Tarana is a 1951 Hindi-language Drama Romance film written by Dwarka Khosla and D. N. Madhok. The movie is directed by Ram Daryani and produced by K. S. Daryani under the banner of Krishin Movietone. A young doctor returning home from abroad is stranded in a village as his plane develops trouble and crashes. He meets and falls in love with a beautiful local village girl, who happens to be the daughter of his blind host. The romance is not looked upon by the villagers, especially one particular villager who is courting her himself. He hatches a plot to drive the doctor out of the village and in the process defiles the girl's character. The lovers are separated and the doctor, due to a misleading event, believes his sweetheart to be dead and resigns himself to a dejected life and a loveless marriage. The girl, meanwhile, loses her father in a fire, and sets out in search of her separated lover. Written by Hrishi Dixit. Tarana features Dilip Kumar in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Madhubala, Shyama, Jeevan Omkar Nath Dhar, Gulab, M. Kumar and Dewaskar. The screenplay is written by K. S. Daryani. The music was composed by Anil Biswas. Cinematography was done by Kumar Jayant and editing by M. D. Malekar. It was released on 1st January 1951. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Krishin Movietone.