''Chandrahasa'' is a

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mythological costume drama film directed by

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. It was the first Hindi film directed by Badami, bringing him into prominence, even though he did not know Hindi. It was also one of the first Talkie versions of the film which was remade several times. Produced by Sagar Movietone, it had music composed by S. P. Rane. The film starred

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, Gulzar, Kamala, Master Bachchu, Dinkar,

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at filmreference.com. – 28 May 1964) was a pr ...

and Baburao Sansare. The film was not a comedy in spite of Charlie, a well-known comedian acting in this film. Badami went on to be recognised later for his satirical comedies. The story is about a young man Chandrahasa, whom an evil minister is trying to kill. A princess helps Chandrahasa, falling in love with him in the process.

Plot

An evil minister wants to kill the young boy Chandrahasa who escapes the minister's killers. Several years later the minister finds Chandrahasa and sends him as a messenger to the king with a letter. The letter asks the king to poison the messenger. On the way, a young princess named Vishya finds him sleeping and reads the letter. She rewords the letter and changes Vish (poison) to Vishya. On receiving the letter, the king gets Chandrahasa married to the princess.

Cast

* Gulzar * Master Bachchu * Kamala * Baburao Sansare * Khatoon *

Mehboob Khan Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan (9 September 1907
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Remakes

The Film has been made several times since 1921. * Chandrahasa (1921) directed by

Kanjibhai Rathod Kanjibhai Rathod was an Indian film director. Early life Kanjibhai Rathod from Maroli village in Navsari district of south Gujarat, was considered the first successful director in Indian cinema. His rise to fame in an era when most people st ...

* Chandrahasa (1928) directed by Kanjibhai Rathod * Chandrahasa (1929) directed by

Dadasaheb Phalke Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ̪ʱuɳɖiɾaːd͡ʒ pʰaːɭke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke (30 April 1870 – 16 February 1944), was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as "the Father of Indian ...

* Chandrahasa (1933) Hindi, directed by Sarvottam Badami * Chandrahasan (1936) Tamil, directed by Prafulla Ghosh * Chandrahasa (1941) Telugu, directed by M. L. Rangaiah * Chandrahasa (1947) Hindi, directed by Gunjal * Chandrahasa (1947) directed by S. Patil * Chandrahasa (1965) Telugu, directed by B. S. Ranga

Music

The music direction was by S. P. Rane.

Soundtrack

References

External links

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