Prithvi Vallabh (Hindi: पृथ्वी वल्लभ) is a historical drama
Bollywood film
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directed by
Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner it was released in
1943
Events
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The story is an adaptation of
K. M. Munshi's book ''
Prithivivallabh
''Prithivivallabh'' () is a 1921 Gujarati historical novel by Kanaiyalal Munshi. The novel depicts the rivalry between Munj, the ruler of Dharanagari and Tailap as well as the romance between Munj and Mrinal. The novel draws historical info ...
'' written in 1920.
It had music by
Rafiq Ghaznavi
Rafiq Ghaznavi (Urdu: ) (1907 – March 2, 1974) was a British Indian musician and actor, known for his contributions in Abdul Rashid Kardar's Heer Ranjha (1932) film, Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer (1943), film Ek Din Ka Sultan (1945) among o ...
and
Saraswati Devi
Saraswati ( sa, सरस्वती, ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati.
The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a go ...
with lyrics by Pandit Sudershan who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues. The film starred
Sohrab Modi,
Durga Khote, Sankatha Prasad,
Kajjan,
Meena Shorey, Sadiq Ali,
K. N. Singh
Krishan Niranjan Singh (1 September 1908 – 31 January 2000), known as K. N. Singh in Indian cinema, was a prominent villain and character actor. He appeared in over 200 Hindi films over a long career stretching from 1936 to the late 1980s.
...
and Al Nasir.
The story revolves around two kings,
Prithvi Vallabh (Munj) of Avantipur who is kind and just, and
Tailap, a neighboring king who is cruel. With the help of his sister Mrinalvati (Durga Khote) and another neighbouring king Bhillam (K. N. Singh), Tailap manages to capture Prithvi Vallabh. The rest of the film follows incidents following his captivity.
Cast
*
Sohrab Modi as Munj
*
Durga Khote as Mrinalvati
* Sankatha Prasad as Tailap
*
K. N. Singh
Krishan Niranjan Singh (1 September 1908 – 31 January 2000), known as K. N. Singh in Indian cinema, was a prominent villain and character actor. He appeared in over 200 Hindi films over a long career stretching from 1936 to the late 1980s.
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as Bhillam
*
Kajjan
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Meena Shorey as Vilas
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Amirbai Karnataki as Charini, the devotee
* Sadiq Ali as Kavi
* Al Nasir as Bhoj, Munj's son
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Crew
* Director:
Sohrab Modi
* Producer: Minerva Movietone
* Writer: K. M. Munshi
* Screenplay, Dialogues: Pandit Sudarshan
* Cinematographer: Y. D. Sarpotdar
* Audiographer: Keki Edulji
* Art Direction and settings: Rusi K. Banker
* Studio: Minerva Movietone
* Music:
Rafiq Ghaznavi
Rafiq Ghaznavi (Urdu: ) (1907 – March 2, 1974) was a British Indian musician and actor, known for his contributions in Abdul Rashid Kardar's Heer Ranjha (1932) film, Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer (1943), film Ek Din Ka Sultan (1945) among o ...
and
Saraswati Devi
Saraswati ( sa, सरस्वती, ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati.
The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a go ...
* Music Effects: Mir Sahib
* Lyricist: Pandit Sudarshan
* Choreographer: Chaubey, K. M. Parwar
* Costumes: G. J. More
* Make-up: M. N. Borkar
References
External links
*
movie on YouTube">Full movie on YouTube
1943 films
1940s Hindi-language films
Films based on Indian novels
Films directed by Sohrab Modi
Indian historical drama films
History of India on film
1940s historical drama films
Indian black-and-white films
1943 drama films
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