Rattan (film)

Rattan or Ratan is a 1944 Indian film, directed by M. Sadiq, produced by Abdul Rashid Kardar, and starring Swaran Lata, Karan Dewan and Amir Bano. It was the highest-grossing film of 1944.[1] The film is noted as the film which made Naushad one of the top contributors to music in Indian films and enabled him to demand a fee of Rs 25,000 per film.

Rattan (film)
Directed byM. Sadiq
Produced byAbdul Rashid Kardar
Written byR. S. Choudhury
D. N. Madhok
StarringSwaran Lata
Karan Dewan
Amir Banu
Release date
1944
Running time
118 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Abdul Rashid Kardar spent 75,000 rupees on production in 1944 to make Rattan. The music by Naushad Ali was such a phenomenal hit that the company earned Rs 3 lakhs in royalties from Gramophone sales in the first year.

Cast

  • Swaranlata as Gauri[2]
  • Karan Dewan as Govind
  • Wasti as Rattan, Gangu's brother
  • Badri Prasad as Govind's father
  • Manju as Manju, Rattan's sister
  • Gulab as Govind's mother
  • Rajkumari Shukla
  • Auzurie as Gangu
  • Chandabai as the Bhabhi
  • Amirbano as Gauri's mother

Music

The film had music by Naushad, with lyrics by the renowned poet of the 1940s, D. N. Madhok.

References

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