Narasinh Mehta

Overview

The first Gujarati feature film is a saint film about the life of Narasinh Mehta (1408-75), played by Master Manhar. Mehta is known for his evocative Prabhatiyan (morning hymns) and especially for his composition Vaishnava jana to ('The Vaishnav is he who knows the pain of others') made popular by Gandhi, who also adapted the poet's term Harijan (children of god) for the nation's Untouchables. The film adheres to the Gandhian interpretation of Narasinh Mehta's work, avoiding e.g. miracle scenes.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 7, 1932

Original language

Gujarati

Spoken languages

Gujarati

Countries

India

Production

Sagar Movietone

Cast

Mehtab,Trikam Das,Miss Mehtun,Umakant Desai,Master Bachhu,Khatun,Miss Jamna,Master Manhar,Mohanlala,Miss Deviand 1 more

Director

Nanubhai Vakil

Writer

Chaturbhuj Doshi

Cinematography

Faredoon A. Irani

Music

S. P. Rane

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0259456