Achhut Kanya
(अछूत कन्या)1936- White and Black
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A solid love story between a bramhin boy and an untouchable girl within the backdrop of Indias caste system which separated the couple
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Achhut kanya film poster. saraswati devi.
Movie Cast
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Ashok Kumar | Pratap |
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Devika Rani | Kasturi |
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Mumtaz | |
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Pramila | Kajri |
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Sunita Devi | Dancer |
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Kusum Kumari | Kalyani |
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Ansaribai | |
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Kamta Prasad | Dukhia |
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Kishori Lal | Babulal |
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P.F. Pithawala | Mohan |
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Manorama | Meera |
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Chandraprabha | |
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Anwari Begum | Anweri |
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Ishrat | Sukhlal |
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N.M. Joshi | Police Inspector |
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Dwarka Khosla | Patient |
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Mumtaz Ali | Dancer |
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Najam Naqvi | Anwar |
Movie Details
[Top ⇑]| Movie Name | Achhut Kanya |
| Original Language Name | अछूत कन्या |
| Alternative Names | Achhut Kannya , |
| English Translation | Untouchable Maiden |
| Year | 1936 |
| Release Date | 1936 |
| Languages | Hindi, Urdu |
| Storyline | A solid love story between a bramhin boy and an untouchable girl within the backdrop of Indias caste system which separated the couple |
| Story Summary | The circular story is told in flashback, in which eternal repetition is interrupted only by death in the form of a relentlessly linear railway engine. The film opens at a railway crossing where a man is about to kill his wife when the narrative spins into the past via a song |
| Run Time | 135 Mins |
Movie Crew
[Top ⇑]| Writer (story) | Himanshu Rai, Niranjan Pal |
| Writer (Screenplay) | Niranjan Pal |
| Music Director | Saraswati Devi |
| Producer | Himanshu Rai |
| Production Company | The Bombay Talkies Limited |
| Cinematography | Josef Wirsching |
| Writer (Lyrics) | J.S. Casshyap |
| Writer (Dialogue) | Niranjan Pal, J.S. Casshyap |
| Film Editing | Dattaram N Pai |
| Sound | S.B. Vacha . |
| Production Manager | N.R. Acharya |
| Stage Decoration | Karl von Spreti |
| Production Design | Karl von Spreti |
| Costume Design | H.K. Khosla |
Songs
[Top ⇑] | Song: | ► Play Main Ban Ki Chidiya Banke |
| Singer: | Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar | |
| Music: | Saraswati Devi | |
| Lyrics: | J.S. Casshyap | |
| Song: | ► Play Khet Ki Muli Bagh Ke Aam |
| Singer: | Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar | |
| Music: | Saraswati Devi | |
| Lyrics: | J.S. Casshyap | |
| Song: | ► Play Dheere Baho Nadiya |
| Singer: | Chorus, Kusum Kumari | |
| Music: | Saraswati Devi | |
| Lyrics: | J.S. Casshyap | |
| Song: | ► Play Churi Mein Laya Anmol Re |
| Singer: | Sunita Devi, Mumtaz Ali | |
| Music: | Saraswati Devi | |
| Lyrics: | J.S. Casshyap | |
| Song: | ► Play Kise Karta Murakh Pyar Pyar |
| Singer: | Ashoik Kumar | |
| Music: | Saraswati Devi | |
| Lyrics: | J.S. Casshyap | |
| Song: | ► Play Kit Gaye Ho Khewanhar |
| Singer: | Saraswati Devi | |
| Music: | Saraswati Devi | |
| Lyrics: | J.S. Casshyap | |
| Song: | ► Play Udi Hawa Mein Jati Hai |
| Singer: | Devika Rani | |
| Music: | Saraswati Devi | |
| Lyrics: | J.S. Casshyap | |
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