Sharda (1942 film)

Sharda
Sharda
Directed by	Abdul Rashid Kardar
Written by	M Nazir
Starring	Mehtab; Nirmala Devi; Shyam Kumar; Wasti;
Music by	Naushad
Release date	1942;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Sharda is a 1942 Bollywood film directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar. It starred Mehtab, Amir Banu, Nirmala Devi and Wasti.^[1]^[2] The film focuses on the importance of girls' education.^[3] It was the first prominent work of the music composer Naushad.^[4] Suraiya lent her voice to the film as playback singer when she was just twelve years old.^[5] The film was remade as Salma in 1960.

Cast

Mehtab
Ulhas
Nirmala Devi
Wasti
Badri Prasad
Amir Banu
Shyam Kumar

References

^ "Sharda". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9781579581466. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ "Sharda". Cinemaazi. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
^ "The storied career of filmmaker AR Kardar – Death anniversary special". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020.
^ Bhaichand Patel, ed. (15 January 2016). Bollywood's Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema. Penguin. ISBN 9780670085729.

External links

Sharda (1942 film) at IMDb

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[1] "Sharda". Gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[RajadhyakshaWillemen1999-2] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9781579581466. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[3] "Sharda". Cinemaazi. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.

[4] "The storied career of filmmaker AR Kardar – Death anniversary special". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020.

[5] Bhaichand Patel, ed. (15 January 2016). Bollywood's Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema. Penguin. ISBN 9780670085729.

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