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| based on = {{based on|''[[Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi]]''|[[R. K. Narayan]]}}
| based on = {{based on|''[[Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi]]''|[[R. K. Narayan]]}}
| studio = [[Gemini Studios]]
| studio = [[Gemini Studios]]
| starring = [[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />[[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]]
| starring = [[Motilal Rajvansh]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />[[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]]
| music = B. K. Kalla<br />E. Shankar Shastri
| music = B. S. Kalla<br />E. Shankar Shastri
| runtime = 165 minutes<ref name="Encyclopedia" />
| runtime = 165 minutes<ref name="Encyclopedia" />
| country = [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
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| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
}}
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'''''Mr. Sampat''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1952|1952]] Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[satire|satirical film]] produced and directed by [[S. S. Vasan]] under [[Gemini Studios]]. It is based on [[R. K. Narayan]]'s 1949 novel ''[[Mr. Sampath&nbsp;– The Printer of Malgudi]]'', and stars [[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] and [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]].<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mr-sampat-1952/article804765.ece |title=Mr. Sampat (1952) |last=Lokapally |first=Vijay |date=30 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013112041/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mr-sampat-1952/article804765.ece |archive-date=21 September 2015 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite book | first1=Ashish | last1=Rajadhyaksha | url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf | title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema | publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | first2=Paul | last2=Willemen | origyear=1994 | year=1998 | pages=326}}</ref>
'''''Mr. Sampat''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1952|1952]] Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[satire|satirical film]] produced and directed by [[S. S. Vasan]] under [[Gemini Studios]]. It is based on [[R. K. Narayan]]'s 1949 novel ''[[Mr. Sampath&nbsp;– The Printer of Malgudi]]'', and the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Miss Malini]]'' (1947). The film stars [[Motilal Rajvansh]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] and [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]].


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Motilal Rajvansh]] as Sampat<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mr-sampat-1952/article804765.ece|title=Mr. Sampat (1952)|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|date=30 September 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013112041/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mr-sampat-1952/article804765.ece|archive-date=21 September 2015|dead-url=no}}</ref>
* [[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]] as Sampat<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Malini<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Malini{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=2}}
* [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]] as Seth Makhanlal Gheewala<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]] as Seth Makhanlal Gheewala<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as the restaurant proprietor<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as the restaurant proprietor<ref name="thehindu" />
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== Production ==
== Production ==
''Mr. Sampat'' is based on the 1949 novel ''[[Mr. Sampath&nbsp;– The Printer of Malgudi]]'' by [[R. K. Narayan]],<ref name="Encyclopedia">{{cite book|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=1998|pages=326|origyear=1994}}</ref> and the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Miss Malini]]'' (1947) from which the novel developed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/1947-a-madras-story/article19492358.ece |title=1947: A Madras story |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Venkatesh |date=14 August 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=8 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823045621/http://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/1947-a-madras-story/article19492358.ece |archive-date=23 August 2017 |dead-url=no}}</ref> It was produced and directed by [[S. S. Vasan]] under the banner [[Gemini Studios]].{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=3}} Vasan showed [[Motilal Rajvansh]] two reels of ''Miss Malini'', but Rajvansh felt it was "slow" and complained that it gave him "a headache". He then gave Vasan a sample of his own interpretation of the title character and proceeded to play it that way. [[Principal photography]] took place entirely at Gemini Studios.{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=4}}
''Mr. Sampat'' is based on the 1949 novel ''[[Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi]]'' by [[R. K. Narayan]].<ref name="Encyclopedia" />


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music of the film was composed by B. K. Kalla and E. Shankar Shastri.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Mr.-Sampat-1952/knV3-9h,pUk_ |title=Mr. Sampat |publisher=[[Saavn]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013132022/http://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Mr.-Sampat-1952/knV3-9h,pUk_ |archive-date=13 October 2016 |dead-url=no |access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref>
The music of the film was composed by B. S. Kalla and E. Shankar Shastri.{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Mr.-Sampat-1952/knV3-9h,pUk_ |title=Mr. Sampat |publisher=[[Saavn]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013132022/http://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Mr.-Sampat-1952/knV3-9h,pUk_ |archive-date=13 October 2016 |dead-url=no |access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> The film had no romantic duet, no ''[[bhajan]]'', no ''[[Raksha Bandhan|rakhi]]'' song and no heartbreak track, all of which were considered "essential ingredients" in 1950s Indian cinema.{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=6}}


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Although Motilal received rave reviews for his performance, ''Mr. Sampat'' was a commercial failure.<ref name="thehindu" /> It was later featured in journalist Avijit Ghosh's book ''40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/just-like-that/40-retakes-bollywood-classics-you-may-have-missed/ |title=40 retakes: Bollywood classics you may have missed |last=Bhaduri |first=Abhijit |date=1 June 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013111638/http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/just-like-that/40-retakes-bollywood-classics-you-may-have-missed/ |archive-date=13 October 2016 |dead-url=no}}</ref> Writing for [[Upperstall.com]], Karan Bali stated that ''Mr. Sampat'' was "perhaps [Vasan's] best Hindi film", despite being significantly different from the source novel.<ref name="upperstall">{{Cite web |url=http://upperstall.com/film/mr-sampat/ |title=Mr. Sampat |last=Bali |first=Karan |website=[[Upperstall.com]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6sEyW05i2 |archive-date=26 July 2017 |dead-url=no |access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' said, the film "marks a new departure in the policy and principle of our filmmakers, who have been ruled hitherto by box-office considerations with rare, too rare, exceptions. In ''Mr Sampat'', Vasan has given us our very first picture which can be said to hold the mirror up to life with useful purpose and an immediate lesson aimed at stimulating the tardy growth and quickening the critical faculty among audiences... Mr Motilal gives a superb performance... he is a grand actor with a slick art which nobody on the screen today can rival."{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=6}}
Although Rajvansh received rave reviews for his performance, ''Mr. Sampat'' was a commercial failure.<ref name="thehindu" />{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=8}} It was later featured in journalist Avijit Ghosh's 2013 book ''40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/just-like-that/40-retakes-bollywood-classics-you-may-have-missed/ |title=40 retakes: Bollywood classics you may have missed |last=Bhaduri |first=Abhijit |date=1 June 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013111638/http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/just-like-that/40-retakes-bollywood-classics-you-may-have-missed/ |archive-date=13 October 2016 |dead-url=no}}</ref> Writing for [[Upperstall.com]], Karan Bali stated that ''Mr. Sampat'' was "perhaps [Vasan's] best Hindi film", despite being significantly different from the source novel.<ref name="upperstall">{{Cite web |url=http://upperstall.com/film/mr-sampat/ |title=Mr. Sampat |last=Bali |first=Karan |date=10 March 2016 |website=[[Upperstall.com]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6sEyW05i2 |archive-date=26 July 2017 |dead-url=no |access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' said, the film "marks a new departure in the policy and principle of our filmmakers, who have been ruled hitherto by box-office considerations with rare, too rare, exceptions. In ''Mr Sampat'', Vasan has given us our very first picture which can be said to hold the mirror up to life with useful purpose and an immediate lesson aimed at stimulating the tardy growth and quickening the critical faculty among audiences... Mr Motilal gives a superb performance... he is a grand actor with a slick art which nobody on the screen today can rival."{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=6}} Avijit Ghosh wrote in ''40 Retakes'' that the film's "post-mortem of corruption feels cool and contemporary even today" and that Rajvansh gave "the performance of a lifetime" as Sampat.{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=1}}


== Dropped sequel ==
== Dropped sequel ==
After the completion of ''Mr. Sampat'', Motilal suggested a sequel titled ''Mr. Sampat Goes to the UNO'' to Vasan, but it never came to fruition.{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=7}}
After the completion of ''Mr. Sampat'', Rajvansh suggested a sequel titled ''Mr. Sampat Goes to the UNO'' to Vasan, but it never came to fruition.{{sfn|Ghosh|2013|p=7}}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 11:06, 8 May 2018

For the novel it based on, see Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi.

Mr. Sampat
Poster
Directed byS. S. Vasan
Produced byS. S. Vasan
StarringMotilal Rajvansh
Padmini
Kanhaiyalal
Music byB. S. Kalla
E. Shankar Shastri
Production
company
Release date
  • 1952 (1952)
Running time
165 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mr. Sampat is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language satirical film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan under Gemini Studios. It is based on R. K. Narayan's 1949 novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi, and the Tamil film Miss Malini (1947). The film stars Motilal Rajvansh, Padmini and Kanhaiyalal.

Cast

Production

Mr. Sampat is based on the 1949 novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi by R. K. Narayan,[1] and the Tamil film Miss Malini (1947) from which the novel developed.[4] It was produced and directed by S. S. Vasan under the banner Gemini Studios.[5] Vasan showed Motilal Rajvansh two reels of Miss Malini, but Rajvansh felt it was "slow" and complained that it gave him "a headache". He then gave Vasan a sample of his own interpretation of the title character and proceeded to play it that way. Principal photography took place entirely at Gemini Studios.[6]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by B. S. Kalla and E. Shankar Shastri.[7][8] The film had no romantic duet, no bhajan, no rakhi song and no heartbreak track, all of which were considered "essential ingredients" in 1950s Indian cinema.[9]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aao Aao Kahani Suno"Geeta Dutt, Jikki 
2."Acche Din Aa Rahe"Shamshad Begum 
3."Aji Hum Bharat Ke"Geeta Dutt, P. B. Srinivas 
4."Chalo Paniya Bharan"Geeta Dutt, Jikki 
5."Devendra Dev Ki Jay"Talat Mahmood, Shamshad Begum 
6.""Din Control Ke"Geeta Dutt, Jikki 
7."Hindustaan Humara"Geeta Dutt 
8."Jagah Nahi"P. B. Srinivas, Geeta Dutt 
9."Khabardar Hoshiyar"Shamshad Begum 
10.""Kyon Janam Diya"Shamshad Begum, Talat Mahmood 
11."Laila Laila Pukaroon"Shamshad Begum, Talat Mahmood 
12."Lo Bar Jipsi"Shamshad Begum, P. B. Srinivas 
13."Lo Lai Suiyan"Shamshad Begum 
14."O Basiragi Banwasi"Geeta Dutt 

Reception

Although Rajvansh received rave reviews for his performance, Mr. Sampat was a commercial failure.[2][10] It was later featured in journalist Avijit Ghosh's 2013 book 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed.[11] Writing for Upperstall.com, Karan Bali stated that Mr. Sampat was "perhaps [Vasan's] best Hindi film", despite being significantly different from the source novel.[12] The Times of India said, the film "marks a new departure in the policy and principle of our filmmakers, who have been ruled hitherto by box-office considerations with rare, too rare, exceptions. In Mr Sampat, Vasan has given us our very first picture which can be said to hold the mirror up to life with useful purpose and an immediate lesson aimed at stimulating the tardy growth and quickening the critical faculty among audiences... Mr Motilal gives a superb performance... he is a grand actor with a slick art which nobody on the screen today can rival."[9] Avijit Ghosh wrote in 40 Retakes that the film's "post-mortem of corruption feels cool and contemporary even today" and that Rajvansh gave "the performance of a lifetime" as Sampat.[13]

Dropped sequel

After the completion of Mr. Sampat, Rajvansh suggested a sequel titled Mr. Sampat Goes to the UNO to Vasan, but it never came to fruition.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 326.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lokapally, Vijay (30 September 2010). "Mr. Sampat (1952)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 13 October 2016 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Ghosh 2013, p. 2.
  4. ^ Ramakrishnan, Venkatesh (14 August 2017). "1947: A Madras story". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Ghosh 2013, p. 3.
  6. ^ Ghosh 2013, p. 4.
  7. ^ Ghosh 2013, p. 5.
  8. ^ "Mr. Sampat". Saavn. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b Ghosh 2013, p. 6.
  10. ^ Ghosh 2013, p. 8.
  11. ^ Bhaduri, Abhijit (1 June 2014). "40 retakes: Bollywood classics you may have missed". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Bali, Karan (10 March 2016). "Mr. Sampat". Upperstall.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Ghosh 2013, p. 1.
  14. ^ Ghosh 2013, p. 7.

Bibliography

External links

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