Patanga (1949 film)
Patanga is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language film. It was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1949. The film was directed by H. S. Rawail for Varma Productions. A duet sung against the backdrop of WW2, "Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon", picturised on actor Gope and lead heroine Nigar Sultana became popular. The playback singers for the song were C. Ramchandra, who also composed the music for the film, and Shamshad Begum. The cast included Nigar Sultana, Shyam, Yakub, Gope, Purnima, Shyama, Randhir and Mohana.
Cast
- Nigar Sultana as Rani
- Shyam as Shyam, Jagirdar's son
- Yakub as Raja
- Gope as Nathuram Gope - theatre owner
- Purnima as Shyam's fiancée
- Shyama as Mali's wife
- Cuckoo as dancer
- Randhir as Shyam's friend
- Mohana as Ms Jwala, lead actress in Gope's theatre
- Ramesh Sinha
- Rajendra Kumar
- Raj Mehra as watchman of Gope Theatre
- Iftekar as gardener
- Khairati as Bhusham M.A
Music
| No. | Song Title | Singers | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Dil Se Bhula Do Tum Hame" | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan |
| 2 | "Mere Piya Gaye Rangun" | Chitalkar Ramchandra, Shamshad Begum | Rajendra Krishan |
| 3 | "Jisane Is Duniyaan Men, O Dilavaalo Dil Kaa Lagaana" | Chitalkar Ramchandra, Shamshad Begum | Rajendra Krishan |
| 4 | "Kabhee Khaamosh Ho Jaana" | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan |
| 5 | "Thukaraa Ke Mujhe Jaanevaale, O Jaanevaale" | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan |
| 6 | "Gore Gore Mukhade Pe Gesu Jo Chha Gaye" | Shamshad Begum | Rajendra Krishan |
| 7 | "Bolo Ji Dil Loge To Kya Kya Doge" | Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum | Rajendra Krishan |
| 8 | "Namaste, Pahale To Ho Gai Namaste" | Chitalkar Ramchandra, Mohammed Rafi, Mohantara, Shamshad Begum | Rajendra Krishan |
| 9 | "O Dilvaalo Dil Kaa Lagaana Achcha Hai" | Chitalkar Ramchandra, Shamshad Begum | Rajendra Krishan |
| 10 | "Mohabbat Ki Khushi Kabhi Khamosh Ho Jana" | Lata Mangeshkar | Rajendra Krishan |
| 11 | "Pyaar Ke Jahaan Kee" | Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum | Rajendra Krishan |
| 12 | "Duniyaa Ko Pyaare, Balam Tujhe Meraa Salaam" | Shamshad Begum | Rajendra Krishan |