Dastan (1950 film) explained

Dastan
Director:A. R. Kardar
Producer:A. R. Kardar
Starring:Raj Kapoor
Suraiya
Music:Naushad
Cinematography:Dwarka Divecha
Editing:Iqbal
G. G. Mayekar
Runtime:122 minutes
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Dastan a 1950 Bollywood drama film produced and directed by A. R. Kardar. A box office success, the film became the third highest earning film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 1,15,00,000 and net of Rs. 65,00,000 .[1] It stars Raj Kapoor, Suraiya, Veena, Suresh, Al Nasir, Murad and Shakila.[2]

The story, a tragic melodrama, was a narrative in flashback.[3] It was inspired by the film Enchantment (1948), directed by Irving Reis.[4] Cited as "one of the biggest commercial hits" by Patel, Suraiya's acting was stated to have "over-shadowed" that of Raj Kapoor.[5] However, Dastan was Suraiya's last major success as an actress, following which her popularity waned and she was replaced by Madhubala as the top female star.[6]

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Naushad and the lyricist was Shakeel Badayuni. The singers were Suraiya and Mohammed Rafi.[7] Some of the notable numbers from this film included Suraiya's "Yeh Sawan Ki Rut Tum Aur Hum", "Yeh Mausam Aur Yeh Tanhai", "Ae Sham Tu Bata" and "Naam Tera Hai Zuban Par".[5]

Song list

Song Singer
"Yeh Sawan Ki Rut, Tum Aur Hum, Dil Nache Re Chham Chham Chham"Mohammed Rafi, Suraiya
"Dil Ko Teri Tasveer Se Behlaye Huye Hai, Behlaye Huye Hai"
"Dhadak Dhadak Dil Dhadke, Phadak Phadak Nain Phadke"
"Mohabbat Badhakar Juda Ho Gaye"Suraiya
"Yeh Mausam Aur Yeh Tanhai"Suraiya
"Naam Tera Hai Zuban Par"Suraiya
"Nainon Mein Preet Hai"Suraiya
"Aaya Mere Dil Mein Tu"Suraiya
"Ae Shama Tu Bata"Suraiya

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Box Office India. Top Earners 1950. boxofficeindia.com. 10 July 2008.
  2. Web site: Dastaan. citwf.com. Alan Goble. 21 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Dastan (1950). indiavideo.org/. Invis Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. 21 March 2015. 100 Years Of Bollywood.
  4. Book: Bhagwan Das Garga. So many cinemas: the motion picture in India. 21 March 2015. 1996. Eminence Designs. 978-81-900602-1-9.
  5. Book: Bhaichand Patel. Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema. 21 March 2015. 2012. Penguin Books India. 978-0-670-08572-9. 70–.
  6. Web site: 2013-10-17. Top Actress. live. 2021-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104803/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress. 17 October 2013.
  7. Web site: Dastan (1950). myswar.com. MySwar. 21 March 2015. 20 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150820061720/http://myswar.com/album/dastaan-1950. dead.