The Secretary (1938 film)

1938 Hindi-language Indian comedy film by Chaturbhuj Doshi

The Secretary
सचिव

Directed by| Chaturbhuj Doshi
Produced by| Chandulal Shah
Starring|

* Noor Mohammed Charlie
* Madhuri
* Trilok Kapoor
* Wahidan Bai

Music by| Gyan Dutt

Production
company

Ranjit Studios

Release date

* 1938 (1938)

Country| India
Language| Hindi

The Secretary is a 1938 Hindi-language Indian comedy film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. The film was produced by Chandulal Shah under the Ranjit Pictures banner.[1] The music was provided by Gyan Dutt with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi.[2] The main cast was Noor Mohammed Charlie, Trilok Kapoor, Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.[3]

The film is about an heiress, played by Madhuri, who falls in love with her father's secretary played by Trilok Kapoor.[4]

## Cast

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* Madhuri
* Trilok Kapoor
* Charlie
* Kalyani
* Wahidan Bai
* Rajkumari

## Debut direction

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According to Narwekar, Secretary was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929.[5] However, as cited by Filmindia and Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, this was reportedly his second film, with Gorakh Aaya which was also made the same year, being his first.[6][7] The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and Gujarati. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production[8] along with his other films like Gunsundari (1948).

## Soundtrack

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# | Title | Singer(s)

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1  | "Kyun Tune Ki Nadani"  | Wahidan Bai
2  | "Nahin Nahin Kholoon Ghunghat Pat Saiyan"  | Wahidan Bai
3  | "Kahan Chhupa Hai Chitchor"  | Kalyani Das
4  | "Karoongi Aaj Piya Sang"  | Rajkumari
5  | "Kaun Raahe Tu Jaaye Musafir"  | Kalyani Das
6  | "Chalte Jaana, Chalte Jaana"  |
7  | "Jodi Bani Nirali Babu"  |
8  | "Saj Lun Baanke Gahnwa"  |
9  | "Bhaiya Kisan Jab Aave"  |
10  | "Hai Teer Ya Nashtar"  |

## References

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1. ^ "Secretary". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
2. ^ "Secretary (1938)". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
3. ^ "Secretary". Alan Goble. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
4. ^ Sanjit Narwekar Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy 8129126257 2012 "His first film The Secretary (1938) was a riotous comedy about a rich heiress (Madhuri), who falls in love with her father's secretary (Trilok Kapoor). She inherits her father's business after remember that while they do so, they establish a standard ..."
5. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
6. ^ Patel, Baburao (April 1938). "Studio Close-ups". Filmindia. 3 (12): 58. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
7. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
8. ^ Vats, Rohit. "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The founding fathers of motion pictures". innlive.in.com. IBN Live. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

## External links

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* Secretary at IMDb

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