---
title: 'Jeevan Naiya (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franz Osten'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'British Raj'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jeevan-naiya-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027817/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jeevan Naiya (1936)

1936 · 111 min · Drama · British Raj


## Synopsis

Jeevan Naiya is a 1936 Indian Hindi film directed by Franz Osten, and produced by Himanshu Rai for his studio Bombay Talkies. It is famous for being the screen debut of early superstar Ashok Kumar. The film is about the ostracism of dancing girls. The film was one of several successful Bombay Talkies collaborations between Franz Osten, Himashu Rai, screenwriters J. S. Kashyap and Niranjan Pal, and their leading lady of the time, Devika Rani.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franz Osten](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-osten)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Saraswati Devi](https://cinepixo.com/people/saraswati-devi)
- **Producer:** [Himanshu Rai](https://cinepixo.com/people/himanshu-rai)
- **Director of Photography:** [Josef Wirsching](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-wirsching)

## Cast

- [Devika Rani](https://cinepixo.com/people/devika-rani)
- [Ashok Kumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashok-kumar)

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