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FILM INDIA
January. 1946
Recruit S. H. Mufti of Hussan Manzil. Babu Mohalla, Sialkot Cantt. wants a chance as a character-actor.
phy is inclined to be a bit bard throughout. Sound recording is reasonably consistent. The music of the picture is not so attractive but the song compositions of Walli are quite good. The picture has fine dialogues, thanks to Agha Jani Kashmiri, who is fast becoming an intelligent writer. The technical direction of the picture is impressive. The story direction, however, leaves some scope for im provement. Some sequences seem to have been dealt in a sketchy manner by Sohrab. This may have been due to the footage restrictions. "Ek Din-Ka-Sultan" was a picture that should have been given extra footage. And yet, on the whole, Sohrab's work as a director is quite satisfactory, seeing the acting material he had in hand.
With the exception of A. Shah and Ghulam Mohamed, the other artistes do not seem to fit the characters properly. In the role of Kauser, Mehtab looks anything but young and marriageable. Nevertheless, she gives a good performance despite her agehandicap, which is too obvious in several shots throughout the picture. One finds it difficult to associate youthful romance with the dowager-like personalis of Mehtab. Wasti in the role of "Nizam" doesn't seem to have got out of bis Kardarish mannerisms which were so much in evidence in "Sharda". This fellow has gone fat now and look*
more like a weight-lifter than a glamour boy.
Sadiq Ali looks a poor "Humayun", slight and without dignity. His face has never acted so far and one did not expect it to express now. So he doesn't disappoint in the tiny role which he plays. Ghulam Mahomed fitted the role of Sher-e-Koh very well but he seems to have lost his old fire now-a-days.
The best work in the picture is given by A. Shah in the role of 'Azim', the water-carrier. He practically lives the role and succeeds in winning everyone's sympathy. From the rest Shanta Rin attracts as "Sambul". At places she steals the situations from Mehtab.
In short, "Ek Din-ka-Sultan" is certainly a picture worth seeing if not for any historical revelations, at least for some good entertainment.
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