Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo

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Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadaibey
Directed byKundan Kumar
Screenplay by
Chitragupta
Shailendra
Release date
  • 22 February 1963 (1963-02-22) (Patna)
Running time
120 min.
CountryIndia
Language
Bhojpuri
Budget₹5 Lakh[1] (equivalent to ₹4 Crore or US$500,000 in 2022)
Box office₹75 Lakh[1] (equivalent to ₹60 Crore in 2022)

Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo (

Mohammad Rafi. The film is based on author Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
's short story Kahani Ka Plot.

Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo was released on 22 February 1963 at Veena Cinema, Patna. The film was directed by Kundan Kumar and produced by Bishwanath Prasad Shahabadi on behest of the first president of India, Dr.

Desh Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad at a special screening organized at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna before its release.[3][4]

The theme is based on widow remarriage.

Cast

Plot

Shyam, a rich boy falls in love with a poor girl Sumitri.The boy's father, who is a

In-laws. She tries to commit suicide and survives and ultimately ends up being a dancing girl.Shyam ultimately founds her and marries her.[1]

Soundtrack

Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo has music by

Chitragupta, with lyrics by Shailendra.[5]

Production

Development

At an award function in Mumbai in the late 1950s, character actor Nazir Hussain met then president Dr. Rajendra Prasad, who also belonged to Bihar. During their conversation Prasad asked Hussain, "Why don't you make films in Bhojpuri?" The conversation inspired Hussain. He had already written the screenplay of the Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo, meaning "Ganges Mother I will offer you the auspicious yellow sari" (if my wishes come true) and had first given it to Bimal Roy, with whom he had worked in Devdas (1955).[1][6]

In a chance encounter, Hussain met Bishwanath Prasad Shahabad, a businessman from Arrah in Bihar, at a film studio in Bombay. Shahbad, owned cinema halls in Dhanbad and Giridih. When Hussain narrated the story to Shahbad, he immediately agreed to finance the film at ₹1.5 lakh (US$1,900), though eventually it cost ₹5 lakh (US$6,300). Kundan Kumar, who hailed from Varanasi, and had made the film Bade Ghar Ki Bahu (1960) with Geeta Bali and Abhi Bhattacharya was chosen.[1]

Filming

The

Gol Ghar in Patna and Arrah railway station.[1]

Release and reception

The film was released on 5 February 1962 in Prakash Talkies of

Benaras
. It ended up grossing 75 Lakh rupees.

At the First Bhojpuri Film Awards for Bhojpuri and

Magadhi films, organized by the Bhojpuri Film Samaroh Samiti and held on 27 April 1965, at Ananda Bazar Patrika Bhawan, Calcutta, Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo won numerous awards, including Best Film, Best Actress (Kum Kum), Best Supporting Actor (Nazir Hussain), Best Lyrics (Shailendra), Best Story (Nazir Hussain) and Best Playback Singer - Male (Mohammed Rafi - "Sonwa Ke Pinjre mein").[1]

Legacy

In 2011, it was shown during 99th Bihar Divas (Bihar Day) celebrations.[7][8]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-81-8475-256-4
    .
  2. ISBN 978-9350836514
    .
  3. ^ "First Bhojpuri Film To Be Screened During Bihar Divas". NDTV/Indo-Asian News Service. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. ^ Kapoor, Jaskiran (23 December 2009). "Such a long journey". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo Songs". Gaana.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9
    .
  7. Indian Express
    . 14 February 2011.
  8. ^ "First Bhojpuri Film To Be Screened During Bihar Divas". NDTV Movies. 17 March 2011.[permanent dead link]

External links

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