Kisan Kanya is a 1937 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by Ardeshir Irani under the banner of Imperial Pictures. Made using Cinecolor, the film is based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto that highlights the struggles of poor farmers.
The film is historically significant as India’s first indigenously made colour film. While V. Shantaram's Sairandhri (1933) featured scenes in colour, it was processed and printed in Germany, distinguishing Kisan Kanya as the first colour film entirely produced within India.
Cast Padma Devi as Bansri Jilloo as Ramdai Ghulam Mohammed as Randheer Master Nissar as Ramu Syed Ahmed as Muneem Gani Gani as the Zamindar (landlord)
Production Film pioneer Ardeshir Irani, who had produced notable films as Nala Damayanti (1920) which was India's first international co-production (with Italy) and India's first talkie Alam Ara (1931) conceived the idea of producing a color film. The result of his efforts was the color film Kisan Kanya made with the Cinecolor process whose process rights Irani had obtained from an American company. The film performed moderately at the box-office. Kisan Kanya was based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto and focused on the plight of poor farmers.
Songs The film had music by Ram Gopal Pandey, and had ten songs:
Trivia The first Indian color film to be made entirely in India (the earlier Sairandhri (1933) was processed and printed in Germany). This film was also more favorably received than its predecessor.
See also List of early color feature films
References
External links
Kisan Kanya on indiancine.ma