Godaan (?????) The Gift of a Cow is a Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand. It was first published in 1936 and is considered one of the greatest Hindustani novels of modern Indian literature. Themed around the socio economic deprivation as well as the exploitation of the village poor, the novel was the last complete novel of Premchand.[1] It was translated into English in 1957 by Jai Ratan and P. Lal translation a 1968 translation by Gordon C. Roadarmel is now considered "a classic in itself". Godaan was made into a Hindi film in 1963, starring Rajkumar, Mehmood and Shashikala. Director: Trilok Jetley Writer: Munshi Premchand (story) Stars: Raaj Kumar, Shashikala, Mehmood