Ae ronewaale hansne ke din door nahin hain
Posted on: March 29, 2024
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Today’s song is from the film Hospital-1943.
The film was directed by Sunil Mujumdar. Music was by Kamal Dasgupta, who was one of the pioneers in making NFS popular all over India through many singers from Bengal. The cast of the film was Kanan Devi, Agindra Chaudhari, Heeralal, Tulsi Chakraborti, Poornima, Manorama and many others.
When we talk of Calcutta or films made in Bengal, we generally think of New Theatres only. You will be surprised that there were at least 20+ film companies and studios, before and after New Theater started and some of them even made Hindi films too. Since the beginning of British Rule in India, Calcutta was the Capital of India. In the year 1911, the British shifted the Capital to Delhi. Till then Calcutta had a mixed population. people from all parts of India lived there. However business minded and hard working Gujarati and marwadi communities ruled the business of all types, including the film industry in Calcutta, much before the establishment of New Theatres. Sharmishtha Gooptu, the well known film historian has written this about the beginning of film business in Calcutta….
” Marwari and Gujrati businessmen had been quick to appreciate the scope for profit in the fast-growing cinema industry. One of the first to invest in the industry was Lalji Haridas, a businessman from Kathiawar, who founded M/S Lalji Hemraj Haridas in Calcutta, a firm dealing in piece goods. In 1918 he secured the Bengal agency for the Kohinoor Film Company of Bombay, and became an agent for Sharda Pictures in 1926. In 1930 he was managing Jupiter Cinema in Calcutta. With the advent of the talkies, he secured the distributing rights of, among others, Bombay’s Wadia Movietone, Paramount Film Company, and Shree Vishnu Cinetone. In 1936/37, Haridas managed the Bharat Laxmi Theatre in Calcutta. By 1937-38, he was one of the leading distributors of Indian films in Eastern India, Burma, and the Far East, with offices in Calcutta, Rangoon, and Singapore respectively. In 1938, Lalji Hemraj Haridas were the sole agents of Wadia Movie tone, Paramount, Indian Liberty Pictures, Shree Vishnu Cinetone, Jaybharat Movietone, Diamond Pictures, Daryani Productions, and Wishvakala Movietone for Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Assam.
Similarly, Bajrang Lal Khemka, one of the first among the Marwaris to go into the film business, had been a dealer in piece goods, jute, and Hussein; an importer of sugar and motor spare parts; and invested part of his profits therein in the fast expanding film industry. In 1932, soon after New Theatres was formed, Khemka started the East India Film Co. In 1937 he launched the Metropolitan Pictures in Calcutta. Soon he owned cinema houses in various parts of the country.
Radha Kisen Chamria of Radha Film Co., Babulal Chowkani, proprietor, Bharat Laxmi Pictures, and exhibitor/distributors H. M. Chamria and Chandanmal Indrakumar were other Marwari business magnates who claimed a plum share of profits accruing from Bengal’s film industry. These businessmen were close competitors of the Bengali bhadralok, men like B. N. Sircar; Anadi Bose, proprietor of Aurora Film Corporation; P. N. Ganguly, proprietor of Kali Films; Sir P. C. Tagore, chairman of the board of directors of the Film Corporation of India Ltd.; or producer/distributor Prafulla Ghosh, proprietor of Prafulla Pictures formed in 1936.
Aurora, for instance, though one of the leading “Bengali” distributors in Calcutta was evidently operating on a much smaller scale than Lalji Hemraj Haridas. Compared to the latter’s holding of sole distribution rights of eight Bombay concerns, Aurora, in 1938, was distributing for New Theatres Ltd., Radha Film Co., Bharat Laxmi Pictures, and Kali Films. Further, Aurora was not distributing for New Theatres in the most-significant eastern region, as revealed by Dossani Film Corporation’s claim of being the sole distributing agent for Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Assam, and Burma for New Theatres Ltd.Until the mid-1920s, there was no evidence of Bengali Muslims’ involvement with the cinema. The first involvement came in 1927 when members of the family of the Nawab of Dhaka made an experimental short film, Sukumari. In 1929, the same group embarked on the project of a full-length film, released as The Last Kiss in 1931. These initiatives apart, Bengali Muslim involvement in the film industry, through the 1930s was confined to solitary figures like Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Ahmed. Though later initiatives like the Chalachhitra Darshak Samiti (1939) and Bengal Tiger Pictures (1941) were patronized by some Muslim elites like Fazlul Haq and Humayun Kabir, they were marginal projects, and Bengali Muslims, by and large, remained detached from the film industry, so much so that Dhaka had no organized film industry until after independence. ”
Today’s film was made by M.P.Productions, Calcutta. Bajranglal Khemka, owner of the East India Film Company established Metropolitan Pictures Production co. in 1937. Film Hospital-1943 was made in Calcutta with all Bengali artistes. It is very difficult to get detailed information on Bengali actors as it is only available in Bangla languages, mostly. However, I could get information about the film’s Hero Ahindra Chaudhari, from The Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema by Ashish Rajadhyaksha. Here it is….
Ahindra Choudhury, born on 6th August, 1896, was a legendary theater actor and director of the Bengali stage who also enjoyed a long career in Bengali cinema.
Ahindra Choudhury’s theater debut was for the Art Theater at the Star, in Aparesh Chandra Mukhopadhyay`s “Karnarjun” i.e. “Karna and Arjun” in 1923. Interestingly, his film debut preceded his stage appearance by a year. His first film appearance came in the year of 1922 in the silent film ‘The Soul of the Slave’ (Dir. Prafulla Ghosh; produced by the Photography Syndicate of India). He continued to regularly feature in lead as well as character roles in significant films of important directors such as Madhu Bose etc till the 1950s.His two-volume autobiography is titled “Searching for my Lost Self” (Nijere Haraye khunji), which is full of important information about and insight into professional Bengali theater of the early twentieth century.
Actor born in Calcutta. Major Calcutta Theatres stage star launched with the key role of Arjun in epochal production of Karnarjun at Star Theatre (1923). Stagework in e.g. Iraner Rani, Bandini, Chirakumar Sabha, Mishar Rani etc. had an impact comparable to that of Sisir Bhaduri, who had a similar career. Early films at Madan Theatres, usually by Jyotish Bannerjee who continued to direct him into the talkie era, included stage successes like Mishar Rani and Karnarjun. At Madan also filmed scenes from his stage plays in early sound experiments. In 1928 attempted, unsuccessfully, to start the Ahindra Film Studio at Ultadanga, North Calcutta. Then directed some Telugu films for Aurora (Ansuya, Vipranarayana). Was a regular genre actor in Bengali cinema, notably in films by Sailajananda Mukherjee, P.C. Barua and Modhu Bose, until he retired in mid-50s. Wrote a two-volume autobiography, Nijere Haraye Khunji (1945). His collection of theatre and film memorabilia forms the Ahindra Choudhury Archives at Chetla, Calcutta. He died on 4-11-1974.
HOSPITAL-1943 was a film depicting a different atmosphere and a novel story matter, which made it a film worth a look. Added to it, the melodious music by Kamal Dasgupta and haunting songs by Kanandevi made the film a successful one at the Box office.
The film,a M.P.Production was directed by Sunil Muzumdar who was basically a writer.He used to write stories,Dialogues and Screenplays of films.Even in this film,he joined hands with Pt.Bhushan in Dialogue writing ,with Manmath Ray in its story and with Premendra Mitra in writing the screenplay. Lyrics were by Pt.Madhur and Pt.Bhushan.
Jayant is the son of Dr.Deen Dayal.He is educated but a vagabond and always in need of money. Once Deen dayal tells him that unless he gets married and does something for a living,he will not get any money.Dr.Deen Dayal is a widower and has established a hospital in a village for the benefit of poor people,in the memory of his departed wife.He goes to the Hospital from time to time.Jayant is introduced to Pratima(Kanan Devi) by Sandeep, her distant cousin and a friend of Jayant.
one day Jayant proposes to Pratima to act as his wife,only for a day, so that he can fool his father and extract some money from him.Pratima,after lot of cajoling,agrees to do so and they go to Dr.Deen dayal.The father is very happy to see his daughter in law.He not only compliments Jayanta for his choice but also gives him lot of money. The work having been achieved, Pratima wants to go away, but the Doctor would have none of it. He forces her to go with him to the village Hospital.
Dr.Bhatt, his assistant is a hidden enemy of Deendayal and wants to throw him out to usurp the hospital.He suspects that Jayanta and Pratima are not married.He employs detectives and confirms this.In the meantime Jayant and Pratima start loving each other.Pratima also finds out that Dr.Bhatt has misappropriated Hospital money for Medicines.She exposes him before he exposes her and the Doctor is removed from the Hospital. By now, Deen dayal also has found out that these two are not married. He gets them married.
Today’s song is a duet sung by Kanan Devi and Jagmohan Sursagar. HFGK does not mention the male singer’s name. However, Sunil Trivedi ji of Surat who was a family friend of Jagmohan Sursagar has informed that Jagmohan himself told him that this song was sung by him. Sunil ji’s comments to this effect are available on this Blog. Enjoy….
Song- Ae ronewaale hansne ke din door nahin hain(Hospital)(1943) Singers- Kanan Devi, Jagmohan Sursagar, Lyrics-Pt. Madhur, MD- Kamal Dasgupta
Both
Jagmohan Sursagar + another male voice
Lyrics
Man ke haare haar hai
man ke jeete jee ee ee ee eet
raat dhale
din hot hai
ye duniyaa aa aa aa ki reet
ae ronewaale
hansne ke din door nahin hain
jo aaj hai mazboor
kal majboor nahin hai
ae ronewaale
hansne ke din door nahin hain
jo aaj hai mazboor
kal majboor nahin hai
ae ronewaale
hansne ke din door nahin hain
jo aaj hai majboor
kal majboor nahin hai
bahti nahin hai zindagi bhar
dukh ki dhaara
door nahin hai
door nahin hai
bahti nahin hai zindagi bhar
dukh ki dhaara
majboor nahin hai
majboor nahin hai
gahra jo samandar hai to uska bhi kinaaraa
gahra jo samandar hai to uska bhi kinaaraa
aakhir to kahin hai
aakhir to kahin hai
aakhir to kahin hai
ae ronewaale
hansne ke din door nahin hain
jo aaj hai majboor
kal majboor nahin hai
duniya mein maraj bhi hai
ae ae ae ae ae ae
dua bhi hai dawaa aa aa aa bhi
duniya mein maraj bhi hai
dua bhi hai dawaa bhi
duniya mein maraj bhi hai
dua bhi hai dawaa bhi
baadal mein jahaan rahti hai bijlee to hawaa bhee
baadal mein jahaan rahti hai bijlee to hawaa bhee
paanee bhee wahin hai
paanee bhee wahin hai
paanee bhee wahin hai
ae ronewaale
hansne ke din door nahin hain
jo aaj hai majboor
kal majboor nahin hai
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