Ali_Baba_(1940_film)
Ali Baba (1940 film)
1940 film
Alibaba is a 1940 Urdu/Hindi fantasy film directed by Mehboob Khan for Sagar Movietone.[1] The music was directed by Anil Biswas, with lyrics by Safdar Aah.[2] The film was a bilingual, made in Punjabi language as Alibaba at the same time.[3] It starred Surendra, Sardar Akhtar, Ghulam Mohammed and Wahidan Bai.[4]
In this Arabian Nights fantasy Alibaba, Surendra played the title role[5] and also appeared in the role of Alibaba's son. Sardar Akhtar, who went on to marry Mehboob Khan, was not a well-known actress at the time. She was given the starring role while Wahidan Bai, mother of the actress Nimmi played the second female lead.[6]