Song of India (film)  Song of India is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Sabu, Gail Russell and Turhan Bey. Jungle adventure drama about a young man and his wild animal friends attempting to thwart a government-approved hunting expedition. Filming took place on 19 June 1948, after two weeks of second unit filming. Gail Russell was borrowed from Paramount.