Dost (1944 film)

Dost (दोस्त; Friend) is a 1944 Bollywood film produced under the banner Navin Pictures, directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.

Kanhaiyalal and Maya Banerjee play the lead with Agha, Himalaya Dasani, Husn Banu, Mirza Musharraf, Motilal, Noor Jehan, Ram Pyari, Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, Sherali and Varmala Kumthekar in the supporting cast. The film song lyrics were written by Shams Lakhnavi, with music composed by Sajjad Hussain.

Film's reception
This film ended up being ranked as number 21 on the list of (Top Earners 1940 – 1949) by the Box Office India.

Cast

 * Kanhaiyalal
 * Maya Banerjee
 * Agha
 * Himalaya Dasani
 * Husn Banu
 * Mirza Musharraf
 * Motilal
 * Noorjahan
 * Ram Pyari
 * Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
 * Sherali
 * Varmala Kumthekar

Soundtrack
Dost was the first film of Sajjad Hussain as an independent music director, and its soundtrack featured hit songs.