---
title: 'Patanga (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'H. S. Rawail'
released: '1949-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/patanga-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266839/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Patanga (1949)

1949 · Romance · India


## Synopsis

Patanga  is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film. It was the first film produced and distributed by Varma Films; and it was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1949. The film was directed by H. S. Rawail based on a story written by his wife Anjana Rawail. Rajendra Kumar, who would become one of the leading actors in Indian cinema, worked in Patanga as an assistant to director H.S. Rawail and also had a cameo in the film.
A duet sung against the backdrop of WW2, "Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon", picturised on actor Gope and Mohana Cabral became popular. The playback singers for the song were C. Ramchandra, who also composed the music for the film, and Shamshad Begum. The cast included Nigar Sultana, Shyam, Yakub, Gope, Purnima, Shyama, Randhir and Mohana.

## Credits

- **Director:** [H. S. Rawail](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-s-rawail)
- **Original Music Composer:** [C. Ramchandra](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-ramchandra)

## Cast

- [Nigar Sultana](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigar-sultana)

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