''Chandragupta'' is a
1934
Events
January–February
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Indian
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
-language historical film directed by
A. R. Kardar.
Produced by
East India Film Company, the music direction was by
K. C. Dey.
Kardar had moved to
Calcutta
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...
where he joined the East India Film Company, and directed similar movies like ''Chandragupta''.
The film starred
Nazir as
Chandragupta. The cast included
Gul Hamid,
Sabita Devi,
Mazhar Khan,
Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Vasantrao Pehalwan.
The story, historical, involves the founder of the
Mauryan Empire
The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia with its power base in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya around c. 320 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. The primary sourc ...
, Chandragupta Maurya, and his advisor and prime minister
Chanakya
Chanakya (ISO 15919, ISO: ', चाणक्य, ), according to legendary narratives preserved in various traditions dating from the 4th to 11th century CE, was a Brahmin who assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya, Chandragup ...
. The film had a commercial success at the box-office and proclaimed Kardar as a "talented film-maker".
Cast
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Nazir as
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Gul Hamid
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Sabita Devi
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Mazhar Khan
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Dhiraj Bhattacharya
* Vasantrao Pehalwan
Soundtrack
The music director is K. C. Dey.
Songlist
References
External links
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1934 films
1930s Hindi-language films
Films directed by A. R. Kardar
Films set in the Maurya Empire
Indian historical films
1930s historical films
Indian black-and-white films
Works about Chandragupta Maurya
Works about Chanakya
Films shot in Kolkata
Films set in the 3rd century BC
Films set in ancient India
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