Baap Beti Explained

Baap Beti
Director:Bimal Roy
Producer:Gopi Rohra
Starring:Nalini Jaiwant
Asha Parekh
Nazir Hussain
Music:Roshan
Studio:Bhagyalaxmi Chitra Mandir

Baap Beti is a 1954 Indian Hindi film directed by Bimal Roy. The film was produced by Gopi Rohra and stars Nalini Jaiwant, as well as Asha Parekh as a child artist.[1]

Production

Baap Beti is the only film by Roy to be adapted from a Western literary work, namely Maupassant "Simon's Papa".[2]

Release

The film was a "debacle".[3]

Songs

  1. "Duniya Bananewale Ramoji" - Lata Mangeshkar
  2. "Koyal Bole Ku Papiha Bole Pi" - Lata Mangeshkar
  3. "Le Chal Ri Nindiya Le Chal Hame Tu Chanda" - Lata Mangeshkar
  4. "Andhere Se Ujale Ki Taraf Le Ja Hame" - Lata Mangeshkar

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joshi, Sumit . Bollywood Through Ages . Best Book Reads . 978-1-311-67669-6 .
  2. Book: Chatterji, Shoma A. . The Cinema of Bimal Roy: An ′Outsider′ Within . 2017-06-30 . SAGE Publishing India . 978-93-86062-87-1 .
  3. Book: Bhattacharya, Rinki Roy . Bimal Roy: The Man who spoke in pictures . 2009-07-15 . Penguin UK . 978-81-8475-818-4 .