Kokila (1937 film)

Kokila (transl. Nightingale) is a 1937 Hindi social family drama film directed by Sarvottam Badami.[1] The music was composed by Anil Biswas with lyrics written by Siddiqui and Zia Sarhadi.[2] The story was adapted from the well-known novel Kokila, written by Gujarati writer Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai.[3] The film starred Motilal, Sabita Devi, Shobhna Samarth, Maya Bannerjee, Sitara Devi, Pesi Patel, Siddiqui and Kayam Ali.[4]

Kokila
Directed bySarvottam Badami
Produced bySagar Movietone
Written byRamanlal Vasantlal Desai
StarringMotilal
Sabita Devi
Shobhna Samarth
Maya Bannerjee
Music byAnil Biswas
CinematographyFaredoon Irani
Production
company
Sagar Movietone
Distributed bySupreme Film Distributors, Bombay
Release date
30 October 1937
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

Review and Box Office

The film was not a success with Baburao Patel of Filmindia in his December 1937 editorial claiming it had "failed rather badly".[3] However, it had a large audience attendance in the first week and that according to Patel was due to Sabita Devi. The screenplay was considered a poor adaptation of the story. Patel was critical of Motilal and Siddiqui's performances while praising Maya Bannerjee and Sankatha Prasad for their efforts.[5] Shobhna Samarth had made her entry in films through Nigah-e-Nafrat (1935), but came into prominence with her roles in films like Do Diwane (1936) and Kokila.[6]

Music

The music was composed by Anil Biswas with lyrics by Siddiqui and Zia Sarhadi The singers were Sabita Devi, Maya Bannerjee, Anil Biswas and Dattaram Kadam.[5][7]

Song List
#TitleSinger
1 "Auron Ka Jag Kya Hai" Dattaram Kadam
2 "Din Ki Ghadiyan Roye Bitai"
3 "Sajan Ke Waste Main Bhon Le Jaoongi"
4 "Sagar Gaaye parvat Gaaye, Gaaye Koyal Ban Ki" Anil Biswas
5 "Nainan Ke Sain Se Bulayi Ho Shyam Mohe"
6 "Mohe Ghar Ke Dwar Pe Laaga Jaamuniya Ka Ped" Anil Biswas
7 "Jeevan Mein Sikh Paaya Humne"

References
  1. "Kokila (1937)". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. "Anil Biswas Filmography-Kokila pg 7" (PDF). survey.giitaayan.com. SurveyGiitaayan.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. Patel, Baburao (December 1937). "Kokila - Review". Filmindia. 3 (8): 35. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. "Kokila 1937". Alan Goble. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. Patel, p. 5
  6. Joshi, Lalit Mohan (21 February 2014). "Shobhana Samarth". Guardian News and Media Limited. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. "Kokila 1937". Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 3 October 2014.


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