Tansen is a village singer whose gift is already the stuff of legend, and his love for Tani, a girl whose own voice matches his, gives the film its tender heart. When word of his genius reaches Emperor Akbar, Tansen is summoned to the Mughal court, where jealous rivals challenge him to sing the Deepak raga, said to set fire to anything around the singer, and only a raga of rain can save him. Jayant Desai's musical biography is one of the great showcases for K. L. Saigal, the first superstar of Hindi film song, and Khursheed matches him in a celebrated pairing. Khemchand Prakash's score was a major hit, with songs such as "Diya Jalao" and "More Baalapan Ke Saathi" still treasured as classics of 1940s film music.
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