''Narsinh Mehta'' () is a 1932 Gujarati

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film directed by

Nanubhai Vakil Nanubhai Vakil (23 May 1902 – 29 December 1980) was a Hindi and Gujarati film director. He directed the first Gujarati feature film, in 1932, with a biopic on the saint Narsinh Mehta, '' Narsinh Mehta'', whose cast included the actress Meh ...

. It was the first Gujarati talkie film.

Plot

The film is based on the life of the saint-poet

Narsinh Mehta Narsinh Mehta, also known as Narsinh Bhagat, was a 15th-century poet-saint of Gujarat, India, honored as the first poet, or ''Adi Kavi,'' of the Gujarati language. Narsinh Mehta is member of Nagar Brahman community. Narsinh became a devotee of ...

Cast

The cast was: * Marutirao as

* Umakant Desai as

Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...

* Mohan Lala as Ra Mandlik * Khatun as Kunwarbai * Master Bachu as Kunwarbai's husband * Miss Jamna as Manekbai * Miss Mehtab as Rukmini Master Manhar, Trikam Das and Miss Devi appeared in other roles.

Production

The film produced in 15 days at the cost of . The sets were designed by Ravishankar Raval.

Soundtrack

Total 15 songs are in the film. The soundtrack is as follows:

Reception

The film was successful and was followed by release of the film ''Sati Savitri'' in same genre. According to

Anandshankar Dhruv Anandshankar Bapubhai Dhruv (25 February 1869 – 7 April 1942) was a Gujarati scholar, writer, educationist and editor from Bombay Presidency, British India. His name is revered as "Acharya" (a learned person) in Gujarat, and hence generally ...

, the film adhered to a

Gandhian The followers of Mahatma Gandhi,one of the prominent figure of the Indian independence movement, are called Gandhians. Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or ''Rama Rajya)'', economics, environ ...

interpretation of Narsinh Mehta. The film was devoid of miracles associated with him.

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* 1932 films Indian black-and-white films 1930s Gujarati-language films Films shot in Gujarat Cultural history of Gujarat Indian biographical films 1930s biographical films Films based on Indian folklore Films directed by Nanubhai Vakil Biographical films about poets {{India-film-stub