Film: Jago Hua Savera (Day Shall Dawn, 1958–1959)
- Event Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017
- Time: 7:00 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: Free Admission
The Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies welcomes everyone to the screening of a restored print of a landmark Pakistani film, based on Manik Bandopadhyay’s novel Padmanadir Majhi (Boatmen of the River Padma, 1936). Professor Iftikhar Dadi will introduce and discuss the film.
Jago Hua Savera (Day Shall Dawn)
Pakistan, 1958–1959
94 minutes, Urdu
Introduction and discussion with Professor Iftikhar Dadi, Cornell University
- Direction: Aaejay Kardar
- Songs and Dialogue: Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- Music: Timir Baran
- Honored at Festival de Cannes 2016
- Based on Manik Bandopadhyay's novel Padmanadir Majhi (The Boatmen of Padma).