Ladies Only is a 1939 Indian Hindi-language social comedy film directed by Sarvottam Badami.[1] Produced by Sagar Movietone, it had music by Anupam Ghatak and starred Surendranath, Sabita Devi, Bibbo and Prabha.[2] This was the last comedy film made by Sarvottam Badami before he left Sagar Movietone. He joined his mentor Ambalal Patel, at Sudama Pictures to start making "socially relevant" films.[3]
Ladies Only | |
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Directed by | Sarvottam Badami |
Screenplay by | Zia Sarhadi |
Story by | Sarvottam Badami |
Produced by | Sagar Movietone |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Faredoon Irani A. Irani |
Edited by | Shamshudin Kadri |
Music by | Anupam Ghatak |
Production company | Sagar Movietone |
Distributed by | Kapurchand Limited |
Release date | 1939 |
Running time | 158 min |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
The story involved three girls from different region (States) meeting at a railway station, and their relationship with each other thereafter.[3]
Three girls from different regions of India, Sabita Devi (Gujarat), Bibbo (Punjab), and Prabha (Bengal) meet at a railway station. With no place to stay they decide to find accommodation together. A cook (Bhudo Advani) joins them speaking the language from each state. A young crook (Surendra) enters their life and trouble starts brewing between the girls when they all fall in love with him.
Credits adapted from the films's pressbook:[4]
Music was composed by Anupam Ghatak with lyrics by Zia Sarhadi and Pandit Indra Chandra.[5]
# | Title |
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1 | "Aaye Piharva Aaye Aaye" |
2 | "Ashram ashram Hum Banaye" |
3 | "Banayi Batiyan Mose Kahe Ko Jhoothi" |
4 | "Chamke Poonam Ko Poonam Ka Chand" |
5 | "Jaldi Pee Ko Paana Mushkil" |
6 | "Meri Sejon Ko Mehman Hai Nadan" |
7 | "Paniya Bharan Panghat Pe Gayi Main" |
8 | "Sagar Ke Marg Ghar Baithe Ganga Aayi" |
9 | "Soye Bin Dekhoon Sapna Yeh Haal Raat Din Apna" |
10 | "Tere Tirchhe Nishane Yahan Seedhe Lage" |
Films directed by Sarvottam Badami | |
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