Kunwara Baap (1942 film)
Kunwara Baap (Bachelor Father) is a 1942 Hindi comedy film directed by Kishore Sahu. The film was the debut directorial venture for Sahu, who directed it for the debutant producer N. R. Acharya. Acharya had just started his production company Acharya Arts Productions. The story was written by Kishore Sahu who went on to write and direct films like Kali Ghata, Mayurpankh and others. The music direction was by Ramchandra Pal. The film had Kishore Sahu starring as the bachelor father with co-stars Protima Dasgupta, Anjali Devi, Nana Palsikar, Amritlal Nagar and Moni Chatterjee.
Kunwara Baap | |
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Directed by | Kishore Sahu |
Produced by | N. R. Acharya |
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Cinematography | Rajnikant Pandya |
Music by | Ramchandra Pal |
Production company | Acharya Arts Prod. |
Release date | 1942 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
It was one of the winners for the BFJA - Best Indian Films Award for best film for 1943.
Prannath finds an infant abandoned in his car on his engagement day. The finding leads to several comedic situations in the film. The film was inspired by Bachelor Mother (1939), directed by Garson Kanin and starring Ginger Rogers. The story was reversed in Kunwara Baap, with the hero getting landed with the child.