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The Secretary (1938 film)

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'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. The music was provided by Gyan Dutt with lyrics by Pyare Lal Santoshi. The main cast was Noor Mohammed Charlie, Trilok Kapoor, Madhuri, Kalyani Das, Waheedan Bai and Rajkumari.

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

Cast



* Madhuri

* Trilok Kapoor

* Charlie

* Kalyani

* Wahidan Bai

* Rajkumari

Debut direction



According to Narwekar, 'Secretary' was the first film Doshi directed after having worked for Ranjit Studios as a scriptwriter since 1929. 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. The film was a bilingual being made in Hindi and Gujarati. Doshi, thus laid the groundwork for Gujarati film production along with his other films like 'Gunsundari'.

Soundtrack



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