Shama Parwana - Shammi Kapoor, Suraiya

Shama Parwana, 1954 Director: D.D. Kashyap Music Director: Husanlal Bhagatram Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Choreography: Gyan Shankar Playback: Mohammed Rafi, Suraiya, Asha Bhosle, Nirmala Arun Cast: Shammi Kapoor, Suraiya, Sunder, Mubarak, Roopmala, Ulhas No translation, sorry. The source was a VHS tape provided by Mrs. Anand by way of Mr. Surjit Singh. My sincere thanks to the both of them. A person on IMDB describes the film like this: Gul Mirza is a poet who lives with his widowed mother in Hindustan circa the Mughal Rule. He sings in Arkat-Ul-Daula's palace, and wins praise from his daughter, Sahebzadi Aalam. He then also meets with her dad, accepts and wins a challenge, and is recruited in the army. Both he and Aalam fall in love with each other. He is then asked to travel along with 1000 soldiers to a distant region in 3 days time, which he does, though this journey and the battle nearly cost him his life. He returns home and Arkat promises to let him wed his daughter. Little does Gul know that soon his and his mom's life will be turned upside down, when he will be attacked by Arkat's men, and he will be forced to defend himself and speak out against Arkat - and be declared a rebel - and perhaps never be able to meet Aalam again. Dusted Off has a thorough review of the film (complete with lots of spoilers) here: https://madhulikaliddle.com/2010/10/0... In short, she loved the music but hated most of the film. TOOLS USED FOR THE FILM: AviSynth for the video editing Audacity for the audio work. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: The Indian copyright law: http://copyright.gov.in/Documents/Cop... INDIAN COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957 CHAPTER I Preliminary (f) "cinematograph film" means any work of visual recording on any medium produced through a process from which a moving image may be produced by any means and includes a sound recording accompanying such visual recording and cinematograph shall be construed as including any work produced by any process analogous to cinematography including video films.” "CHAPTER V Term of Copyright 26.Term of copyright in cinematograph films. In the case of a cinematograph film, copyright shall subsist until sixty years from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the film is published." My words: Indian film copyright (including video, dialog, music, lyrics, songs) lasts for sixty years and any film and its songs released more than sixty years ago is in the public domain. No extensions, no renewals, no exceptions. This film is no longer protected by copyright.