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1948 Indian film
| Vadilona Vanke | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ramchandra Thakur |
| Written by | Prabhulal Dwivedi |
| Based on | Play by Deshi Natak Samaj |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Gordhanbhai Patel |
| Music by | Mohan Jr, Prabhulal Dwivedi (lyrics) |
| Production company | Saras Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Gujarati |
Vadilona Vanke (lit. 'For Forefather's Fault') is 1948 Indian Gujarati social drama film directed by Ramchandra Thakur.
Plot
The story revolves around conflict of rights and ambitions in a joint family. Snehgopal, a retired dewan has two daughters: elder Samata who is married to imprisoned political activist Pushkar, and younger Shobhna is married to modernised and aimless Kirtikumar. Pushkar's window mother Bhagirathi and younger brother Surendra are also involved. Other members of the family, employees of Pushakar and Snehgopal as well as a criminal also plays part in the drama. When Pushkar dies in the end, the hostilities in the family ends.
Cast
The cast is as follows:
- Motibai
- Vasant Nayak
- Pratima Devi
- Latabai
- Ramesh Vyas
- Anant Vin
- Amrit
- Anjana
- Neelam
- Chunilal Nayak
- Master Pransukh
- Baby Saroj
- Vijaya
- Keshav Purohit
- Jayshankar
- Chhagan Romeo
Production
The melodramatic film depicted social impact of "modernisation" of Indian society. It is based on a popular 1938 play written by Prabhulal Dwivedi and produced by the Deshi Natak Samaj, a theatre company. The stage play featured a song "Dil Hoy Amiri Biradar To".
The film song "Mitha Lagya Te Mane Aajna Ujagara'' sung by Motibai became popular.
References
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (Revised ed.). Routledge. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
- ^ Lal, Ananda (2004). The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-564446-3.
- "The Journey to success". Shri Prabhulal Dwivedi - Natya Maharshi. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Shah, Saurabh. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો : રાખનાં રમકડાં અને પંખીડાંનું પીંજરું". Sandesh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- Delhi, All India Radio (AIR),New (7 October 1941). THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. VI. No. 20. (7th OCTOBER 1941). All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi.
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