Story, Synopsis, Trivia, Dialogues for Watan (1938)
Watan is a 1938 Indian Bollywood costume film released on 1938. The film is directed by Mehboob Khan, music composed by Anil Biswas.
Ostensibly a Central Asian war fantasy about a confilct between the Cossacks and the Tartars, Mehboobs film proposes a tale advocating nationsl independence. The Cossacks are oppressed by the despotic Russian king (Sidduqui) and his minister Jabir (Kayamali), who had Tartar blood in him. General Murad (Kumar) covertly sides with the opposition, gets arrested for treason and escapes. He meets the wild Gulnar (Sitara Devi) and gets her to spy as a maid of Princess Nigar (Bibbo). Nigar falls for Murad and Gulnar withdrawa form the scene for the sake of her nation. Eventually Nigar, at eh head of an army of women, helps defeat the villains. Check out this page for more updates on Watan.
Ostensibly a Central Asian war fantasy about a confilct between the Cossacks and the Tartars, Mehboobs film proposes a tale advocating nationsl independence. The Cossacks are oppressed by the despotic Russian king (Sidduqui) and his minister Jabir (Kayamali), who had Tartar blood in him. General Murad (Kumar) covertly sides with the opposition, gets arrested for treason and escapes. He meets the wild Gulnar (Sitara Devi) and gets her to spy as a maid of Princess Nigar (Bibbo). Nigar falls for Murad and Gulnar withdrawa form the scene for the sake of her nation. Eventually Nigar, at eh head of an army of women, helps defeat the villains. Check out this page for more updates on Watan.
