Baiju Bawra (1952)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 45 mins

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The movie is based on the legend of Baiju Bawra from the days of Mughal Emperor Akbar in India. Baiju (Bhushan) is the son of a musician who also grows up to be a musician. He comes to believe that Tansen, the famed musician at the court of Akbar, is responsible for his father's death. The movie then follows Baiju's attempt to avenge his father's death by challenging Tansen to a musical duel. Bhatt took considerable liberties with the history of India’s classical music for this megahit focusing on an encounter between Tansen (Surendra), court musician in Akbar’s (Gupta) Mughal court, and the itinerant Baiju (Bhushan). When Tansen’s guards kill Baiju’s father (Bhagwanji), he avenges himself by defeating Tansen in a musical contest.
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Cast: Bharat Bhushan, Meena Kumari Bano

Crew: Vijay Bhatt (Director), VN Reddy (Director of Photography), Naushad Ali (Music Director)

Genres: Drama, Musical

Release Dates: 01 Jan 1952 (India)

Hindi Name: बैजू बावरा

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
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Tracklist
03:19

Music Director: Naushad Ali
Playback Singer: Govind Moonis
02:54

Music Director: Naushad Ali
Playback Singer: Ustad Amir Khan
02:53

Music Director: Naushad Ali
Playback Singer: Ustad Amir Khan
05:26

Music Director: Naushad Ali
Playback Singer: Govind Moonis
04:14

Music Director: Naushad Ali
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
04:46

Music Director: Naushad Ali
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Govind Moonis
03:42

Music Director: Naushad Ali
Playback Singer: DV Palusker, Ustad Amir Khan
04:04

Music Director: Naushad Ali
Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Trivia:
Vijay Bhatt's plan to make a film based on classical music was met with scepticism by the Indian film industry due to its "lack of mass appeal", but the film and music turned out be an overwhelming success.

The film had a phenomenal run of 100 weeks in theatres.

The original choice for the cast were Dilip Kumar as Baiju and Nargis as Gauri. Vijay Bhatt's casting of Bharat Bhushan and Meena Kumari in the main roles was a matter of financial deliberation and continuity of dates required for the shooting.

Meena Kumari became the first-ever Filmfare Best Actress Award winner in 1954, the first of four Best Actress trophies she won in her career. The film's music director, Naushad, also received the inaugural Filmfare Best Music Director Award for the song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj"; this was Naushad's first and only Filmfare Award win.

Naushad sahab's first and only Filmfare award winning film, in the inaugural year of the Awards !!!