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| Posti | |
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| Directed by | K. D. Mehra |
| Produced by | Kwatra Art Productions |
| Starring | Majnu Shyama Bhag Singh Ramesh Thakur |
| Music by | Sardul Singh Kwatra |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
Posti is a 1950 Indian Punjabi-language film and the first production of Kwatra Art Productions (of Sardul Singh Kwatra's brother Harcharan Singh Kwatra), who was the cinematogrpaher in Punjabi movie Mangti (1942 film).[1]
This film was directed by K. D. Mehra (Krishan Dev Mehra),[2][3] starring Majnu and Shyama in the lead roles.[2] Shyama was the principal female actress of this movie.[1] [4] It did well at the box office in the Punjab and Delhi areas.[1] Noted playback singer, Asha Bhosle, made her film playback singing debut with this film in 1950.[1][4]
Cast
[edit]- Shyama as Peengh[2][3]
- Majnu as a Posti Shah[3]
- Manorama as Patola[3]
- Chand Burke as Bhag Bhari[3]
- Randhir as Ganga Ram
- Bhag Singh as Tangewala[3]
- Ramesh Thakur as Gaana Shah, Posti Shah's father[3]
- Davendar
- Pandit Ji
- Rajni Begam
- K. Ranjit
- Rani Shakuntla
- Moti Sood as Ustad[3]
- Amarnath as Pran Nath[3]
Music
[edit]The music, composed by Sardul Singh Kwatra,[2] assisted by Bhagwant Kwatra. Film songs lyrics by Manohar Singh Sehrai, Verma Malik, Chand Pandit played a major role in the film's success.[5]
Sardul modified the folk tunes of Punjab and the film songs became popular hits. Asha Bhosle, Mohammad Rafi, Shamshad Begum, Rajkumari and Jagjit Kaur were the playback singers. Rajkumari's first sang was for a Punjabi Kurhmai in 1941, but in the film Posti, her songs became big hits.[1][3]
Popular songs of the film include Do Guttan Kar Merian by Asha Bhosle, Kajjle Di Paanian Dhaar by Rajkumari and a duet, Ja Phairha Posti" by Mohammed Rafi and Shamshad Begum.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Aujla, Harjap Singh. "Sardul Kwatra and his Soulful Music". Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Posti (1951 film)". Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation (Cinemaazi.com) website. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Posti - Cast and Crew". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Folk music was his forte". The Tribune (Chandigarh) newspaper. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "The 1950s". Punjwood Punjabi cinema website. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Posti (1950) at IMDb
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