Sagina (film)

Sagina is a 1974 Hindi film, produced by J. K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Aparna Sen, Om Prakash. It was a remake of 1970 Bengali movie Sagina Mahato directed by Tapan Sinha with the same lead pair in the cast. This version was a commercial failure, and Dilip Kumar's first consecutive failure in almost three decades since 1945. His last film Dastaan (1972) was also a commercial failure.

Plot
Sagina is a factory laborer, and an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the tea gardens of North-Eastern India.

Cast

 * Dilip Kumar as Sagina Mahato
 * Saira Banu as Lalita
 * Aparna Sen as Vishakha
 * Om Prakash as Guru
 * Kader Khan as Anupam Dutt
 * K. N. Singh as Factory Owner

Soundtrack
The film has music by S. D. Burman and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. This movie marked the first and only time Kishore Kumar sang for Dilip Kumar. "Chote Chote Sapne Hamar" was reused from the Bengali film, Sagina Mahato, with music by Anup Ghoshal.

Awards and legacy
The film won the 1974 Filmfare Best Art Direction Award for Sudhendu Roy. In the 1975 film Chupke Chupke a billboard featuring the poster can briefly be seen.