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Chaturbhuj Doshi
Chaturbhuj Doshi (1894–1969) was a Hindi and Gujarati language, Gujarati writer-director of Indian cinema. He was one of the top Gujarati screenplay writers, who helped script stories for the Punatar productions. He is stated to be one of the leading figures who launched the Gujarati film industry with work on notable films like ''Gunsundari (1948 film), Gunsundari'' (1948) and ''Nanand Bhojai'' (1948). Doshi, was “well known” for his family socials and had become “a celebrity in his own right”. He made a name for himself as a journalist initially and was referred to as the "famous journalist" and publicist by Baburao Patel, editor of ''Filmindia''. His debut film as a director was ''Gorakh Aya'' (1938), produced by Ranjit Studios, Ranjit Movietone, though he joined Ranjit in 1929, as a scriptwriter. In 1938, he directed another film for Ranjit, a social comedy, ''The Secretary (1938 film), The Secretary'', and both films were box-office successes for Doshi. His forte w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmindia
''filmindia'' is an Indian monthly magazine covering Indian cinema and published in English language. Started by Baburao Patel in 1935, ''filmindia'' was the first English film periodical to be published from Bombay. The magazine was reportedly run "single-handedly" by Patel, who wielded power through this medium to "make or destroy a film". Its most popular column was "The Editor's Mail" answered by Patel. The magazine featured film news, editorials, studio round-ups, gossip, and reviews of different language films, mainly from Hindi and regional cinema and affiliated reviews from Hollywood. His articles included siding with the lesser known cinema workers like the technicians, extras and stuntmen. Patel met the painter S. M. Pandit around 1938, and asked him to design the covers for ''filmindia''. One of Pandit's assistants, Raghubir Mulgaonkar, was also a designer in the same periodical. Both of them worked with Patel at ''filmindia'' through the 1930s and 1940s. The magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunvantrai Acharya
Gunvantrai Popatbhai Acharya (9 September 1900 – 25 November 1965) was a Gujarati language novelist and journalist from India. His experience with seafarers impacted his adventure and novel writings. His works include several historical fiction novels. Biography Acharya was born on 9 September 1900 in Jetalsar, Gujarat, India. He completed his school education from Mandvi, Kutch where he came in contact with seafarers. His father Popatbhai was in police department. He joined college but dropped out after a brief period. He joined ''Saurashtramitra'' daily in 1927. He was also associated with several news dailies like ''Saurashtra'', ''Phulchhab'', ''Prajabandhu'' and ''Gujarat Samachar''. He was the director of ''Mojmajah'', a film weekly. He was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1945. He died on 25 November 1965. His daughters, Ila Arab Mehta and Varsha Adalja, are also authors. Works Acharya wrote 169 books including fictional novels, historical novels, short stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadilona Vanke
''Vadilona Vanke'' () 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayda
Harji Lavji Damani, better known by his pen name Shayda (24 October 1892 – 31 May 1962) was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short-story writer and playwright from Gujarat, India. He is known as ''Ghazal Samrat'', the king of ghazal poetry, as he established the Gujarati ghazal form in Gujarati literature. Biography Damani was born on 24 October 1892 in Pipli, a village near Dhandhuka, Gujarat to Lavjibhai and Santokbahen. His family belonged to the Islamic Khoja Shia Ishna Asheri community. He studied until the fourth year. In 1912, one of his poems appeared in print for the first time in ''Bombay Samachar''. Subsequently, he started writing ghazals (traditional songs), novels, short stories and plays, including ''Kumali Kali'', which we both wrote and directed. He was the founding editor of the Gujarati weekly magazine ''Be Ghadi Moj'' (first issue, 17 August 1924) which established Gujarati ghazal as an independent genre from Urdu ghazal. It closed its publication in 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kariyavar
''Kariyavar'' is 1948 Indian Gujarati film written and directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. It was produced by Chimanlal Desai under banner of Sagar Movietone. It was based on the story by Shayda which itself was based on a folklore of a stepwell. The soundtrack was composed by Ajit Merchant. Plot In a village, there was a challenge that whoever reach into a pot housing a venomous cobra would have the privilege of installing an idol in a temple. A village girl Raju accepts and becomes successful in the challenge. The cobra forms a bond with Raju and also grants her wish that he will protect her whenever she needs. Madhav, a son of gypsy Balam Vanzara, falls in love with Raju while Champa, Vanzara's adoptive daughter, falls in love with Veera, Raju's malevolent neighbour who harbors envy for Madhav. Madhav was bitten by the cobra while he went to watch Raju's dance performance. Raju uses of the previously granted wish so the cobra retracts its venom, stipulating that a stepwell must be d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Cinema
Gujarati cinema, also known as Dhollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Gujarati language widely spoken in the state of Gujarat. It is based in Ahmedabad. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its inception. During the silent film era, many individuals in the industry were Gujarati people, Gujaratis. The language-associated industry dates back to 1932, when the first Gujarati talkie, ''Narsinh Mehta (1932 film), Narsinh Mehta'', was released. Until the independence of India in 1947, only twelve Gujarati films were produced. There was a spurt in film production in the 1940s focused on saint, sati or dacoit stories as well as Hindu mythological film, mythology and folktales. In the 1950s–1960s, the trend continued with the addition of films on literary works. In the 1970s, the Government of Gujarat anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khemchand Prakash
Khemchand Prakash (12 December 1907 – 10 August 1950) was a music composer in the Hindi film industry. He had few peers in 1940s, the decade for Indian film music which started with Saigal very active on the scene and ended with Lata Mangeshkar firmly established in the industry. Lata had fruitful association with him (in films ''Asha, Ziddi (1948), Mahal''(1949)) when she started making a name for herself. Many years after Khemchand Prakash's death, the composer Kamal Dasgupta rated him the best composer. Career Born in Sujangarh on 12 December 1907, then located in Bikaner State of the Rajputana of British India (now in the Churu district of Rajasthan). he got his first training in music and dance from his father, who was a dhrupad singer and a Kathak dancer in the royal court. In his teens, he joined the royal court of Bikaner as a singer and later moved to the royal court of Nepal. But his destiny landed him in Kolkata and he joined the legendary New Theaters. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Maheman
''Maheman'' (The Guest) is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1942. The film was produced by Ranjit Studios and directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. The film starred Madhuri, Ishwarlal, Mubarak, Bhagwandas and Shamim Bano. The music was directed by Khemchand Prakash, with lyrics by D. N. Madhok. Cast * Madhuri * Ishwarlal * Shamim Bano * Rama Shukal * Mubarak * Kesari * Gharpure * Bhagwandas * Indira Soundtrack The film's music was composed by Khemchand Prakash with lyrics written by D. N. Madhok Dina Nath Madhok (22 October 1902 – 9 July 1982) was a prominent lyricist of Bollywood in the 1940s to 1960s. He started his career with the 1932 film ''Radhey Sham''. He wrote over 800 songs in his career spanning four decades and was regarde .... The singers were Rajkumari, Shamim Akhtar, Kesari, Sunila Das Gupta and Bulo C. Rani. Song List References External links * 1942 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Films scored by Khemchand Prakash Indian blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khursheed Bano
Khursheed Bano (14 April 1914 – 18 April 2001), often credited as Khursheed or Khurshid, was a singer and actress, and a pioneer of the Indian cinema. Her career ran through the 1930s and 1940s, before she migrated to Pakistan in 1948. Making her debut with ''Laila Majnu'' (1931), she acted in over thirty films in India. She is best known for her film ''Tansen'' (1943) with actor-singer K. L. Saigal, which featured many of her memorable songs. Early life Khursheed was born on 14 April 1914 as Irshad Begum in Lahore, Pakistan. As a child, she lived in the Bhati Gate area next to Allama Iqbal's house. Career Khursheed started her film career with early talkies when she joined Madan Theatres in Calcutta in 1931. She also worked in the silent film ''Eye for an Eye'' (1931) the year when the first talkie film (''Alam Ara'') of the subcontinent was released. This was the heyday of the fledging movie industry in Lahore. Khursheed joined the Hindmata Cinetone Film Company a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhakta Surdas
''Bhakta Surdas'' is a Bollywood films of 1942, 1942 Indian Hindi film, Hindi language film devotional film. It was the third highest grossing Indian film of 1942. This was K. L. Saigal's first film after his move to Bombay from Calcutta. The film was directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi for Ranjit Studios. It had music by Gyan Dutt with lyrics by D. N. Madhok. Khursheed Bano, Khursheed, after acting in several less popular films, finally became a big success with this film. The cast included K. L. Saigal, Khursheed, Monica Desai, Nagendra, M. Saigal and N. Desai. Cast * K. L. Saigal * Khursheed Bano, Khursheed * Monica Desai * Nagendra * M. Saigal * N. Desai * Gharpure * Kesarbai * B. Sharma * Bashir Music Considered as a high point in Saigal's singing career, the film had music by Gyan Dutt with lyrics by D. N. Madhok. His songs "Kadam Chale Aage, Man Pachhe Bhaage" and "Nainheen Ko Raah Dikha Prabhu" were big successes. "Madhukar Shyam Hamare Chor", "Panchhi Baawra, Chand Se Preet La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musafir (1940 Film)
''Musafir '' is a 1940 social Hindi language film directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi. Produced by Ranjit Studios, the music was by Gyan Dutt and it starred Noor Mohammed Charlie, Khursheed, Ishwarlal and Yakub. The story was about a prince (Charlie) who returns to his kingdom and finds it in a mess due to the evil-doers' conspiracies to take over. The film was given a good review by the editor of '' Filmindia'', Baburao Patel, adding, "For sheer entertainment ''Musafir'' is hard to beat". Cast * Noor Mohammed Charlie * Khursheed * Ishwarlal * Yakub Yakub, Yaqub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yacoub, Yakoub or Yaâkub (, also transliterated in other ways; ''Yakob,'' as commonly westernized) is a male given name. It is the Arabic version of Jacob and James. The Arabic form ''Ya'qūb/Ya'kūb'' may be direct ... * Vasanti * Bhupatrai * Kesari * Mirza Mushraff * Bhagwandas Music The music direction was by Gyan Dutt with lyrics written by D. N. Madhok. The singers were Brijmala, Khursheed, Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
