Pratap A. Rana

Pratap A. Rana,[1] also known as Rana Pratap Singh, was a Bollywood writer and producer. He produced three films, Parwana (1947 film) (along with producer, R.B. Haldia), and Vidya (1948) and Jeet (1949) as writer-producer, the latter two starring Suraiya and Dev Anand.[2] He was the son-in-law of the writer-director, Mohan Sinha and father of actress, Vidya Sinha.[3] Earlier, he was in the Ajad Hind Fauz ( also known as I.N. A. or the Indian National Army) of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose.[4]

Parwana (1947) was the last film of the then superstar actor singer Kundan Lal Sehgal, and had the later to be superstar actress singer, Suraiya as the heroine. Rana's other two films, Vidya (1948) and Jeet (1949) are also very notable films and are watched keenly to this day.[5][6][7][8][9] Al the films are available on You Tube. Superstars of yesteryears, Suraiya and Dev Anand acted in both the films. The two acted in seven films together. During the filming of the song, 'Kinare kinare chale jayenge' of the film Vidya, the boat in which they were siting capsized, but thankfully Dev Anand saved Suraiya from drowning. This started their famous romance. The film, Vidya marked the start of the appearances of the two in films together. Jeet was released in 1949, and it was the film in which Dev Anand proposed to Suraiya and gave her a ring worth rupees three thousand.[10] Pratap A. Rana attended Suraiya's last rites on 31 January 2004.

Pratap Rana's wives names were Vidya and Jeet, both of whom passed away in pre 1950s. His two films were named after his wives. In the two films, 'Vidya' and 'Jeet', the heroines, played by Suraiya were called 'Vidya' and 'Jeet' respectively.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Pratap A. Rana | bio- Biography". Bollywoodnazar.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  2. ↑ "Pratap A. Rana". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. ↑ "'I still regret saying no to Raj Kapoor for Satyam Shivam Sundaram'". Rediff.com. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. 1 2 shishir krishna sharma (2014-12-31). "Beete Hue Din: "Sansaar Hai Ik Nadiya" – (Sonik) Omi". Beetehuedin.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Jeet VCD (1949)". Induna.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  6. ↑ "Vidya VCD (1948)". Induna.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  7. ↑ Bollywood and its Other(s): Towards New Configurations. Books.google.co.in. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  8. ↑ "Buy JEET (1949) DVD online". Webmallindia.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  9. ↑ "Vidya (1948)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  10. ↑ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.


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