung by the legendary Mohammad Rafi. That song marked the launch of a long and distinguished career as a playback singer for the great Rafi.

References

  1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. "Top Earners 1945". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.


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