Sajani (1940 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Sajani

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| director = Sarvottam Badami

| producer = Sudama Productions

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| starring = {{ubl|Prithviraj Kapoor|Snehlata Pradhan|Sabita Devi|Noor Jehan|Dixit}}

| music = Gyan Dutt

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| studio = Sudama Productions

| released = {{Film date|1940}}

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| country = India

| language = Hindi

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Sajani is a 1940 Hindi social film directed by Sarvottam Badami for Sudama Productions.{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/sajani-movie/896|title=Sajani 1940|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=4 October 2014}} Scripted by Zia Sarhadi,{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Hero Vol.1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT131|accessdate=4 October 2014|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9|pages=131–}} the film had music by Gyan Dutt and starred Prithviraj Kapoor, Sabita Devi, Snehprabha Pradhan, Noor Jehan, Dixit, and Ghory.{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film303014.htm|title=Sajani 1940|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=4 October 2014}} Badami left Sagar Movietone where he had made satirical comedies to join his "mentor" Ambalal Patel at Sudama Productions to make "socially relevant film(s)", where Sajani was one of the first.{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA1994-IA113|accessdate=4 October 2014|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=1–}}{{cite book|author=Sanjit Narwekar|title=Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbSbAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT66|accessdate=4 October 2014|date=12 December 2012|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-81-291-2625-2|pages=66–}} Snehprabha Pradhan acted in several films produced by Chimanbhai Desai in 1940, including Sajani.