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    Basant (film)

    1942 film

    Basant (transl. Spring) is a 1942 pre-partition Indian romantic musical film directed by Amiya Chakrabarty, produced by Bombay Talkies and starring Mumtaz Shanti and Madhubala along with Ulhas.

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    • It revolves around Uma (Shanti), who is left to dance on stage for money when her husband (Ulhas) abandons her.

    Basant marked the Hindi film debut of Shanti, who was already a celebrated star in Punjabi film industry.[2] However, the film is largely remembered as the first screen appearance of Madhubala, who played an uncredited role of daughter to Shanti and later became a leading star in the 1950s and early 1960s.[3]

    The film was theatrically released on 29 July 1942 and was praised by critics for the performances of actors, music and direction.

    It was the highest-grossing Indian film at the time of its release and the highest-grossing Indian film of 1942.[4] The film had a 76-week run in the theatres.[5] As