O Mother Ganga I Will Offer You a Yellow Cloth (1962)
January 1, 1962Release Date
O Mother Ganga I Will Offer You a Yellow Cloth (1962)
January 1, 1962Release Date
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1962
Original NameGanga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
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Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo (Bhojpuri: गंगा मैया तोहें पियरी चढ़ैबो, lit. 'Mother Ganges, I Will Offer You a Yellow Sari') is a Bhojpuri film released in 1963 directed by Kundan Kumar. It was the first-ever Bhojpuri film, and starred Kumkum, Ashim Kumar and Nazir Hussain. It had music by Chitragupta, lyrics by Shailendra and songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi.
Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo was released on 22 February 1963 at Veena Cinema, Patna. The film was directed by Kundan Kumar and produced by Bishwanath Prasad Shahabadi on behest of the first president of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, with initial budget of Rs.150,000 eventually ending up at approximately 500,000. It was shown to Desh Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad at a special screening organized at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna before its release.The theme is based on widow remarriage.