Sagina (film)


Sagina is a 1974 Hindi film, produced by J.K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Aparna Sen and Om Prakash. It was a remake of 1970 Bengali movie Sagina Mahato directed by Tapan Sinha with the same lead pair in the cast.

Plot

Sagina is a factory laborer, and an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the tea gardens of North-Eastern India.

Cast

The film has music by S.D. Burman and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. This movie marked the first and only time Kishore Kumar sung for Dilip Kumar, the other was his favorite singer, Mohammed Rafi.
  1. "Saala Mein To Sahab Ban Gaya, Sahab Ban Ke Kaisa Tan Gaya" -Kishore Kumar
  2. "Uparwala Dukhiyon Ki Nahi Sunta Tha" - Kishore Kumar
  3. "Gajab Chamki Bindiya Tori Aadhi Raat" - Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar
  4. "Tumre Sang To Rain Bitayee" - Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar
  5. "Chote chote sapne hamaar, choti asha chota pyar" - S. D. Burman
"Chote chote sapne hamar" song was reused from the Bengali film, Sagina Mahato with music by Anup Ghoshal.

Awards and legacy

The film won the 1974 Filmfare Best Art Direction Award for Sudhendu Roy. In the 1975 film Chupke Chupke a billboard featuring the poster can briefly be seen.