| The Secretary सचिव | |
| Director: | Chaturbhuj Doshi |
| Producer: | Chandulal Shah |
| Music: | Gyan Dutt |
| Studio: | Ranjit Studios |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
The Secretary is a 1938 Hindi-language Indian comedy film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. The film was produced by Chandulal Shah under the Ranjit Pictures banner.[1] The music was provided by Gyan Dutt with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.[2] The main cast was Noor Mohammed Charlie, Trilok Kapoor, Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.[3]
The film is about an heiress, played by Madhuri, who falls in love with her father's secretary played by Trilok Kapoor.[4]
According to Narwekar, Secretary was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929.[5] However, as cited by Filmindia and Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, this was reportedly his second film, with Gorakh Aaya which was also made the same year, being his first.[6] [7] The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and Gujarati. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production[8] along with his other films like Gunsundari (1948).
| Title | Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kyun Tune Ki Nadani" | Wahidan Bai | |
| 2 | "Nahin Nahin Kholoon Ghunghat Pat Saiyan" | Wahidan Bai | |
| 3 | "Kahan Chhupa Hai Chitchor" | Kalyani Das | |
| 4 | "Karoongi Aaj Piya Sang" | Rajkumari | |
| 5 | "Kaun Raahe Tu Jaaye Musafir" | Kalyani Das | |
| 6 | "Chalte Jaana, Chalte Jaana" | ||
| 7 | "Jodi Bani Nirali Babu" | ||
| 8 | "Saj Lun Baanke Gahnwa" | ||
| 9 | "Bhaiya Kisan Jab Aave" | ||
| 10 | "Hai Teer Ya Nashtar" |