Zinda Lash Explained

Zinda Lash
Director:Premankur Atorthy
Producer:New Theatres
Music:R. C. Boral
Cinematography:Nitin Bose
Studio:New Theatres
Runtime:128 min
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Zinda Lash (The Living Corpse) is a 1932 Indian costume drama directed by Premankur Atorthy.[1] The film was produced by New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta.[2] The cast of the film included K. L. Saigal, Rattan Bai, Pahari Sanyal, Mahajabin, Nawab, Kumar and Radharani.[3] The music direction was by R. C. Boral.[4] B. N. Sircar started New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta in 1930 and produced his first film in Bengali, Dena Paona in 1931. In 1932 he produced films in Hindi where he introduced K. L. Saigal to Indian Cinema. The first was Mohabbat Ke Ansu and the second was Zinda Lash both directed by Premankur Atorthy.[5] K. L. Saigal changed his name for his first three films and was billed as Saigal Kashmiri to prevent his family from finding out his profession.[6] This film like his earlier Mohabbat Ke Ansu was not successful at the box office.[7]

Plot And Genre

According to Jess Nevins, the film Zinda Lash (Resolute Laash) set several centuries earlier, is about a prince who gets possessed by an evil spirit and sets out to terrify the people of his land. Laash, a warrior overcomes and finally kills him.[8] In some books the film is cited as a comedy while others have labelled it under the costume or oriental genre.[9] [10]

Cast

Songs

The music was by R. C. Boral, and one of the popular songs from the film was "Laagi Karejwa Mein Chot", sung by K. L. Saigal.[11]

Song List

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gulazāra, Nihalani, Chatterjee. Govind, Saibal. Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. 2003. Popular Prakashan. India. 9788179910665. 650. 24 Aug 2014.
  2. Book: Rajadhyaksha, Willemen. Ashish, Paul. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. 2014. Routledge. 9781135943257. 2 Revised.
  3. Web site: Zind Lash 1932. citwf.com. Alam Goble. 24 Aug 2014.
  4. Web site: Farooqui. Dewan Zubair. New Theatres Calcutta Renowned music directors. members.tripod.com. 24 Aug 2014.
  5. Web site: Mukherjee. Partha, Priyanka. New Awakening. harmonyindia.org. 24 Aug 2014. 26 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120750/http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=18495&index1=1. dead.
  6. Web site: The Music Greats K. L. Saigal. sangeetmahal.com. Sangeet Mahal. 24 Aug 2014. K. L. Saigal: The Pilgrim of the Swara (Author: Ragava R. Menon).
  7. Book: Neville. Pran. K. L. Saigal A Definitive Biography. 2011. Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd.. India. 9780143414063. 12.
  8. Web site: Nevins. Jess. 24 More Weird and Wonderful Movies That You'll Never Get To See. io9.com. 3 March 2012 . 24 Aug 2014.
  9. Web site: Zinda Lash 1932. ibaburao.com. iBaburao. 24 Aug 2014.
  10. Web site: Dharamsey. Virchand. The Advent of Sound in Indian Cinema : Theatre, Orientalism, Action, Magic pg35. jmionline.org. Journal of the Moving Image. 24 Aug 2014.
  11. Web site: Zinda Lash 1932. muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc.. 24 Aug 2014.

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