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Prarthana (transl. Prayer) is a 1943 Indian Hindi-language social film directed by Sarvottam Badami for Sohrab Modi's Minerva Movietone. The music director was Saraswati Devi and the lyricist was Safdar Aah Sitapuri. Having worked for Madan Theatres Ltd and Sagar Movietone in the 1930s, the famous singer and actress Jehanara Kajjan returned to work after a hiatus of four years working for studios like Minerva Movietone. Prarthana is cited as "probably" her last film before her death in 1944. The film starred Motilal, Jahanara Kajjan, Sabita Devi, Sajjan, Nimabalkar, K. N. Singh, Sadat Ali, Mehboob and Abu Bakar.
Original Release
1943
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sabita Devi | Paroo |
| Motilal | Kedar |
| Jehanara Kajjan | Sunderabai |
| I.T. Nimbalkar | Seth Ramdassi |
| Menaka Devi | Kusum |
| K.N. Singh | Doctor |
| Sadat Ali | Mukund Lal |
| Abu Bakar | Buddhu |
| Mehboob Khan | Ramu Kaka |
| Shorey | Sir Shantilal |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sabita Devi | Paroo |
| Motilal | Kedar |
| Jehanara Kajjan | Sunderabai |
| I.T. Nimbalkar | Seth Ramdassi |
| Menaka Devi | Kusum |
| K.N. Singh | Doctor |
| Sadat Ali | Mukund Lal |
| Abu Bakar | Buddhu |
| Mehboob Khan | Ramu Kaka |
| Shorey | Sir Shantilal |
| Jillani | Goonda |
| Gulam Hussen | Behari Lal |
