''Baba Ramdev'' is a 1963

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devotional

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by Nawal Mathur and Manibhai Vyas, and based on the life of the Hindu folk deity Ramdev Pir.

Background

The film was made in the 1960s and became a big commercial success, being considered a hit for Rajasthani cinema. This was a milestone in the history of the Rajasthani movie industry.

Re-release

88 Rajasthani films had been produced in the period of mid-1942 to 2004. With the emergence of

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and

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technology, films which had otherwise been unavailable for years have become marketable and are being re-released in video format. ''Baba Ramdev'' was re-released by 'Modern Videos of Ajmer'.

Cast

* Mahipal * Anita Guha *Ratna Bhushan * Deepak *

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*Dalda *Sarita *Lalita Desai * B.M. Vyas *Mohan Modi

References

External links

* 1963 films Indian biographical films Rajasthani-language films 1960s biographical films {{India-film-stub