Dhoop Chhaon
1935 · 124 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama
A remake of the Bengali film Bhagya Chakra, it was the first Hindi film to use playback singing. It was director Nitin Bose who came up with the idea of playback singing.
Directed by Nitin Bose
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Krishna Chandra Dey Surdas - B Biswanath Bhaduri Shyamlal
- V Vikram Kapoor Hiralal
- T Trilok Kapoor Satyavan
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Pahadi Sanyal
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