| Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadaibey | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kundan Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Nazir Hussain |
| Story by | Nazir Hussain |
| Produced by | Bishwanath Prasad Shahabadi and Jai Narayan Lal |
| Starring | Kumkum Ashim Kumar Nazir Hussain Tiwari |
| Cinematography | R. K. Pandit |
| Edited by | Kamalakar |
| Music by | Chitragupta Shailendra |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bhojpuri |
| Budget | ₹5 Lakh[1] (equivalent to ₹4 Crore or US$500,000 in 2022) |
| Box office | ₹75 Lakh[1] (equivalent to ₹60 Crore in 2022) |
Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo (Bhojpuri: 𑂏𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂰 𑂧𑂶𑂨𑂰 𑂞𑂷𑂯𑂵 𑂣𑂱𑂨𑂩𑂲 𑂒𑂜𑂶𑂥𑂷, lit. 'Mother Ganges, I Will Offer You a Yellow Sari') is a Bhojpuri film released in 1963 directed by Kundan Kumar.[2] It was the first-ever Bhojpuri film, and starred Kumkum, Ashim Kumar and Nazir Hussain. It had music by Chitragupta, lyrics by Shailendra and songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi. The film is based on author Acharya Shivpujan Sahay's short story Kahani Ka Plot.
Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo was released on 22 February 1963 at Veena Cinema, Patna. The film was directed by Kundan Kumar and produced by Bishwanath Prasad Shahabadi and his partner Jai Narayan Lal on behest of the first president of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, with initial budget of Rs.150,000 eventually ending up at approximately 500,000. It was shown to Desh Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad at a special screening organized at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna before its release.[3][4]
The theme is based on widow remarriage.
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- ^ "First Bhojpuri Film To Be Screened During Bihar Divas". NDTV/Indo-Asian News Service. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Kapoor, Jaskiran (23 December 2009). "Such a long journey". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2014.