Street Singer (1938)

Directed by

Phani Majumdar

Genre

drama film

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two poor children in Calcutta dream of becoming famous singers in the theatre. As adults they find work and success but become disappointed by the glamorous life they wanted. In the end they both decide to leave the city and go back to their village.

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What happens

Street Singer is a 1938 Indian film directed by Phani Majumdar. It was produced by New Theatres of Calcutta and was Phani Majumdar's first Hindi film as a director. The film was made in Bengali as Sathi in the same year. It stars K. L. Saigal, Kanan Devi, Jagdish Sethi and Bikram Kapoor. The music was composed by R. C. Boral with lyrics written by Arzu (Arzoo) Lucknavi. Two street urchins dream of singing and making it big in the glamorous world of theatre in Calcutta. They grow up with the girl being employed while the boy is not. The story follows them through first their enchantment and then the disillusionment with the theatre. Finally both choose to return to their roots in the village. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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