''Sinhagad'' is a

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historical fact film directed by V. Shantaram. The production company was

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. The story was based on Hari Narayan Apte's literary classic novel "Gad Ala Pan Sinha Gela" (I Won The Fort But Lost A Lion). Apte was a famous Marathi novelist of the early twentieth century. The story's screenplay and dialogue were written by

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. The cinematographers were V. Avadhoot and Keshavrao Dhaiber. The cast included

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, Keshavrao Dhaiber, Leela Chandragiri, Shinde, Prabhavati, Budasaheb and Shankarrao Bhosle. The film though based on the classic, followed the schematic pattern of the earlier silent film version by

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''Sinhagad'' (1923), and was based on

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Emperor

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's Lieutenant, the

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folk-hero

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The screenplay writer for both films was

Plot

Udaybhanu (Baburao Pendharkar) captures Kamlakumari who is planning to commit Sati and brings her to his fort in Kondana. Tanaji Malusare prepares to attack the fort with fifty soldiers. He manages to scale it but is killed in the battle with Udaybhanu. Chatrapati Shivaji maharaj arrives and wins the fort but he is despondent on losing his most trusted Lieutenant.

Cast

* Shankarrao Bhosle as Tanaji Malusure *

as Udaybhanu * Kamaladevi * Bazarbattoo * G. R. Mane * Vaghya The Dog * Miss Kamla Devi * Ibrahim * Rahim Miyan * Keshavrao Dhaiber

Soundtrack

The music director of the film was Govindrao Tembe. The popular songs from the film were ''Mard Maratha Mawalcha'' and ''Jyaachi Kirti Saarya Jagaat''.

References

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* {{V. Shantaram 1933 films Prabhat Film Company films Films directed by V. Shantaram 1930s Marathi-language films Marathi-language historical films Films set in the Maratha Empire Indian black-and-white films Indian historical drama films 1930s historical drama films Cultural depictions of Shivaji Cultural depictions of Tanaji Malusare 1933 drama films