The Secretary (1938 film)

The Secretary is a 1938 Hindi-language Indian comedy film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. The film was produced by Chandulal Shah under the Ranjit Pictures banner.[1] The music was provided by Gyan Dutt with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.[2] The main cast was Noor Mohammed Charlie, Trilok Kapoor, Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.[3]

The Secretary
सचिव
Directed byChaturbhuj Doshi
Produced byChandulal Shah
StarringNoor Mohammed Charlie
Madhuri
Trilok Kapoor
Wahidan Bai
Music byGyan Dutt
Production
company
Release date
1938
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The film is about an heiress, played by Madhuri, who falls in love with her father's secretary played by Trilok Kapoor.[4]

Cast

Debut direction

According to Narwekar, Secretary was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929.[5] However, as cited by Filmindia and Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, this was reportedly his second film, with Gorakh Aaya which was also made the same year, being his first.[6][7] The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and Gujarati. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production[8] along with his other films like Gunsundari.

Soundtrack
#TitleSinger(s)
1 "Kyun Tune Ki Nadani" Wahidan Bai
2 "Nahin Nahin Kholoon Ghunghat Pat Saiyan" Wahidan Bai
3 "Kahan Chhupa Hai Chitchor" Kalyani Das
4 "Karoongi Aaj Piya Sang" Rajkumari
5 "Kaun Raahe Tu Jaaye Musafir" Kalyani Das
6 "Chalte Jaana, Chalte Jaana"
7 "Jodi Bani Nirali Babu"
8 "Saj Lun Baanke Gahnwa"
9 "Bhaiya Kisan Jab Aave"
10 "Hai Teer Ya Nashtar"

References
  1. "Secretary". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. "Secretary (1938)". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. "Secretary". Alan Goble. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. Sanjit Narwekar Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy 8129126257 2012 "His first film The Secretary (1938) was a riotous comedy about a rich heiress (Madhuri), who falls in love with her father's secretary (Trilok Kapoor). She inherits her father's business after remember that while they do so, they establish a standard ..."
  5. Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. Patel, Baburao (April 1938). "Studio Close-ups". Filmindia. 3 (12): 58. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  8. Vats, Rohit. "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The founding fathers of motion pictures". innlive.in.com. IBN Live. Retrieved 8 December 2014.


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