Basant Bahar (film)

Basant Bahar
Directed byRaja Nawathe
Written byRajinder Singh Bedi
Story byTa-Ra-Su
Based onHamsageethe by TaRaSu.
Produced byR. Chandra
StarringBharat Bhushan
Nimmi
CinematographyM. Rajaram
Edited byP. S. Khochikar
G. G. Mayekar
Music byShankar Jaikishan
Production
company
Shri Vishwa Bharati Films
Release date
  • 7 December 1956 (1956-12-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Basant Bahar (transl.Beautiful Spring), directed by Raja Nawathe, is a 1956 Indian film.

This musical had nine outstanding songs, with lyrics written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri; and music composition by Shankar–Jaikishan. The movie is an adaptation of the Kannada novel Hamsageethe by TaRaSu. Hamsa means swan and Geethe means song. It is believed that before a swan dies, it will sing without opening its mouth. That mutter of melody is believed to be unmatched since any scene of lyricism falls short of its reach.