Khandan (1942)
- Original title
- Khandaan
- Directed by
- Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- British Raj
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a 1942 Muslim social film from British India about family and romance. It follows personal relationships within a traditional setting. The film became a major hit and launched the career of its star.
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What happens
Khandaan (transl. Family), also spelled as Khan Daan, is a 1942 muslim social Bollywood film directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (in his directorial debut) and produced by D.M. Pancholi, starring Pran, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Mohammed and M. Ajmal. It was written by author Imtiaz Ali Taj and made in Pancholi's Lahore studio. For the first time in British India, there was a lot of "ahead of film release" publicity for this film. As a result, this became a much-awaited film for the Indian public and became a hit film when released. Noor Jehan achieved an overnight stardom following the success of the film. The film also established the career of director Rizvi and music composer Haider. Khandaan is among the few surviving films that hailed from the genre of Muslim social films and was produced in Lahore, British India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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