1.Achhut Kanya
Achhut Kannya (English: Untouchable Maiden) is a 1936 Indian Hindi-Urdu film. Among the early super-hits in the Bombay film industry, the film deals with the social position of Dalit girls and is considered a reformist period-piece. The film was one of several successful Bombay Talkies collaborations between Franz Osten, Niranjan Pal, Himanshu Rai, and their leading lady, Devika Rani. Music is by Saraswati Devi and lyrics by J.S. Kashyap. The movie stars Ashok Kumar (cast after the original hero Najmul Hasan, had eloped with the producer's wife and leading lady) and Devika Rani (the producer's wife who decided to come back) in the lead roles.
Pratap (Ashok Kumar) and Kasturi (Devika Rani) are childhood friends, deeply in love with each other. Unfortunately, Pratap is a Brahmin and Kasturi an untouchable (achhut). Social mores of the time (the movie is set in the distant past, probably before 1900) preclude any possibility of the two ever uniting. Pratap gets married to Meera (Manorama), while Kasturi marries Manu (Anwar). Both of them are unable to forget their first love, but try hard to make their respective marriages work. Unfortunately, the situation gets compounded by the fact that Manu has a first wife, Kajri, with whom he is estranged due to excessive interference from his in-laws. The hitherto smug Kajri suddenly feels threatened by the arrival of a new woman in her husband's life. Meera is resigned to destiny until Kajri poisons her mind. The two of them hatch a diabolical conspiracy to discredit Kasturi in the eyes of Manu. They take Kasturi along to a mela in the neighbouring village, and then abandon her there. All alone in the unknown place, Kasturi has no choice but to hitch a ride with Pratap, who has a food stall there. Meera and Kajari then tell Manu that Kasturi is with Pratap. The enraged Manu attacks Pratap when they arrive at the railroad crossing where he is working as the attendant. There ensues a fisticuffs between the two, even as a train rushes towards them. Desperate to save them, Kasturi rushes towards the train imploring the driver to stop and in the process gets herself killed. That act of selflessness makes her a martyr in the eyes of the villagers, despite her lowly origins.
Cast
Devika Rani as Kasturi,Ashok Kumar as Pratap, Monorama as Meera,
Mannu ... Anwar,Kajari ... Pramila,Kamta Prasad ... Dukhia,Kusum Kumari ... Kalyani
P.F. Pithawala ... Mohan,Kishori Lal ... Babulal Vaid,N.M.Joshi ... inspector of Police
Ishrat ... Sukhlal,khosla ... Patient,Mumtaz Ali ... Principal Dancer
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), born Kumudlal Ganguly was also fondly called Dadamoni, Altogether, he starred in over 275 films. In the mid 1930s, he started off as a laboratory assistant in Bombay Talkies, one of the biggest film studios of that era. Kumudlal Ganguly was happy working as a laboratory assistant, when his acting career started purely by accident. Shooting was already underway of the Bombay Talkies production Jeevan Naiya in 1936, when the male lead Najmul Hassan eloped with his co star Devika Rani, who also happened to be the wife of studio head Himanshu Rai. Rani subsequently returned to her husband who, out of spite, dismissed Hassan and called upon Kumudlal Ganguly to replace him. Ganguly was given the screen name Ashok Kumar. His subsequent venture with Devika Rani in Achhut Kanya the same year was one of the early blockbusters of Hindi cinema. The runaway success of Achhut Kanya cemented Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani as the most popular on-screen couple of that era.The two did a string of films thereafter, including Janmabhoomi (1936) Izzat (1937), Savitri (1937), Vachan (1938) and Nirmala(1938).Then he was paired with Leela Chitnis, another actress who was senior to him in age as well as stature. Back to back successes with Kangan (1939), Bandhan (1940) and Azad (1940) saw Ashok Kumar emerge as a popular actor in his own right. The success of Jhoola (1941) established him as one of the most bankable actors of the era. Gyan Mukherjee directed 1943 movie Kismet, featuring Ashok Kumar as the first anti-hero in Indian Cinema, smashed all existing box office records, becoming the first Hindi movie to gross 1 crore at the box office. The success of Kismet made Ashok Kumar the first superstar of Indian cinema. Post Kismet, Ashok Kumar delivered a succession of box office successes with movies like Chal Chal Re Naujawan (1944), Shikari (1946), Sajan (1947), Mahal (1949), Sangram (1950) and Samadhi (1950). Ashok Kumar appeared in several movies opposite Meena Kumari and Nalini Jaywant in the 1950s. As producer with Bombay Talkies, Ashok Kumar gave Dev Anand his first break in Ziddi (1948), which also established Pran as one of the leading villains of the era. The 1949 film Mahal, starring Ashok Kumar and made under his watch at Bombay Talkies launched the career of Madhubala, one of the leading actresses of the 1950s. Ashok Kumar gave B.R. Chopra (then a film critic and unsuccessful filmmaker) his first break as director with the 1951 film Afsana. Ashok Kumar also played mentor to Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Shakti Samanta who went on to become great directors of Hindi cinema.
He was honoured in 1988 with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest national award for cinema artists, by the Government of India and also received the Padma Bhushan in 1999 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Devika Rani
2.Amar Jyoti
Amar Jyoti (Eternal Flame) is a 1936 Hindi social, action adventure, drama film directed by V. Shantaram.Produced by Prabhat Film Company and cited as a "noteworthy" film along with Shantaram's earlier Amrit Manthan (1934),the film had actress Durga Khote performing one of her most "memorable" roles. K. Narayan Kale wrote the story with dialogues by Narottam Vyas. The music was composed by Master Krishnarao. The director of photography was V. Avadhoot, and the cast included Durga Khote, Chandra Mohan, Shanta Apte, Nandrekar, Vasanti and Narayan Kale.
The film was about a "rebellious female pirate". The story's social relevance in the form of a costume action adventure involved a queen who becomes a pirate when she faces extreme "patriarchal laws" and is denied custody of her son. Saudamini (Durga Khote) is denied custody of her son by the Queen (Karuna Devi) and the tyrannical Minister of Justice Durjaya (Chandra Mohan) after she separates from her husband. Durjaya tells her that a woman is the slave of her husband and essentially has no rights. This enrages Saudamini and she vows vengeance and becomes a pirate. She and her pirates capture a ship which is supposed to be carrying the princess Nandini (Shanta Apte). However, she finds her old enemy Durjaya and takes him prisoner cutting off one of his legs. Nandini has been hiding in chest, and when she comes out of it, the imprisoned Durjaya sees her. He falls in love with her and offers her his food. Nandini however falls in love with a young shepherd boy Sudhir (Nandrekar). When she meets Saudamini and her helper Rekha (Vasanti) she joins them as a pirate and tells Sudhir off. Durjaya escapes with the help of Sudhir and arrives to arrest Saudamini. Saudamini is captured, but the others, along with Nandini and Rekha, escape. It is finally revealed that Sudhir is Saudamini's long-lost son. Nandini and Sudhir marry and Rekha carries forward Saudamini's legacy.
Cast
Durga Khote as Saudamini
Chandra Mohan as Durjaya, Minister of Justice
Shanta Apte as Princess Nandini
Vasanti as Rekha
Aruna Devi as the Queen
Keshav Narayan Kale as Shekhar
B. Nandrekar as Sudhir
Vasant Desai
Review And Box-office
The film has been cited as a "great film",an "outstanding film", an "adventure classic" and the first Indian film screened at the Venice Film Festival.
The film became a big success at the box-office with three main reasons cited for this achievement. The first was Durga Khote as the pirate Saudamini leaving an impact on the audiences, where she excelled in her role. The second reason for the success of the film is attributed to the special effects. The third was the music and the songs.
Soundtrack
The film's music director was Krishnarao Phulambrikar, who is stated as setting up the "Maharashtra School of Hindi Film Music". The composer employed the one-hundred-year tradition of "Maharashtra Natak Sangeet" blending it with Hindustani music in the form of "duets, ghazal and marching songs". One of the noteworthy song was "Suno Suno Ban Ke Praani" sung by Shanta Apte, where her voice was commended for its naturalness. The other was "Aaj Humen Ban Behad Bhata" a duet by Shanta Apte and Nandrekar, both of which still "remain favourites among old numbers". The title song is cited as Shantaram’s "classic number".
3.Deccan Queen
Deccan Queen is a 1936 Urdu/Hindi action adventure film directed by Mehboob Khan. It was the first "stunt" film from Sagar Movietone and the first film for actor Surendra who was credited as "Surendra Nath B.A., L.L.B.". The film helped launch him as a singing star. This was the only action film directed by Mehboob Khan as he later shifted to films with social and political slant. This was Mehboob Khan's second directorial venture after Al Hilal (1935). He asked Zia Sarhadi then an unknown small-time actor, to write the screenplay, dialogue and songs for Deccan Queen. The music direction was by Pransukh Nayak along with Ashok Ghosh. The cinematographer was Faredoon Irani. The film starred Surendra, Aruna Devi, Ramchandra Pal and Kayam Ali.
The film centre's around Aruna Devi in a double-role, one as the dreaded Deccan Queen out for revenge against treacherous men, and the other as a sober typist in love with the police inspector (Surendra) who is planning to nab Deccan Queen. The eponymous Deccan Queen was used for the heroine to show her swiftness in eluding the police.
When Lala Niranjanmal dies, his two children, daughter Aruna (Aruna Devi) and son are cheated out of their inheritance by the fraudulent trustees. They incriminate Aruna in a crime for which she has to go to jail while her brother drifts away penniless and out of his mind. On release from jail, Aruna has vengeance on her mind and she becomes the fearful Deccan Queen. The police are quickly after her and police Inspector Suresh (Surendra) is put in charge to apprehend her. Vrinda (Aruna Devi) works for an Insurance company and meets Suresh. They both fall in love. It is soon realised that Vrinda and Deccan Queen resemble each other. Deccan Queen takes advantage of this. After several action scenes and the kidnapping of Vrinda by Aruna, things are sorted out when Suresh helps the Deccan Queen reveal the dishonest Trustees.
Cast
Surendra as Inspector Suresh
Aruna Devi as Aruna a.k.a. Deccan Queen and as the twin sister Vrinda
Ramchandra Pal
Pande
Pesi Patel
M. A. Mani
Kayam Ali
Bhudo Advani
Mehdi Raza
Gulzar
Kamala
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by Pransukh Naik and its lyricist was Zia Sarhadi. The singers were Surendra, Aruna Devi and Ramchandra Pal. The song "Birha Ki Aag Lagi More Man Mein" sung by Surendra started him on his way to stardom as a singing star and be called the "(K. L.) Saigal of Bombay".
4.Do Diwane (Two Rogues)
Do Diwane also known as Be Kharab Jaan, is a 1936 Hindi comedy film directed by Chimanlal Luhar based on K. M. Munshi's famous play Be Kharab Jaan. The film was produced by Sagar Movietone and had music composed by Pransukh Nayak with cinematography by Keki Mistry. The cast included Shobhana Samarth, Motilal, Yakub, Aruna Devi, Rama Devi, Kamalabai, Kayam Ali, Pande and Pesi Patel.
Based on the famous Gujarati language writer K.M. Munshi’s "acclaimed comedy", the film dealt with the traditional values of the older generation in conflict with the western values adopted by the youngsters.
Motilal in the role of a doctor, wants to join the revolutionaries along with his girlfriend played by Shobhana Samarth. Both are opposed by their parents. The parents find it difficult to come to terms with what they consider as 'western influences' on their children in clothes and thinking. Several humorous situations arise in the process with everything finally ending to the satisfaction of both generations.
Cast
Shobhana Samarth,Motilal,Yakub,Rama Devi,Aruna Devi,Kamala Devi,Kayam Ali,Pande,Temuras
Pesi Patel,Mehndi Raza,Kantilal Nayak
Shobhana Samarth and Motilal
Shobhana Samarth started her career after marriage with Nigah-e-Nafrat (1935), but Do Diwane was the first film to have the popular pair of Shobhana Samarth and Motilal starring together and it was cited as one of her best films. She came into prominence with her roles in two of Sagar Movietone films, Do Diwane and Kokila (1937) both with Motilal.
Music
The music was composed by Pransukh M. Naik with lyrics written by Raghunath Brahmbhatt. The singers were Motilal, Shobhana Samarth and Kamala Devi.
5.Grama Kanya (Village Girl)
Grama Kanya is a 1936 Hindi melodrama film directed by Sarvottam Badami.The film produced by Sagar Movietone had cinematography by Faredoon Irani, story by Jayant Shyam and dialogue by Waqif. The music was composed by the renowned bhajan singer Shankarrao Khatu.The cast included Surendra, Sabita Devi, Yakub, Aruna, Kayam Ali, and Gulzar.
The story is about a young man, Kumar (Surendra), who loves a girl, Vilas (Aruna), but has to marry another Bansari (Sabita Devi), due to family obligations. The film follows the complications that arise out of the situation.
Kumar (Surendra ) comes to the city from his village to study in college. His father has been sanctioned a loan from the rich Dinanath (Kayam Ali) to enable Kumar to study. Dinanath gives the loan on the basis of Kumar getting married to his daughter Bansari (Sabita Devi). Kumar is in love with another girl Vilas (Aruna), and wants to marry her. Parental obligations and duty make him forgo Vilas who is pregnant and get married to Bansari. The story continues with the accidental killing of his father by Kumar, and Vilas' narrative from thereon.
Cast
Sabita Devi as Bansari,Surendra as Kumar,Yakub as Vinod,Aruna as Vilas,Kayam Ali as Dinanath,
Gulzar,Sankatha Prasad,Baby Indira,Pande,Jamu Patel
6.Janmabhoomi
Janmabhoomi (English: Land of Birth) is a 1936 Hindi film directed by Franz Osten starring Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar in the lead roles. Music of the film was by Saraswati Devi, who had worked extensively with Bombay Talkies.
Protima Devi (Devika Rani) is in love with Dr. Ajoy Kumar Ghosh (Ashok Kumar), whom she has already accepted as her husband (even though they are not married yet). Ajoy is living in a village, where he is the only doctor. Inspired by the death of a friend, Ajoy decides to devote his life to serving his native village (a metaphor for serving the country). Dedicated to the cause, Ajoy decides to renounce all worldly pleasures, including his love. Protima gets a rude shock when Ajoy writes to her urging her to forget him. Determined not to give up easily, she sets off to the village, where she discovers that Ajoy is out to improve the lives of the villagers. Ajoy attempts at enlightening the villagers against blind faith and achieving unity by breaking down caste barriers brings him in direct conflict with the old order, represented by the hedonistic zamindar, his assistant Sanatan (P.F. Pithawala), the village priest, and the village moneylender. Together, the four band together to discredit Ajoy in the eyes of the villager. After several failed attempts, the wily Sanatan dreams up a diabolical conspiracy to get rid of the vacillating Zamindar and replace him with his drunkard, hedonistic nephew (Mumtaz Ali), who will prove more pliable. The Zamindar is poisoned under circumstances that point to Dr. Ajoy's involvement, resulting in his imprisonment. The doctor's report establishes that the Zamindar died due to arsenic poisoning. Further investigation reveals that Sanatan had purchased arsenic from a chemist shop in a nearby town. Suspicion automatically turns to Sanatan, who is apprehended. Under interrogation he confesses to his crime. Ajoy is released with his name and reputation intact, free to carry on with his reforming ways.
Released during the Indian independence movement, Janmabhoomi was the first patriotic movie in the history of Hindi cinema. It was also the first ever Hindi movie to have an explicitly nationalistic song: "Jai Jai Janani Janmabhoomi" (Hail the land of our birth), written by Jamuna Swarup Cassyap. The song was an extremely popular song in its era. A tune from the film was utilized by B.B.C. as a signature tune for its "Indian News Service".
7.Jeevan Lata
Jeevan Lata (The Creeper of Life) is a 1936 Hindi social drama film directed by Sarvottam Badami. The film was produced by Sagar Movietone and had music by Pransukh M. Nayak. Sabita Devi and Motilal paired in several films right from Motilal's first Shaher Ka Jadoo (1934), with Badami using the pair for many of the films he directed for Sagar Movietone. This was Motilal’s fourth film.The film starred Sabita Devi, Motilal, Gulzar, Sankatha Prasad, Bhudo Advani and Mehdi Raza.
Motilal
Sant Tukaram is revered as a great Indian film. It was the first Indian film to receive international recognition. It was adjudged one of the three best films of the world at the Venice Film Festival and was showcased in other international film festivals. It was a runaway success and broke the box office records by being the first Indian film to run in a single theatre for more than a year. It was Prabhat's and Pagnis's most famous film and became the archetype for devotional film.
9.Sarla
Sarla is a 1936 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Premankur Atorthy.The film was produced by Imperial Film Company. The director of photography was Rustam Irani with music by H. C. Bali. It starred Rattan Bai, Kumar, Hafisji, Pramila, Anant Marathe and Ahindra Choudhury.
10.Manzil
Manzil is a 1936 Hindi film from New Theatres. A bilingual made in Hindi and Bengali (Grihadah), it was directed by P.C. Barua from a story by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. The dialogues and lyrics were by Arzu Lucknowi and music composed by R. C. Boral and Pankaj Mullick. The cast included Prithviraj Kapoor, Jamuna, Pahari Sanyal, Molina Devi, K. C. Dey and Boken Chatto. The story, a love triangle, revolves around two friends Mahim and Suresh and the girl they both love, Achala.
Mahim and Suresh are childhood friends, both in love with Achala. Suresh is rich but adheres to conventional values while Mahim is from a poor family but well-educated. Achala has been given a liberal Brahmo Samaj upbringing. Though fond of both friends, she chooses to marry Mahim and they shift to a village. Achala gradually becomes dissatisfied. Their house burns down and Mahim falls ill. Suresh arrives to nurse Mahim back to health and goes with them to a health resort for Mahim to recover. Achala is attracted to Suresh and they both elope. She later returns to Mahim who forgives her.
Cast
Jamuna, Prithviraj Kapoor, Pahari Sanyal, Molina, Sitara Devi, K. C. Dey, Nemo, Shore, Bikram Kapoor, Boken Chattoi
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Achhut Kannya (English: Untouchable Maiden) is a 1936 Indian Hindi-Urdu film. Among the early super-hits in the Bombay film industry, the film deals with the social position of Dalit girls and is considered a reformist period-piece. The film was one of several successful Bombay Talkies collaborations between Franz Osten, Niranjan Pal, Himanshu Rai, and their leading lady, Devika Rani. Music is by Saraswati Devi and lyrics by J.S. Kashyap. The movie stars Ashok Kumar (cast after the original hero Najmul Hasan, had eloped with the producer's wife and leading lady) and Devika Rani (the producer's wife who decided to come back) in the lead roles.
Pratap (Ashok Kumar) and Kasturi (Devika Rani) are childhood friends, deeply in love with each other. Unfortunately, Pratap is a Brahmin and Kasturi an untouchable (achhut). Social mores of the time (the movie is set in the distant past, probably before 1900) preclude any possibility of the two ever uniting. Pratap gets married to Meera (Manorama), while Kasturi marries Manu (Anwar). Both of them are unable to forget their first love, but try hard to make their respective marriages work. Unfortunately, the situation gets compounded by the fact that Manu has a first wife, Kajri, with whom he is estranged due to excessive interference from his in-laws. The hitherto smug Kajri suddenly feels threatened by the arrival of a new woman in her husband's life. Meera is resigned to destiny until Kajri poisons her mind. The two of them hatch a diabolical conspiracy to discredit Kasturi in the eyes of Manu. They take Kasturi along to a mela in the neighbouring village, and then abandon her there. All alone in the unknown place, Kasturi has no choice but to hitch a ride with Pratap, who has a food stall there. Meera and Kajari then tell Manu that Kasturi is with Pratap. The enraged Manu attacks Pratap when they arrive at the railroad crossing where he is working as the attendant. There ensues a fisticuffs between the two, even as a train rushes towards them. Desperate to save them, Kasturi rushes towards the train imploring the driver to stop and in the process gets herself killed. That act of selflessness makes her a martyr in the eyes of the villagers, despite her lowly origins.
Cast
Devika Rani as Kasturi,Ashok Kumar as Pratap, Monorama as Meera,
Mannu ... Anwar,Kajari ... Pramila,Kamta Prasad ... Dukhia,Kusum Kumari ... Kalyani
P.F. Pithawala ... Mohan,Kishori Lal ... Babulal Vaid,N.M.Joshi ... inspector of Police
Ishrat ... Sukhlal,khosla ... Patient,Mumtaz Ali ... Principal Dancer
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), born Kumudlal Ganguly was also fondly called Dadamoni, Altogether, he starred in over 275 films. In the mid 1930s, he started off as a laboratory assistant in Bombay Talkies, one of the biggest film studios of that era. Kumudlal Ganguly was happy working as a laboratory assistant, when his acting career started purely by accident. Shooting was already underway of the Bombay Talkies production Jeevan Naiya in 1936, when the male lead Najmul Hassan eloped with his co star Devika Rani, who also happened to be the wife of studio head Himanshu Rai. Rani subsequently returned to her husband who, out of spite, dismissed Hassan and called upon Kumudlal Ganguly to replace him. Ganguly was given the screen name Ashok Kumar. His subsequent venture with Devika Rani in Achhut Kanya the same year was one of the early blockbusters of Hindi cinema. The runaway success of Achhut Kanya cemented Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani as the most popular on-screen couple of that era.The two did a string of films thereafter, including Janmabhoomi (1936) Izzat (1937), Savitri (1937), Vachan (1938) and Nirmala(1938).Then he was paired with Leela Chitnis, another actress who was senior to him in age as well as stature. Back to back successes with Kangan (1939), Bandhan (1940) and Azad (1940) saw Ashok Kumar emerge as a popular actor in his own right. The success of Jhoola (1941) established him as one of the most bankable actors of the era. Gyan Mukherjee directed 1943 movie Kismet, featuring Ashok Kumar as the first anti-hero in Indian Cinema, smashed all existing box office records, becoming the first Hindi movie to gross 1 crore at the box office. The success of Kismet made Ashok Kumar the first superstar of Indian cinema. Post Kismet, Ashok Kumar delivered a succession of box office successes with movies like Chal Chal Re Naujawan (1944), Shikari (1946), Sajan (1947), Mahal (1949), Sangram (1950) and Samadhi (1950). Ashok Kumar appeared in several movies opposite Meena Kumari and Nalini Jaywant in the 1950s. As producer with Bombay Talkies, Ashok Kumar gave Dev Anand his first break in Ziddi (1948), which also established Pran as one of the leading villains of the era. The 1949 film Mahal, starring Ashok Kumar and made under his watch at Bombay Talkies launched the career of Madhubala, one of the leading actresses of the 1950s. Ashok Kumar gave B.R. Chopra (then a film critic and unsuccessful filmmaker) his first break as director with the 1951 film Afsana. Ashok Kumar also played mentor to Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Shakti Samanta who went on to become great directors of Hindi cinema.
He was honoured in 1988 with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest national award for cinema artists, by the Government of India and also received the Padma Bhushan in 1999 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Devika Rani
Devika Rani was called the first lady of Indian cinema. In the 1930s, Bombay Talkies produced several women-centric films with Devika Rani playing the lead role in all of them. In majority of the films produced by the studio, she was paired opposite Ashok Kumar. Some of her notable films are Karma (1933), Jawani Ki Hawa (1935), Achhoot Kanya (1936), Prem Kahani (1937), Nirmala (1938), and Durga (1939) Anjaan (1941) Hamari Baat (1943). In 1958, the Government of India honored Devika Rani with a Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour. She became the first ever recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the country's highest award for films, when it was instituted in 1969.
Amar Jyoti (Eternal Flame) is a 1936 Hindi social, action adventure, drama film directed by V. Shantaram.Produced by Prabhat Film Company and cited as a "noteworthy" film along with Shantaram's earlier Amrit Manthan (1934),the film had actress Durga Khote performing one of her most "memorable" roles. K. Narayan Kale wrote the story with dialogues by Narottam Vyas. The music was composed by Master Krishnarao. The director of photography was V. Avadhoot, and the cast included Durga Khote, Chandra Mohan, Shanta Apte, Nandrekar, Vasanti and Narayan Kale.
The film was about a "rebellious female pirate". The story's social relevance in the form of a costume action adventure involved a queen who becomes a pirate when she faces extreme "patriarchal laws" and is denied custody of her son. Saudamini (Durga Khote) is denied custody of her son by the Queen (Karuna Devi) and the tyrannical Minister of Justice Durjaya (Chandra Mohan) after she separates from her husband. Durjaya tells her that a woman is the slave of her husband and essentially has no rights. This enrages Saudamini and she vows vengeance and becomes a pirate. She and her pirates capture a ship which is supposed to be carrying the princess Nandini (Shanta Apte). However, she finds her old enemy Durjaya and takes him prisoner cutting off one of his legs. Nandini has been hiding in chest, and when she comes out of it, the imprisoned Durjaya sees her. He falls in love with her and offers her his food. Nandini however falls in love with a young shepherd boy Sudhir (Nandrekar). When she meets Saudamini and her helper Rekha (Vasanti) she joins them as a pirate and tells Sudhir off. Durjaya escapes with the help of Sudhir and arrives to arrest Saudamini. Saudamini is captured, but the others, along with Nandini and Rekha, escape. It is finally revealed that Sudhir is Saudamini's long-lost son. Nandini and Sudhir marry and Rekha carries forward Saudamini's legacy.
Cast
Durga Khote as Saudamini
Chandra Mohan as Durjaya, Minister of Justice
Shanta Apte as Princess Nandini
Vasanti as Rekha
Aruna Devi as the Queen
Keshav Narayan Kale as Shekhar
B. Nandrekar as Sudhir
Vasant Desai
Review And Box-office
The film has been cited as a "great film",an "outstanding film", an "adventure classic" and the first Indian film screened at the Venice Film Festival.
The film became a big success at the box-office with three main reasons cited for this achievement. The first was Durga Khote as the pirate Saudamini leaving an impact on the audiences, where she excelled in her role. The second reason for the success of the film is attributed to the special effects. The third was the music and the songs.
Soundtrack
The film's music director was Krishnarao Phulambrikar, who is stated as setting up the "Maharashtra School of Hindi Film Music". The composer employed the one-hundred-year tradition of "Maharashtra Natak Sangeet" blending it with Hindustani music in the form of "duets, ghazal and marching songs". One of the noteworthy song was "Suno Suno Ban Ke Praani" sung by Shanta Apte, where her voice was commended for its naturalness. The other was "Aaj Humen Ban Behad Bhata" a duet by Shanta Apte and Nandrekar, both of which still "remain favourites among old numbers". The title song is cited as Shantaram’s "classic number".
3.Deccan Queen
Deccan Queen is a 1936 Urdu/Hindi action adventure film directed by Mehboob Khan. It was the first "stunt" film from Sagar Movietone and the first film for actor Surendra who was credited as "Surendra Nath B.A., L.L.B.". The film helped launch him as a singing star. This was the only action film directed by Mehboob Khan as he later shifted to films with social and political slant. This was Mehboob Khan's second directorial venture after Al Hilal (1935). He asked Zia Sarhadi then an unknown small-time actor, to write the screenplay, dialogue and songs for Deccan Queen. The music direction was by Pransukh Nayak along with Ashok Ghosh. The cinematographer was Faredoon Irani. The film starred Surendra, Aruna Devi, Ramchandra Pal and Kayam Ali.
The film centre's around Aruna Devi in a double-role, one as the dreaded Deccan Queen out for revenge against treacherous men, and the other as a sober typist in love with the police inspector (Surendra) who is planning to nab Deccan Queen. The eponymous Deccan Queen was used for the heroine to show her swiftness in eluding the police.
When Lala Niranjanmal dies, his two children, daughter Aruna (Aruna Devi) and son are cheated out of their inheritance by the fraudulent trustees. They incriminate Aruna in a crime for which she has to go to jail while her brother drifts away penniless and out of his mind. On release from jail, Aruna has vengeance on her mind and she becomes the fearful Deccan Queen. The police are quickly after her and police Inspector Suresh (Surendra) is put in charge to apprehend her. Vrinda (Aruna Devi) works for an Insurance company and meets Suresh. They both fall in love. It is soon realised that Vrinda and Deccan Queen resemble each other. Deccan Queen takes advantage of this. After several action scenes and the kidnapping of Vrinda by Aruna, things are sorted out when Suresh helps the Deccan Queen reveal the dishonest Trustees.
Cast
Surendra as Inspector Suresh
Aruna Devi as Aruna a.k.a. Deccan Queen and as the twin sister Vrinda
Ramchandra Pal
Pande
Pesi Patel
M. A. Mani
Kayam Ali
Bhudo Advani
Mehdi Raza
Gulzar
Kamala
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by Pransukh Naik and its lyricist was Zia Sarhadi. The singers were Surendra, Aruna Devi and Ramchandra Pal. The song "Birha Ki Aag Lagi More Man Mein" sung by Surendra started him on his way to stardom as a singing star and be called the "(K. L.) Saigal of Bombay".
4.Do Diwane (Two Rogues)
Do Diwane also known as Be Kharab Jaan, is a 1936 Hindi comedy film directed by Chimanlal Luhar based on K. M. Munshi's famous play Be Kharab Jaan. The film was produced by Sagar Movietone and had music composed by Pransukh Nayak with cinematography by Keki Mistry. The cast included Shobhana Samarth, Motilal, Yakub, Aruna Devi, Rama Devi, Kamalabai, Kayam Ali, Pande and Pesi Patel.
Based on the famous Gujarati language writer K.M. Munshi’s "acclaimed comedy", the film dealt with the traditional values of the older generation in conflict with the western values adopted by the youngsters.
Motilal in the role of a doctor, wants to join the revolutionaries along with his girlfriend played by Shobhana Samarth. Both are opposed by their parents. The parents find it difficult to come to terms with what they consider as 'western influences' on their children in clothes and thinking. Several humorous situations arise in the process with everything finally ending to the satisfaction of both generations.
Cast
Shobhana Samarth,Motilal,Yakub,Rama Devi,Aruna Devi,Kamala Devi,Kayam Ali,Pande,Temuras
Pesi Patel,Mehndi Raza,Kantilal Nayak
Shobhana Samarth and Motilal
Shobhana Samarth started her career after marriage with Nigah-e-Nafrat (1935), but Do Diwane was the first film to have the popular pair of Shobhana Samarth and Motilal starring together and it was cited as one of her best films. She came into prominence with her roles in two of Sagar Movietone films, Do Diwane and Kokila (1937) both with Motilal.
Music
The music was composed by Pransukh M. Naik with lyrics written by Raghunath Brahmbhatt. The singers were Motilal, Shobhana Samarth and Kamala Devi.
5.Grama Kanya (Village Girl)
Grama Kanya is a 1936 Hindi melodrama film directed by Sarvottam Badami.The film produced by Sagar Movietone had cinematography by Faredoon Irani, story by Jayant Shyam and dialogue by Waqif. The music was composed by the renowned bhajan singer Shankarrao Khatu.The cast included Surendra, Sabita Devi, Yakub, Aruna, Kayam Ali, and Gulzar.
The story is about a young man, Kumar (Surendra), who loves a girl, Vilas (Aruna), but has to marry another Bansari (Sabita Devi), due to family obligations. The film follows the complications that arise out of the situation.
Kumar (Surendra ) comes to the city from his village to study in college. His father has been sanctioned a loan from the rich Dinanath (Kayam Ali) to enable Kumar to study. Dinanath gives the loan on the basis of Kumar getting married to his daughter Bansari (Sabita Devi). Kumar is in love with another girl Vilas (Aruna), and wants to marry her. Parental obligations and duty make him forgo Vilas who is pregnant and get married to Bansari. The story continues with the accidental killing of his father by Kumar, and Vilas' narrative from thereon.
Cast
Sabita Devi as Bansari,Surendra as Kumar,Yakub as Vinod,Aruna as Vilas,Kayam Ali as Dinanath,
Gulzar,Sankatha Prasad,Baby Indira,Pande,Jamu Patel
6.Janmabhoomi
Janmabhoomi (English: Land of Birth) is a 1936 Hindi film directed by Franz Osten starring Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar in the lead roles. Music of the film was by Saraswati Devi, who had worked extensively with Bombay Talkies.
Protima Devi (Devika Rani) is in love with Dr. Ajoy Kumar Ghosh (Ashok Kumar), whom she has already accepted as her husband (even though they are not married yet). Ajoy is living in a village, where he is the only doctor. Inspired by the death of a friend, Ajoy decides to devote his life to serving his native village (a metaphor for serving the country). Dedicated to the cause, Ajoy decides to renounce all worldly pleasures, including his love. Protima gets a rude shock when Ajoy writes to her urging her to forget him. Determined not to give up easily, she sets off to the village, where she discovers that Ajoy is out to improve the lives of the villagers. Ajoy attempts at enlightening the villagers against blind faith and achieving unity by breaking down caste barriers brings him in direct conflict with the old order, represented by the hedonistic zamindar, his assistant Sanatan (P.F. Pithawala), the village priest, and the village moneylender. Together, the four band together to discredit Ajoy in the eyes of the villager. After several failed attempts, the wily Sanatan dreams up a diabolical conspiracy to get rid of the vacillating Zamindar and replace him with his drunkard, hedonistic nephew (Mumtaz Ali), who will prove more pliable. The Zamindar is poisoned under circumstances that point to Dr. Ajoy's involvement, resulting in his imprisonment. The doctor's report establishes that the Zamindar died due to arsenic poisoning. Further investigation reveals that Sanatan had purchased arsenic from a chemist shop in a nearby town. Suspicion automatically turns to Sanatan, who is apprehended. Under interrogation he confesses to his crime. Ajoy is released with his name and reputation intact, free to carry on with his reforming ways.
Released during the Indian independence movement, Janmabhoomi was the first patriotic movie in the history of Hindi cinema. It was also the first ever Hindi movie to have an explicitly nationalistic song: "Jai Jai Janani Janmabhoomi" (Hail the land of our birth), written by Jamuna Swarup Cassyap. The song was an extremely popular song in its era. A tune from the film was utilized by B.B.C. as a signature tune for its "Indian News Service".
7.Jeevan Lata
Jeevan Lata (The Creeper of Life) is a 1936 Hindi social drama film directed by Sarvottam Badami. The film was produced by Sagar Movietone and had music by Pransukh M. Nayak. Sabita Devi and Motilal paired in several films right from Motilal's first Shaher Ka Jadoo (1934), with Badami using the pair for many of the films he directed for Sagar Movietone. This was Motilal’s fourth film.The film starred Sabita Devi, Motilal, Gulzar, Sankatha Prasad, Bhudo Advani and Mehdi Raza.
Motilal
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Motilal Rajvansh (4th Dec 1910–17th June 1965) was film actor/director/producer and the winner of Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Devdas (1955) and Parakh (1960). He is credited with being among Hindi cinema’s first natural actors.
He also directed a film Chhoti Chhoti Baatein (1965) but died before its release. At the 13th National Film Awards, it won the award for Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film and he posthumously won Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer.
Motilal Rajvansh said of his screen career with characteristic humour:
“ Married a 100 times, died almost twice, never born but always brought down by a parachute. ”
After leaving college, Moti came to Bombay to join the Navy, but he fell ill and could not appear for the test. Fate had other choices charted out for him. One day, he went to see a film shoot at Sagar Studios, where director K. P. Ghosh was shooting. Motilal, even then, was quite the man about the town and he caught Ghosh’s eye. In 1934 (aged 24), he was offered the hero's role in Shaher Ka Jadoo (1934) by the Sagar Film Company. He later featured in several successful social dramas alongside Sabita Devi, including Dr. Madhurika (1935) and Kulvadhu (1937). He worked with Mehboob Khan in Jagirdar (1937) and Hum Tum Aur Woh (1938) under the Sagar Movietone banner, in Taqdeer (1943) for Mehboob Productions, and Kidar Sharma's Armaan (1942) and Kaliyan (1944). He also acted in S. S. Vasan's film "Paigham" (1959) (Gemini Studios), and Raj Kapoor's "Jagte Raho" (1956).In 1965, he also acted in a Bhojpuri film Solaho Singar Kare Dulhaniya. Perhaps the role for which he received the most critical appreciation was that of the gentleman crook in S. S. Vasan’s adaptation of R K Narayan’s book Mr Sampat (1952). He is most remembered for his role as ‘Chunni Babu’ in Bimal Roy’s Devdas (1955), for which he won his first Filmfare Best Supporting
8.Sant Tukaram
9.Sarla
Sarla is a 1936 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Premankur Atorthy.The film was produced by Imperial Film Company. The director of photography was Rustam Irani with music by H. C. Bali. It starred Rattan Bai, Kumar, Hafisji, Pramila, Anant Marathe and Ahindra Choudhury.
10.Manzil
Manzil is a 1936 Hindi film from New Theatres. A bilingual made in Hindi and Bengali (Grihadah), it was directed by P.C. Barua from a story by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. The dialogues and lyrics were by Arzu Lucknowi and music composed by R. C. Boral and Pankaj Mullick. The cast included Prithviraj Kapoor, Jamuna, Pahari Sanyal, Molina Devi, K. C. Dey and Boken Chatto. The story, a love triangle, revolves around two friends Mahim and Suresh and the girl they both love, Achala.
Mahim and Suresh are childhood friends, both in love with Achala. Suresh is rich but adheres to conventional values while Mahim is from a poor family but well-educated. Achala has been given a liberal Brahmo Samaj upbringing. Though fond of both friends, she chooses to marry Mahim and they shift to a village. Achala gradually becomes dissatisfied. Their house burns down and Mahim falls ill. Suresh arrives to nurse Mahim back to health and goes with them to a health resort for Mahim to recover. Achala is attracted to Suresh and they both elope. She later returns to Mahim who forgives her.
Cast
Jamuna, Prithviraj Kapoor, Pahari Sanyal, Molina, Sitara Devi, K. C. Dey, Nemo, Shore, Bikram Kapoor, Boken Chattoi
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