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Namoona

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Namoona
Directed byHira Singh
Starring
Music byC. Ramchandra
Release date
  • 1949 (1949)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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

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  1. ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 623. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Rangoonwalla, Firoze; Das, Vishwanath (1970). Indian Filmography: Silent & Hindi Films, 1897-1969. J. Udeshi. p. 254.
  3. 1 2 Patel, Baburao (February 1950). "Our Review: Namoona". Filmindia: 50.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Mendonca, Clare (25 December 1949). "Four-Theatre Premiere For "Namoona"". The Times of India. p. 14.
  6. ↑ "Kamini Kaushal Constellation!: "PARAS," "ARZOO," "NAMOONA" & "RAKHI" Our Review". The Times of India. 11 February 1950. p. 10.
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