Namoona
| Namoona | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hira Singh |
| Starring | |
| Music by | C. Ramchandra |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Namoona is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Hira Singh.[1] The film stars Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal, Kishore Sahu, and Leela Chitnis, and features a soundtrack composed by C. Ramchandra.[2] The story of Namoona revolves around the romance between Anand and Kaushal's character,[3] with the former playing a refugee from Punjabi Partition.[4]
Namoona premiered in Bombay in December 1949.[5] The film received mixed reviews in Filmindia and The Times of India.[3][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 623. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ Rangoonwalla, Firoze; Das, Vishwanath (1970). Indian Filmography: Silent & Hindi Films, 1897-1969. J. Udeshi. p. 254.
- 1 2 Patel, Baburao (February 1950). "Our Review: Namoona". Filmindia: 50.
- ↑ Sarkar, Bhaskar (20 May 2009). Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition. Duke University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-8223-9221-7.
- ↑ Mendonca, Clare (25 December 1949). "Four-Theatre Premiere For "Namoona"". The Times of India. p. 14.
- ↑ "Kamini Kaushal Constellation!: "PARAS," "ARZOO," "NAMOONA" & "RAKHI" Our Review". The Times of India. 11 February 1950. p. 10.