Dastan (1950 film)


Dastan or Dastaan is a 1950 Bollywood drama film directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar. A box office success, the film became the third highest earning film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 1,15,00,000 and net of Rs. 65,00,000. The film starred Raj Kapoor, Suraiya, Veena, Suresh, Al Nasir, Murad, and Shakila.
The story, a tragic melodrama, was a narrative in flashback. It was inspired by the film Enchantment, directed by Irving Reis. Cited as "one of the biggest commercial hits" by Patel, Suraiya's acting was stated to have "over-shadowed" that of Raj Kapoor.

Cast

The music was composed by Naushad and the lyricist was Shakeel Badayuni. The singers were Suraiya and Mohammed Rafi. Some of the notable numbers from this film included Suraiya's "Ta Ra Ri Ra Ra Ri", "Yeh Mausam Aur Yeh Tanhai", "Ae Sham Tu Bata" and "Naam Tera Hai Zuban Par".

Songlist