Khandaan (1942 film)
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| Directed by | Shaukat Hussain Rizvi |
| Written by | Imtiaz Ali Taj |
| Story by | Imtiaz Ali Taj |
| Produced by | Pancholi Pictures |
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| Edited by | M.A.Latif |
| Music by | Ghulam Haider |
Production company | P.H.P Lahore |
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Running time | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Country | British India |
| Language | Hindustani |
Khandaan (transl. Family), also spelled as Khan Daan, is a 1942 muslim social Bollywood film directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (in his directorial debut) and produced by D.M. Pancholi, starring Pran, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Mohammed and M. Ajmal.
It was written by author Imtiaz Ali Taj and made in Pancholi's Lahore studio. For the first time in British India, there was a lot of "ahead of film release" publicity for this film. As a result, this became a much-awaited film for the Indian public and became a hit film when released. Noor Jehan achieved an overnight stardom following the success of the film. The film also established the career of director Rizvi and music composer Haider.
Khandaan is among the few surviving films that hailed from the genre of Muslim social films and was produced in Lahore, British India.