Karodpati (1936)

Directed by

Hemchandra Chunder

Genre

drama film

Country

British Raj

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cinema-crazy young man wins a lottery and his friends join him. They get into a series of comedic situations.

lightheartedplayfulfarcicalcomedicwhimsicalenergeticcheerfulbreezyentertaining

What happens

Karodpati (also called Millionaire) is a Hindi 1936 comedy film directed by Hemchander Chunder. The film was produced by New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta, and the music was composed by R. C. Boral with the assistance of Pankaj Mullick. The lyrics were written by Kidar Sharma who also acted in the film. The film starred K. L. Saigal, Sardar Akhtar, Molina Devi, Pahari Sanyal, Nawab, Trilok Kapoor, Rajkumari, and Kidar Sharma. The film showcased K. L. Saigal performing a farcical-comedy role which was a different format from his normal tragedy based stories. The story revolves around a cinema-crazy young man who wins a lottery, leading to a series of comedic situations when his friends join him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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