{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = State Express | image = State Express poster.jpg | caption = Poster | director = Vijay Bhatt | producer = Vijay Bhatt | writer = Sampatlal Srivastava <small>(dialogue)</small> | narrator = | starring = Jayant<br/>Sardar Akhtar<br/>Umakant<br/>Shirin | music = Lallubhai Nayak<br/>Pandit Anuj <small>(lyrics)</small> | cinematography = | editing = | studio = Prakash Pictures | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1938}} | runtime = 171 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi }}
'''''State Express''''' is a 1938 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Vijay Bhatt for his production company Prakash Pictures.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen |author3=Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA279|access-date=11 January 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=279–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/state-express-movie/733|title=State Express (1938)|publisher=Gomolo.com|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref> The film's music was composed by Lallubhai Nayak and the dialogues were written by Sampatlal Srivastava. Zakaria Khan, named Jayant by Vijay Bhatt, and who was to become a famous character artist, started his career as a leading man in several of Bhatt's earlier films from ''Bombay Mail'' (1935) to ''Bijli'' (1939), including ''State Express''<ref name=Tehelka>{{cite web|last1=Ausaja|first1=S. M. M.|title=Romancing The Reel|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ws010308Romancing.asp|website=archive.tehelka.com|publisher=Anant Media Pvt. Ltd.|access-date=11 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204132116/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ws010308Romancing.asp|archive-date=4 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film starred Jayant, Sardar Akhtar, Umakant, Lallubhai Nayak, Shirin and Ismail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film332431.htm|title=State Express|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref>
''State Express'' involved a masked heroine (Sardar Akhtar) who performed several stunts, a young prince (Jayant), and his scheming uncle. The film had the basic ‘stunt’ film features, masked characters, a gorilla, two dogs Tommy and Tiger (given poster credit) and crashing trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osianama.com/cine-ssb-1109345|title=Song Synopsis Booklet- State Express|publisher=Osianama.com|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref>
==Cast== * Jayant * Sardar Akhtar * Umakant * Shirin * Zaverbhai * M. Zahur * Lallubhai Nayak * Ismail * Jehangir * Chhotejaan * Vithaldass * Athavale *
==Review And Box office== ''State Express'' is cited by Rajadhyaksha and Willemen as a "successful film" doing well at the box-office. The main draw of the film was a "performing gorilla" and Sardar Akhtar's songs and performance. The film was one of the "best stunt films" from Bhatt, who normally made mythologicals.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014"/>
==Soundtrack== The music was composed by Lallubhai Nayak, with the lyricist being Pandit Anuj. The singers were Sardar Akhtar, Jayant, Lallubhai Nayak and Rajkumari.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/song/nr767278|title=Songs-State Express (1938)|publisher=Muvyz, Inc|access-date=11 January 2015}}</ref>
===Song list=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! # !! Title !! Singer |- | 1 | "Aao Aao Aao Hey Prem Pujari Aao" | Sardar Akhtar |- | 2 | "Bane Na Prem Ka Deewana" | Sardar Akhtar |- | 3 | "Bana LeApni Bigadi Baat" | Rajkumari |- | 4 | "Baar Baar Man Ko Samjhaun" | Sardar Akhtar |- | 5 | "Sabse Shreshth Naari Sansar Hai Pujari" | Jayant, Lallubhai Nayak, Sardar Akhtar |- | 6 | "Panchhi Ban Ke Ud Jaaun" | Sardar Akhtar |- | 7 | "Us But Ki Talaash Mein Main Jaun Kahan Kahan" | Sardar Akhtar |}
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Category:1938 films Category:1938 Hindi-language films Category:Indian action films Category:Indian black-and-white films Category:Films directed by Vijay Bhatt Category:1930s action films Category:Hindi-language action films