Kurukshetra is a 1945 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rameshwar Sharma. Produced Under the banner of Unity Pictures it starred K. L. Saigal as Karna, P. V. Narasimha Bharathi as Krishna, Radharani, Nawab, Shanti, Biman Bannerji and Shamli and had music composed by Ganpatrao. The film was cited as an offbeat film of K. L. Saigal, directed by a relatively unknown director; it's stated to be a "forerunner" to later Art Cinema. It was also the on-screen debut for actor Ajit Khan.
Cast
K. L. Saigal as Karna
Nawab Kashmiri as Yudhisthira
P. V. Narasimha Bharathi as Krishna
D. Balasubramaniam as Duryodhanan
Kashmiri as Draupadi
Shamli as Padmavati
Udwadia as Bhanumati
Shanti as Kunti
Radharani
Ajit Khan
Reception
Soundtrack
The lyrics were written by Jameel Mazhari while the singers were Saigal, Radharani, Satya Choudhary and Kalyani Das.
The music director was Pandit Ganpat Rao who was a classical musician and had trained under Abdul Karim Khan; the only other film he composed music for was Bebus (1950) where he was co-credited with S. K. Pal. The lyrics were written by Jameel Mazhari while the singers were Saigal, Radharani, Satya Choudhary and Kalyani Das.