Basant (1942)

Directed by

Amiya Chakravarty

Genre

drama film

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 26m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A romantic musical set in springtime in British India. It follows a mother and daughter as they deal with love and family relationships.

romanticmusicalnostalgicmelodiccheerfulwarmclassiclighthearted

What happens

Basant (transl. Spring) is a 1942 Indian romantic musical film directed by Amiya Chakrabarty, produced by Bombay Talkies and starring Mumtaz Shanti and Ulhas, along with Madhubala in an uncredited role. Basant marked the Hindi film debut of Mumtaz Shanti, who was already a celebrated star in Punjabi film industry. However, the film is largely remembered as the first screen appearance of Madhubala, who played an uncredited role of Shanti's daughter; Madhubala later became a leading star in the 1950s and early 1960s. The film was theatrically released on 29 July 1942 and was praised by critics for the performances of actors, music and direction. It was the highest-grossing Indian film at the time of its release and the highest-grossing Indian film of 1942. It had a 76-week run in the theatres. As of 2021, Basant remains one of the fifty highest-grossing Indian films in the history (when adjusted for inflation). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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