''Divadandi'' () is 1950 Indian

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social drama film directed by Balwant Bhatt.

Plot

Sailor Lakhu Malam raises and teaches sailing to his foster-son Kano. Lakhu's son Kavli feels jealous of Kano. When Kano falls in love with Motan, Kavli pushes Kano into opium addiction and kidnaps Motan. Lakhu challenges and kills Kavli. Lakhu is condemned for his crime and was served the penalty of taking care of an old lighthouse.

Cast

The cast is as follows: * Nandini as Motan *

Arvind Pandya Arvind Pandya (21 March 1923 – 22 July 1980) was an Indian actor. In his career spanning 35 years, he acted in more than one hundred films including 73 Gujarati films. He also worked in Hindi films and Gujarati theatre. Early life Pandya w ...

as Kano * Baburaje as Kavli * Charubala * Kamalkant as Lakhu Malam, foster-father of Kano and father of Kavli * Lohana * R. K. Shah

Production

The film was shot at

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and features local traditional wooden ships.

Soundtrack

The film is notable for its music composed by

Ajit Merchant Ajit Merchant was an Indian music composer and director. Early life Ajit Merchant was born to lawyer of Mumbai. His family was natively belonged to Bet Dwarka. He was introduced to music by his father who used to take him to concerts of various m ...

and

Dilip Dholakia Dilip Dholakia (15 October 1921 – 2 January 2011), often credited as D. Dilip or Diliprai in Hindi films, was an Indian music composer and singer. Born and educated in Junagadh, he was introduced to music in early life due to his family. Starti ...

. It introduced lyricist

Venibhai Purohit Venibhai Jamnadas Purohit (1916-1980) was Gujarati poet, lyricist, short story writer and journalist. Life Venibhai was born on 1 February 1916 in Jamkhambhaliya. He completed his primary education in Bombay and secondary education in Bombay. He jo ...

whose song "Taro Aankhno Afeeni" became hit and still remains popular in Gujarat. Lyrics were written by

Chandravadan Mehta Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta (6 April 1901 – 4 May 1991), popularly known as C. C. Mehta or Chan. Chi. Mehta, was a Gujarati playwright, theatre critic, bibliographer, poet, story writer, autobiographer, travel writer and broadcaster from Vadoda ...

Barkat Virani Barkat Ali Ghulam Hussain Virani, known by his pen name Befām, was Gujarati author and poet especially known for his ghazals. Life Barkat Ali was born on 25 November 1923 in Ghanghali village near Sihor in Bhavnagar district. He was interested ...

'Befaam', Venibhai Purohit,

Balmukund Dave Balmukund Dave (7 March 1916 – 28 February 1993) was an Indian Gujarati-language poet and journalist. Life Balmukund was born on 7 March 1916 in Mustupura in Vadodara district. He completed his primary education from Mustupura-Kukarwada Gujar ...

and Chandrakant Desai.

Reception

The film was not very successful but "Tari Aankhno Afeeni" became popular.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1950 films Indian drama films Indian black-and-white films 1950 drama films Films shot in Gujarat 1950s Gujarati-language films