1857 (film)

1857
Directed by	Mohan Sinha
Written by	M. Zahur
Starring	Surendra; Suraiya; Wasti; Madan Puri
Music by	Sajjad Hussain
Cinematography	V. N. Reddy
Edited by	Manhar Prabhu
Release date	1946
Country	India
Language	Hindi

1857 is a 1946 Indian Bollywood film. It was the fifth highest grossing Indian film of 1946.^[1] The film was directed by Mohan Sinha for Murari Pictures. The story was by M. Zahur with screenplay and dialogue by Safdar 'Ah'. The film starred the singer-actor pair of Surendra and Suraiya,^[2] along with Wasti, Nigar, Munshi Khanjar, Madan Puri.

1857 was a historical fiction drama set against the backdrop of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 also known as the First War of Independence.^[3]

Cast[edit]

Surendra as Aslam
Suraiya as Tasnim
Wasti as Nawab Agha
Benjamin as Jawahir Singh
Shyam Sunder as Manzoor
Nigar as mother of Manzoor
Munshi Khanjar as father of Manzoor
Madan Puri as Prince Mirza Mughal
Menka Devi as Begum
Laxmi as Queen of Jhansi
Lila as sister of Manzoor

Soundtrack[edit]

The music composer was Sajjad Hussain and the lyricists were Anjum Pilibhiti, Y. N. Joshi, Shewan Rizvi and Pandit Ankur.^[4] The singers were Suraiya, Surendra, Shamshad Begum, Khan Mastana and Rajkumari.^[5]

Song List[edit]

#	Title	Singer	Lyricist
1	"Meri Ho Gayi Unse Baat"	Suraiya	Pandit Ankur
2	"Dilli Tere Kile Par"	Suraiya	Shewan Rizvi
3	"Umido Ka Tara Kismat Pe"	Suraiya	Anjum Pilibhiti
4	"Gham-e-Aashiyana Satayega Kab Tak"	Suraiya	Mohan Singh
5	"Teri Nazar Mein Main Rahun"	Surendra, Suraiya	Mohan Singh
6	"Jhamak Jhamak Liye"	"Shamshad Begum"
7	"Chupke Hi Chupke Na Jaana"	Rajkumari, Khan Mastana	Anjum Pilibhiti
8	"Woh Pehli Mulaqat"	Surendra	Pandit Ankur