Bandish (1955 film) explained

Bandish is a 1955 black and white Indian Hindi-language film^[1] The film stars Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Daisy Irani in lead roles. The film was directed by Satyen Bose.^[2]

Cast

• Ashok Kumar as Kamal Roy
• Meena Kumari as Usha Sen
• Daisy Irani as Tomato
• Nazir Hussain as Mahendra
• Bipin Gupta as Mr. Roy
• Pratima Devi as Mrs. Roy
• Shammi as Kavita
• Bhanu Bandopadhyay
• Sajjan as Drama director
  • Nanda Indira Bansal as Lata
• Prem Kumar^[3]

Crew

• Director – Satyen Bose
• Writer – Jyotirmoy Roy, Govind Moonis, Satyen Bose
• Music – Hemant Kumar
• Lyricist – Prem Dhawan, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, S. H. Bihari, Ravi Shankar
• Playback Singers – Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Hemant Kumar
• Cinematographer – Madan Sinha
• Editor – G. G. Mayekar
• Choreographer – Sachin Shanker

Soundtrack

The film had six songs in it. The music of the film was composed by Hemant Kumar.^[4]

Song	Singer
"Raat Hai Suhani"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Tumhari Yaad Mein"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Jhoomti Jawani Hai"	Lata Mangeshkar
"Le Lo Ji Hamare Gubbare"	Mohammed Rafi
"Yeh Duniya Ek Sagar Hai"	Hemant Kumar
"Mohe Apna Bana Lo"	Asha Bhosle

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bandish (1955) . ImDB . 6 May 2022 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Bandish (1955) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220506031826/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/bandish-2218/cast-crew . live . 6 May 2022 . Cinestaan . 6 May 2022 . dmy-all .
3. Book: da Costa, Fausto V.. TIATR 125th Anniversary Commemorative Volume . . 2019 . . 47–48.
4. Web site: Bandish (1955) . Hindigeetamala . 2022-05-06.